Comparison of terahertz technologies for detection and identification of explosives

René Beigang; Sandra G. Biedron; Slawomir Dyjak; Frank Ellrich; Magnus W. Haakestad; Daniel Hübsch; Tolga Kartaloglu; Ekmel Ozbay; Frank Ospald; Norbert Palka; Uroš Puc; Elżbieta Czerwińska; Asaf B. Sahin; Aleksander Sešek; Janez Trontelj; Andrej Švigelj; Hakan Altan; Arthur D. van Rheenen; Michał Walczakowski

doi:10.1117/12.2050367

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21 May 2014 Comparison of terahertz technologies for detection and identification of explosives

René Beigang, Sandra G. Biedron, Slawomir Dyjak, Frank Ellrich, Magnus W. Haakestad, Daniel Hübsch, Tolga Kartaloglu, Ekmel Ozbay, Frank Ospald, Norbert Palka, Uroš Puc, Elżbieta Czerwińska, Asaf B. Sahin, Aleksander Sešek, Janez Trontelj, Andrej Švigelj, Hakan Altan, Arthur D. van Rheenen, Michał Walczakowski

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Proceedings Volume 9102, Terahertz Physics, Devices, and Systems VIII: Advanced Applications in Industry and Defense; 91020C (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2050367
Event: SPIE Sensing Technology + Applications, 2014, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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We present results on the comparison of different THz technologies for the detection and identification of a variety of explosives from our laboratory tests that were carried out in the framework of NATO SET-193 “THz technology for stand-off detection of explosives: from laboratory spectroscopy to detection in the field” under the same controlled conditions. Several laser-pumped pulsed broadband THz time-domain spectroscopy (TDS) systems as well as one electronic frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) device recorded THz spectra in transmission and/or reflection.

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René Beigang, Sandra G. Biedron, Slawomir Dyjak, Frank Ellrich, Magnus W. Haakestad, Daniel Hübsch, Tolga Kartaloglu, Ekmel Ozbay, Frank Ospald, Norbert Palka, Uroš Puc, Elżbieta Czerwińska, Asaf B. Sahin, Aleksander Sešek, Janez Trontelj, Andrej Švigelj, Hakan Altan, Arthur D. van Rheenen, and Michał Walczakowski "Comparison of terahertz technologies for detection and identification of explosives", Proc. SPIE 9102, Terahertz Physics, Devices, and Systems VIII: Advanced Applications in Industry and Defense, 91020C (21 May 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2050367

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