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John H. Lehman, Malcolm G. White, Andreas Steiger, Ralf Mueller, Alberto R. Oliva, Yuqiang Deng, Qing Sun
Abstract
Abstract: A comparison of terahertz (THz) laser power measurements was undertaken among three national metrology institutes. At two THz frequencies, 2.52 THz (119 µm) and 0.762 THz (394 µm), a power level of approximately 3 mW was compared at one place at one time by means of national standard THz detectors, which had been calibrated by each participant at their own metrology institute beforehand. The measurements took advantage of the power stability and Gaussian beam profile of the THz radiation source, consisting of a molecular gas laser pumped with a line-tunable CO2 laser at the THz detector calibration facility of PTB. A reference value was determined as weighted average of the measurement results with a maximum weight obtained from the arithmetic mean of the uncertainties stated by the participants. All measurement results agreed with the reference value and to each other within the stated expanded uncertainties.
Terahertz, far infrared, calibration, international comparison, thermopile, pyroelectric
Citation
Lehman, J.
, White, M.
, Steiger, A.
, Mueller, R.
, Oliva, A.
, Deng, Y.
and Sun, Q.
(2016),
Terahertz laser power measurement comparison, Optics Express, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/TTHZ.2016.2590260
(Accessed October 8, 2025)