TERAHERTZ TRANSCEIVERS AND METHODS FOR EMISSION AND DETECTION OF TERAHERTZ PULSES USING SUCH TRANSCEIVERS
    1.
    发明公开
    TERAHERTZ TRANSCEIVERS AND METHODS FOR EMISSION AND DETECTION OF TERAHERTZ PULSES USING SUCH TRANSCEIVERS 有权
    太赫兹收发器和发射这些应用的方法和太赫兹脉冲检测

    公开(公告)号:EP1281061A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-02-05

    申请号:EP01924676.8

    申请日:2001-04-05

    IPC分类号: G01N21/35 G01J11/00

    CPC分类号: G01N21/3581 G01J11/00

    摘要: A system for emitting and detecting terahertz frequency electromagnetic pulses. The system comprises a single transceiver device, which may be an electro-optic crystal or photoconductive antenna, for both emitting and detecting the pulses. A related method comprises using a single transceiver device to both emit and detect electromagnetic terahertz frequency pulses. The transceiver device is excited by a pump pulse to emit a terahertz output pulse, which is modulated with a chopper. An object reflects the terahertz pulse and the reflected pulse is detected in the transceiver using a probe pulse. A lock-in amplifier set to the same frequency of the chopper is used to reduce noise in the signal detected by the transceiver. An image of the object may be created using the intensity or the timing of the peak amplitude of the terahertz pulses reflected from the object.

    TERAHERTZ TRANSCEIVERS AND METHODS FOR EMISSION AND DETECTION OF TERAHERTZ PULSES USING SUCH TRANSCEIVERS
    2.
    发明授权
    TERAHERTZ TRANSCEIVERS AND METHODS FOR EMISSION AND DETECTION OF TERAHERTZ PULSES USING SUCH TRANSCEIVERS 有权
    太赫兹收发器和发射这些应用的方法和太赫兹脉冲检测

    公开(公告)号:EP1281061B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-29

    申请号:EP01924676.8

    申请日:2001-04-05

    IPC分类号: G01N21/35 G01J11/00

    CPC分类号: G01N21/3581 G01J11/00

    摘要: A system for emitting and detecting terahertz frequency electromagnetic pulses. The system comprises a single transceiver device, which may be an electro-optic crystal or photoconductive antenna, for both emitting and detecting the pulses. A related method comprises using a single transceiver device to both emit and detect electromagnetic terahertz frequency pulses. The transceiver device is excited by a pump pulse to emit a terahertz output pulse, which is modulated with a chopper. An object reflects the terahertz pulse and the reflected pulse is detected in the transceiver using a probe pulse. A lock-in amplifier set to the same frequency of the chopper is used to reduce noise in the signal detected by the transceiver. An image of the object may be created using the intensity or the timing of the peak amplitude of the terahertz pulses reflected from the object.