Title :
Reflection imaging system with terahertz-wave parametric oscillator
Author :
Ikari, Tomofumi ; Kawase, Kodo ; Minamide, Hiroaki ; Ishikawa, Yozo ; Ito, Hiromasa
Author_Institution :
Photodynamics Res. Center, RIKEN, Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrated the reflection imaging system using a terahertz-wave parametric oscillator (TPO). Reflection images were acquired on a test sample consisting of bands of aluminum film, as well as on pig tissue.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; light reflection; optical parametric oscillators; submillimetre wave imaging; submillimetre wave oscillators; 1 to 2.1 THz; aluminum film bands; pig tissue; reflection imaging system; terahertz-wave parametric oscillator; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical measurements; Detectors; Lenses; Optical imaging; Optical reflection; Optical scattering; Oscillators; Pulse measurements; Resins;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1274820