Abstract
In 2003, we demonstrated a non-destructive terahertz spectroscopic imaging of illicit drugs hidden in envelopes using a widely tunable THz-wave parametric source, though its dynamic range at that time was less than four orders. Recently, we have realized ten orders of dynamic range with an evolved injection seeded THz-wave spectrometer. Now we can detect drugs under much thicker obstacles than before. In this report, we introduce related topics; 1) Enhanced tuning range up to 5 THz, 2) 100dB dynamic range THz detection using near infrared detector, 3) Comparison between is-TPG spectrometer and TDS, and 4) THz-wave amplifier.
© 2015 Japan Society of Applied Physics, Optical Society of America
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