Experiments on terahertz 3D scanning microscopic imaging

Yi Zhou; Qi Li

doi:10.1117/12.2246596

19 October 2016 Experiments on terahertz 3D scanning microscopic imaging

Yi Zhou, Qi Li

Proceedings Volume 10154, Advanced Optical Design and Manufacturing Technology and Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation; 101540W (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2246596
Event: International Symposium on Optoelectronic Technology and Application 2016, 2016, Beijing, China

Abstract

Compared with the visible light and infrared, terahertz (THz) radiation can penetrate nonpolar and nonmetallic materials. There are many studies on the THz coaxial transmission confocal microscopy currently. But few researches on the THz dual-axis reflective confocal microscopy were reported. In this paper, we utilized a dual-axis reflective confocal scanning microscope working at 2.52 THz. In contrast with the THz coaxial transmission confocal microscope, the microscope adopted in this paper can attain higher axial resolution at the expense of reduced lateral resolution, revealing more satisfying 3D imaging capability. Objects such as Chinese characters “Zhong-Hua” written in paper with a pencil and a combined sheet metal which has three layers were scanned. The experimental results indicate that the system can extract two Chinese characters “Zhong," “Hua” or three layers of the combined sheet metal. It can be predicted that the microscope can be applied to biology, medicine and other fields in the future due to its favorable 3D imaging capability.

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Yi Zhou and Qi Li "Experiments on terahertz 3D scanning microscopic imaging", Proc. SPIE 10154, Advanced Optical Design and Manufacturing Technology and Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 101540W (19 October 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2246596

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