Terahertz biophotonics as a tool for studies of dielectric and spectral properties of biological tissues and liquids

OA Smolyanskaya, NV Chernomyrdin… - Progress in Quantum …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this review, we describe dielectric properties of biological tissues and liquids in the
context of terahertz (THz) biophotonics. We discuss a model of the THz dielectric permittivity …

Emerging non-destructive terahertz spectroscopic imaging technique: Principle and applications in the agri-food industry

K Wang, DW Sun, H Pu - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The safety and quality of agri-food products is a critical public concern over the
years. In order to guarantee human heath, it is essential to develop a rapid and non …

High-power portable terahertz laser systems

A Khalatpour, AK Paulsen, C Deimert… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Terahertz (THz) frequencies remain among the least utilized in the electromagnetic
spectrum, largely due to the lack of powerful and compact sources. The invention of THz …

Review of terahertz photoconductive antenna technology

NM Burford, MO El-Shenawee - Optical Engineering, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Photoconductive antennas (PCAs) have been extensively utilized for the generation and
detection of both pulsed broadband and single frequency continuous wave terahertz (THz) …

Sensing and nondestructive testing applications of terahertz spectroscopy and imaging systems: State-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice

W Nsengiyumva, S Zhong, L Zheng… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Terahertz (THz) technology has firmly established itself as an effective sensing and
nondestructive testing (NDT) technique for the detection of substances and physicochemical …

The evolution of applications, hardware design, and channel modeling for terahertz (THz) band communications and sensing: Ready for 6G?

JM Jornet, V Petrov, H Wang, Z Popović… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For decades, the terahertz (THz) frequency band had been primarily explored in the context
of radar, imaging, and spectroscopy, where multi-gigahertz (GHz) and even THz-wide …

Enhancement of terahertz photoconductive antenna operation by optical nanoantennas

S Lepeshov, A Gorodetsky, A Krasnok… - Laser & Photonics …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Photoconductive antennas are promising sources of terahertz radiation that is widely used
for spectroscopy, characterization, and imaging of biological objects, deep space studies …

High-power terahertz generation using large-area plasmonic photoconductive emitters

NT Yardimci, SH Yang, CW Berry… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we present a novel design of large-area photoconductive emitters which
incorporates plasmonic contact electrodes to offer significantly higher optical-to-terahertz …

Nanostructure‐enhanced photoconductive terahertz emission and detection

NT Yardimci, M Jarrahi - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Photoconductive antennas are commonly used for terahertz wave generation and detection.
However, their relatively low radiation power and detection sensitivity often place limitations …

7.5% optical-to-terahertz conversion efficiency offered by photoconductive emitters with three-dimensional plasmonic contact electrodes

SH Yang, MR Hashemi, CW Berry… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a photoconductive terahertz emitter that incorporates three-dimensional
plasmonic contact electrodes to offer record high optical-to-terahertz power conversion …