A coherent frequency-domain THz spectrometer with a signal-to-noise ratio of 60 dB at 1 THz

Joseph R. Demers; Ronald T. Logan Jr.; Normand J. Bergeron; Elliot R. Brown

doi:10.1117/12.777457

25 April 2008 A coherent frequency-domain THz spectrometer with a signal-to-noise ratio of 60 dB at 1 THz

Joseph R. Demers, Ronald T. Logan Jr., Normand J. Bergeron, Elliot R. Brown

Proceedings Volume 6949, Terahertz for Military and Security Applications VI; 694909 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.777457
Event: SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, 2008, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

A terahertz frequency domain spectrometer is implemented using two ErAs:GaAs photomixers in a highly compact configuration, utilizing all solid-state components and no moving parts. Digital signal processing electronics provide precise frequency control and yield ~200 MHz accuracy of the THz signal frequency. Continuous frequency sweeping is demonstrated with better than 1 GHz resolution from 200 GHz to 1.85 THz. The coherent detection sensitivity is shown to be in good agreement with previous theoretical predictions and yields a signal-to-noise ratio of 80 dB*Hz at 200 GHz and 60 dB*Hz at 1 THz through a path length in air of one foot.

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Joseph R. Demers, Ronald T. Logan Jr., Normand J. Bergeron, and Elliot R. Brown "A coherent frequency-domain THz spectrometer with a signal-to-noise ratio of 60 dB at 1 THz", Proc. SPIE 6949, Terahertz for Military and Security Applications VI, 694909 (25 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.777457

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