Terahertz imaging devices and systems, and related methods, for detection of materials

Kotter, Dale K.

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Title: Terahertz imaging devices and systems, and related methods, for detection of materials

Abstract

Terahertz imaging devices may comprise a focal plane array including a substrate and a plurality of resonance elements. The plurality of resonance elements may comprise a conductive material coupled to the substrate. Each resonance element of the plurality of resonance elements may be configured to resonate and produce an output signal responsive to incident radiation having a frequency between about a 0.1 THz and 4 THz range. A method of detecting a hazardous material may comprise receiving incident radiation by a focal plane array having a plurality of discrete pixels including a resonance element configured to absorb the incident radiation at a resonant frequency in the THz, generating an output signal from each of the discrete pixels, and determining a presence of a hazardous material by interpreting spectral information from the output signal.

Inventors:: Kotter, Dale K.

Issue Date:: 2016-11-15

Research Org.:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1332266

Patent Number(s):: 9494464

Application Number:: 13/771,871

Assignee:: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT
G01J3/42 - Absorption spectrometry
G01J5/023 - {Particular leg structure or construction or shape
G01J5/0837 - {using microantennas, e.g. bow-tie}

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G01N21/3581 - using far infra-red light

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01V - GEOPHYSICS
G01V8/005 - {operating with millimetre waves, e.g. measuring the black losey radiation}

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
H01Q21/062 - {using dipole aerials
H01Q9/27 - Spiral antennas

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DOE Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Feb 20

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION

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Apparatus and Method for Chemical, Biological and Radiological Agent Sensing
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Methods and Systems for Remotely Detecting Hazardous Materials Using Electromagnetic Energy
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