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Real-time continuous-wave terahertz imaging is demonstrated with a 1.63 THz (184.31μm) optically-pumped terahertz laser (OPTL) and a 124 × 124 element room-temperature pyroelectric camera. Transmission-mode THz imaging is presented for the samples hidden in various wrapping materials. These experimental results reveal the possibility to construct a simple real-time THz imaging system applied to nondestructive inspection.
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This work has been supported by SZU R/D Fund (Project 200838).
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Yang, J., Ruan, Sc., Zhang, M. et al. Real-time continuous-wave imaging with a 1.63THz OPTL and a pyroelectric camera. Optoelectron. Lett. 4, 295–298 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11801-008-8036-0
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