Terahertz Technology and Molecular Interactions

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to explore opportunities from a fundamental physics point of view for the use of the THz spectral region for remote and point sensing) the development of compact solid state point sensors for chemical identification with `absolute' specificity, (2) studies of the phenomenology that underlies imaging in the THz spectral region, (3) the demonstration of new system strategies for THz imaging based on this basic work, (4) A study of the use of Rydberg atoms as a photocathode for THz imaging (in analogy to `night vision' schemes for the optical), (5) a study of the detectivity of gases in the head space above liquids in bottles, and (6) the development of a new approach to atmospheric remote sensing that transcends the fundamental problems associated with spectral broadening at atmospheric pressure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 16, 2010
Accession Number
ADA544646

Entities

People

  • Frank C. De Lucia

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barometric Pressure
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemistry
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Spectra
  • Frequency Combs
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Optics
  • Remote Sensing
  • Spectra
  • Spectral Lines
  • Spectroscopy
  • Standing Waves
  • Terahertz Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space