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Passive hyperspectral terahertz imagery for security screening using a cryogenic microbolometer

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Author(s)

Arttu Luukanen, Aaron J. Miller, Erich N. Grossman

Abstract

We present passive indoor imagery of human subjects in the 100 - 1000 GHz band. In order to obtain adequate ensitivity, a cryogenically cooled (4 K), broadband antenna-coupled, superconducting microbolometer with optical noise equivalent power NEP < 2 pW/rtHz was used as the sensor. Mechanical scanning of the collecting aperture, a 30 cm diameter spherical mirror, was used to slowly accumulate the images. While not yet practical for deployable real-time cameras, this system provides valuable phenomenological comparisons with similar imagery obtained with actively illuminated systems.
Proceedings Title
SPIE's Security and Defence Symposium 2005
Volume
5789
Conference Location
, USA

Keywords

bolometer, submillimeter-wave, superconducting

Citation

Luukanen, A. , Miller, A. and Grossman, E. (2005), Passive hyperspectral terahertz imagery for security screening using a cryogenic microbolometer, SPIE's Security and Defence Symposium 2005, , USA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=31947 (Accessed December 8, 2024)

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Created May 18, 2005, Updated October 12, 2021