LARGE APERTURE TERAHERTZ-GIGAHERTZ LENS SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20170293046A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-12

    申请号:US15223620

    申请日:2016-07-29

    IPC分类号: G01V8/00 G01N22/00

    摘要: Lens systems used in a gigahertz/terahertz imaging system are proposed. Each proposed lens system may include two thin lens elements, spherical or aspherical, in which combined provides gigahertz-terahertz refractive power with a small f-number. The gigahertz-terahertz waves are diverted by the lens systems in such a way that it forms an image of an object, such as a human scale object, on a planar gigahertz-terahertz image sensor. The radius of curvatures, profile, sizes, spacing, and aspherical coefficients of the lens elements may be selected to achieve quality focusing performance. The spacing between the lens elements and the spacing between the lens elements and the image sensor may be adjusted to change both the focal length and the focusing distance to achieve optimum field of view and maximum imaging resolution. The size of the lens may be scaled with the size of the object or the lens aperture stop.

    Footwear scanning systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US09715012B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-25

    申请号:US13870835

    申请日:2013-04-25

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for scanning articles, such as footwear, to provide information regarding the contents of the articles are described. According to one aspect, a footwear scanning system includes a platform configured to contact footwear to be scanned, an antenna array configured to transmit electromagnetic waves through the platform into the footwear and to receive electromagnetic waves from the footwear and the platform, a transceiver coupled with antennas of the antenna array and configured to apply electrical signals to at least one of the antennas to generate the transmitted electromagnetic waves and to receive electrical signals from at least another of the antennas corresponding to the electromagnetic waves received by the others of the antennas, and processing circuitry configured to process the received electrical signals from the transceiver to provide information regarding contents within the footwear.