Terahertz spectroscopy system and method
US9279723B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 29, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J2003/4332
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A terahertz spectrometer includes: a terahertz-wave emitter and a terahertz receiver elements. The terahertz wave generated by means of generating beat frequency corresponding to the difference between two rapidly tunable continuous wave lasers. Having a difference in time between the interrogating signal and the reference signal at the receiver end side, which corresponds to intermediate frequency (IF), not centered around the baseband, i.e. zero Hertz. The offset step size of the intermediate frequency from zero Hertz is linearly correlated to the position of the interrogated object position.
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