Title :
THz near-field imaging based on a tapered parallel-plates
Author :
Jingbo Liu ; Mendis, Rajind ; Mittleman, Daniel M. ; Sakoda, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
A Broad-band low-loss no-cut-off THz near-field imaging technique has been demonstrated experimentally. Using a tapered parallel-plate waveguide as a probe this technique is able to resolve sub-wavelength (λ ~ 600 μm-6 mm) features of size ~100 μm.
Keywords :
image processing; optical images; optical waveguides; terahertz wave imaging; broad-band low-loss no-cut-off THz near-field imaging technique; tapered parallel-plate waveguide; wavelength 100 mum; wavelength 600 mum; Apertures; Dielectrics; Image reconstruction; Imaging; Probes; Reflection; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
