A Compact THz Free Electron Laser at KAERI

Author

Jeong, Y.U. ; Kazakevitch, G.M. ; Cha, H.J. ; Park, S.H. ; Lee, B.C. ; Ahn, P. ; Mun, J.H.

Author_Institution

Korea Atomic Energy Res. Inst., Daejeon

fYear

2006

fDate

18-22 Sept. 2006

Firstpage

551

Lastpage

551

Abstract

We have developed a high power terahertz (THz) radiation source by using a compact free electron laser (FEL). The main application of the FEL is THz imaging and spectroscopy for biomedical research and THz material study. We could get the transmitted THz imaging of several materials including bugs without being dried by using the high power THz FEL. THz spectral characteristics of several materials have been studied by the FEL. We hope that the FEL can be upgraded for a practical source of medical and security inspections.

Keywords

biomedical imaging; free electron lasers; laser applications in medicine; submillimetre wave imaging; submillimetre wave lasers; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; FEL; KAERI; THz imaging; THz material study; THz spectral characteristics; THz spectroscopy; biomedical research; compact THz free electron laser; high power terahertz radiation source; security inspections; Biological materials; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical materials; Computer bugs; Free electron lasers; Optical imaging; Optical materials; Power lasers; Security; Spectroscopy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared Millimeter Waves and 14th International Conference on Teraherz Electronics, 2006. IRMMW-THz 2006. Joint 31st International Conference on

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0400-2

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0400-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIMW.2006.368759

Filename

4222493