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Terahertz Imaging Sensors and Detectors

A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical Sensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2023) | Viewed by 3523

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Interests: image sensors; analog integrated circuits; terahertz and infrared detectors; microelectronics; single photon imaging
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Progress in sensing and imaging in the terahertz frequency range (0.1-10 THz) has been disruptive in the recent years, with the development of multiple technological solutions for high-performance detectors and focal plane arrays . This special issue covers all recent advances in the detection of terahertz radiation, with a special focus on the use of these detectors for image sensing. Topics include theoretical analysis, modeling of detectors, new sensing techniques, terahertz imagers, camera systems, measurement and experimental setups. Peculiar configurations such as near field THz imaging, SNOM, THz optical coherence tomography, light field imaging, quantum schemes, etc. are of great interest. Review papers providing an overview of the current state-of-the-art of terahertz imaging sensors and detectors are also welcome.

Dr. Matteo Perenzoni
Prof. Dr. Lucio Pancheri
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Keywords

  • terahertz
  • image sensors
  • pixel
  • detector
  • focal plane array
  • detector modeling
  • THz camera
  • antenna-coupled bolometer
  • FET detector
  • Schottky diode
  • time-domain spectroscopy

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Classification of Liquid Ingress in GFRP Honeycomb Based on One-Dimension Sequential Model Using THz-TDS
by Xiaohui Xu, Wenjun Huo, Fei Li and Hongbin Zhou
Sensors 2023, 23(3), 1149; https://doi.org/10.3390/s23031149 - 19 Jan 2023
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Honeycomb structure composites are taking an increasing proportion in aircraft manufacturing because of their high strength-to-weight ratio, good fatigue resistance, and low manufacturing cost. However, the hollow structure is very prone to liquid ingress. Here, we report a fast and automatic classification approach [...] Read more.
Honeycomb structure composites are taking an increasing proportion in aircraft manufacturing because of their high strength-to-weight ratio, good fatigue resistance, and low manufacturing cost. However, the hollow structure is very prone to liquid ingress. Here, we report a fast and automatic classification approach for water, alcohol, and oil filled in glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) honeycomb structures through terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS). We propose an improved one-dimensional convolutional neural network (1D-CNN) model, and compared it with long short-term memory (LSTM) and ordinary 1D-CNN models, which are classification networks based on one dimension sequenced signals. The automated liquid classification results show that the LSTM model has the best performance for the time-domain signals, while the improved 1D-CNN model performed best for the frequency-domain signals. Full article
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Fast THz-TDS Reflection Imaging with ECOPS—Point-by-Point versus Line-by-Line Scanning
by Norbert Pałka, Marcin Maciejewski, Kamil Kamiński, Marek Piszczek, Przemysław Zagrajek, Elżbieta Czerwińska, Michał Walczakowski, Krzysztof Dragan, Piotr Synaszko and Waldemar Świderski
Sensors 2022, 22(22), 8813; https://doi.org/10.3390/s22228813 - 15 Nov 2022
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We built a high-speed TDS setup with the use of electronically controlled optical sampling (ECOPS), which can measure up to 1600 terahertz pulses per second. The movement of the sample was provided by two fast-speed motorized linear stages constituting the gantry. We developed [...] Read more.
We built a high-speed TDS setup with the use of electronically controlled optical sampling (ECOPS), which can measure up to 1600 terahertz pulses per second. The movement of the sample was provided by two fast-speed motorized linear stages constituting the gantry. We developed a flat-bar-based metal marker approach for the synchronization of continuous line-by-line scans. We carefully compared the performance of the terahertz reflection time-domain spectroscopy (TDS) scanner operating in a slow point-by-point and a one-hundred-times faster line-by-line imaging scheme. We analyzed images obtained for both schemes for a uniform metallic breadboard with holes, as well as a glass composite sample with defects. Although the measurement time was reduced by 100 times in terms of the line-by-line scheme, the overall performance in both schemes was almost identical in terms of the defects’ sizes, shapes and locations. The results proved that the proposed ECOPS TDS system can provide uniform and extremely fast scanning without any deterioration in image quality. Full article
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