Title :
Powder detection using THz imaging
Author :
Shaohong Wang ; Ferguson, B. ; Mannella, C. ; Abbott, D. ; Zhang, X.-C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The nondestructive scanning of mail envelopes and packages by a chirped probe beam THz imaging system is a topic of intense current interest. A large number of techniques are under investigation for the rapid screening of mad to detect illegal and/or harmful substances such as explosives, illicit drugs and bioterrorism substances such as the Anthrax causing bacterium Bacillus anthracis.
Keywords :
biological techniques; biomedical imaging; health hazards; high-speed optical techniques; powders; submillimetre wave imaging; Anthrax causing bacterium Bacillus anthracis; bioterrorism substances; chirped probe beam THz imaging system; explosives; harmful substances; illicit drugs; mail envelopes; mail packages; nondestructive scanning; rapid screening; terahertz imaging; Biomedical imaging; Occupational health and safety; Powders; Submillimeter wave imaging; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2002. QELS '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-708-3
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2002.1031068
