An HTS detector for terahertz imaging

Andrew D. Hellicar; Jia Du; Stephen Hanham; Nasiha Nikolic

doi:10.1117/12.777836

15 April 2008 An HTS detector for terahertz imaging

Andrew D. Hellicar, Jia Du, Stephen Hanham, Nasiha Nikolic

Proceedings Volume 6949, Terahertz for Military and Security Applications VI; 69490E (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.777836
Event: SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, 2008, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

This paper describes the design, implementation and measurements of a detector for imaging purposes at terahertz frequencies. The detector comprises of a ring slot antenna coupled to a high temperature superconducting Josephson Junction device. The detector was shown to respond to an incident field at 0.6 THz. An imaging system was constructed to test the detector's ability to generate images at 0.6 THz. Images have been acquired that demonstrate the ability of the detector to operate in an imaging mode in scenarios that exploit terahertz radiation's unique properties including penetration through packaging, sensitivity of water and millimeter scale resolution.

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Andrew D. Hellicar, Jia Du, Stephen Hanham, and Nasiha Nikolic "An HTS detector for terahertz imaging", Proc. SPIE 6949, Terahertz for Military and Security Applications VI, 69490E (15 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.777836

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