Abstract:
The THz radiation brings new technology challenges and new opportunities to overcome some of the current application obstacles. In the paper a portable THz system is presented operating at room temperature. The presented solution is robust and inexpensive, convenient for many applications. The THz sensor fabricated at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in the Laboratory for Microelectronics is currently one of the best sensors in its frequency operating range. It reaches sensitivity up to 1000V/W and NEP down to 5pW/√Hz in vacuum. With the proposed system solution variety of application can be covered. Some imaging results captured with the proposed system at different stand-off distances are shown in the paper.
Key words: THz sensors, THz systems, Stand-off THz detection, bolometer