• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.59-69
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• 2018

Terahertz (THz) imaging and spectroscopy have been developed as non-destructive testing methods for various industrial applications. However, they have not been widely adopted in real applications owing to a high system price and the large size of conventional THz time-domain spectroscopy systems, which are based on ultrashort optical pulse lasers. Recently, various types of compact THz emitters and detectors have become available. As a result, THz non-destructive test (NDT) systems have become viable solutions. Herein, we briefly review the recent advances in THz NDT techniques adopting continuous-wave THz systems, including our recent results of a THz-based waterproof test system and an electrical connection inspection system for car manufacturing.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.619-626
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• 2022

In this study, we develop a three-dimensional (3D) terahertz time-of-flight (THz-TOF) imaging technique with a large depth range, based on asynchronous optical sampling (ASOPS) methods. THz-TOF imaging with the ASOPS technique enables rapid scanning with a time-delay span of 10 ns. This means that a depth range of 1.5 m is possible in principle, whereas in practice it is limited by the focus depth determined by the optical geometry, such as the focal length of the scan lens. We characterize the spatial resolution of objects at different vertical positions with a focal length of 5 cm. The lateral resolution varies from 0.8-1.8 mm within the vertical range of 50 mm. We obtain THz-TOF images for samples with multiple reflection layers; the horizontal and vertical locations of the objects are successfully determined from the 2D cross-sectional images, or from reconstructed 3D images. For instance, we can identify metallic objects embedded in insulating enclosures having a vertical depth range greater than 30 mm. For feasible practical use, we employ the proposed technique to locate a metallic object within a thick chocolate bar, which is not accessible via conventional transmission geometry.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2006년도 하계종합학술대회
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• pp.517-518
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• 2006

Optically pumped THz emission has been observed in a wide range of semiconductors, and this process is an important practical source of pulsed THz radiation for time-domain THz spectroscopy and THz imaging. We show that InAs quantum dots on GaAs can be used to significantly enhance THz emission compared with a bare GaAs surface.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.155-160
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• 2011

Lymph node metastasis is an important prognostic factor in cervical cancer patients. We report THz imaging for detecting micro-metastatic foci in the lymph nodes of early-stage uterine cervical cancer patients. Five paraffin-embedded metastatic lymph nodes from two cervical cancer patients were imaged using a THz time-domain spectroscopy system in the reflection mode. The size and shape of the tumor regions were compared with those from histopathologic examinations. The metastatic portions of lymph nodes as small as 3 mm were well delineated by THz imaging. The reflected peak amplitudes were lower in metastatic portions than in the normal portions of lymph nodes, and the difference in their peak-to-peak amplitudes was ~5%.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.286-292
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• 2005

Terahertz wave is a kind of electromagnetic radiation whose frequency lies in 0.1THz $\~$10THz range. In this paper, generation and detection characteristics of terahertz (THz) radiation by photoconductive antenna (PCA) method has been described. Using modern integrated circuit techniques, micron-sized dipole antenna has been fabricated on a low-temperature grown GaAs (LT-GaAs) wafer. A mode-locked Ti:Sapphire femtosecond laser beam is guided and focused onto photoconductive antennas (emitter and detector) to generate and measure THz pulses. Ultra-wide band THz radiation with frequencies between 0.1 THz and 3 THz was observed. Terahertz field amplitude variation with antenna bias voltage, pump laser power, pump laser wavelength and probe laser power was investigated. As a primary application example. a live clover leaf was imaged with the terahertz radiation.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.500-507
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• 2005

테라헤르츠(terahertz: THz) 파를 이용한 2차원(2D) 투과 이미지의 개선 특성에 대해서 보고한다. THz 파 투과 신호의 진폭과 위상을 이용하여 다양한 시료에 대한 2차원 이미지를 얻었다. THz 파의 진폭과 위상 정보를 조합하는 새로운 방법을 제안하였고, 이 방법을 이용하여 피크 값의 크기 혹은 위상 중 어느 한가지만을 이용한 이미지보다 나은 이미지를 얻을 수 있었다. 또한 호모몰픽 필터링(homomorphic filtering) 디지틸 이미지 처리(digital image processing) 가 노이즈를 저감시키는데 효율적이고 나은 품질의 이미지도 얻을 수 있음을 보인다. 이 결과를 이용하여 향후 실시간 이미징에 응용 가능하다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 테라헤르츠파 시간분광영상시스템을 이용하여 도핑된 실리콘 웨이퍼의 물리적 특성을 측정하는 것에 관한 연구를 진행하였다. 투과모드와 $30^{\circ}$의 입사각을 가진 반사모드를 이용하여 측정하였으며 실리콘 웨이퍼의 도핑 정도는 N-type과 P-type 모두에서 $10^{14}$에서 $10^{18}$까지 다양하게 준비하였다. 그 결과, 도핑 정도와 테라헤르츠파와의 상관관계를 찾았으며 이를 이용하면 모든 경우에 대한 도핑된 실리콘 웨이퍼의 도핑 정도를 확인할 수 있다. 또한, 각 도핑된 실리콘 웨이퍼의 도핑된 두께, 굴절률, 유전율을 테라헤르츠 시간영역 파형분석을 통하여 계산할 수 있었다. 따라서, 테라헤르츠 시간분광영상화 기술은 도핑된 실리콘 웨이퍼의 굴절률과 유전율과 같은 물리적 특성뿐만 아니라 도핑 정도를 측정할 수 있는 유용한 기술이 될 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한방사성의약품학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.102-115
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• 2020

In the state of Positronium (Ps), which is an unstable material created by the temporary combination of electrons and positrons, the imaging technology through photo-conversion methodology is emerging as a new research theme under resonance conditions through terahertz electromagnetic waves. Normally, Positronium can be observed in the positron emission computed tomography (PET) process when an unstable, separate state that remains after the pair annihilation of an electron and a positron remains. In this study, terahertz (THz) waves and Cherenkov radiation (CR) are generated using the principle of ponderomotive force in the plasma wake-field acceleration, and electrons and positrons are simultaneously generated by using a relativistic electron beam without using a PET device. We confirm the possibility of Positronium photoconversion technology in terahertz electromagnetic resonance conditions through experimental studies that generate an unstable state. Here, a relativistic electron beam (REB) energy of 0.5 MeV (γ=2) was used, and the terahertz wave frequencies is G-band. Meanwhile, a THz wave mode converting three-stepped axicon lens was used to apply the photoconversion technology. Through this, light emission in the form of a luminescence-converted Bessel beam can be verified. In the future, it can be used complementarily with PET in nuclear medicine in the field of medical imaging.

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제21권6호통권102호
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• pp.146-156
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• 2006

종래의 서브-밀리미터파 또는 원적외선 대역까지 이르는 THz파는 지금까지 발생 및 검출이 어려웠기 때문에 과학연구 및 산업 분야로의 응용연구가 제대로 진행되지 못했다. 그러나 최근 레이저 기술의 발전에 힘입어 발생법과 분광법의 개발연구가 진척되고, THz파가 새로운 센싱통로(sensing through)로서 각광을 받게 되었다. 따라서 본 고에서는 THz 기술개발 및 이를 이용한 응용연구 관련 주요 기술들을 소개하고자 한다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.421-424
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• 2011