Abstract
Abstract The simple and flexible bolometric system for THz imaging employing the scheme of terahertz-to-IR conversion is described. In the proposed scheme the terahertz waves are absorbed by high-performance ultra- thin THz absorbers which thermal heating is detected by a conventional IR camera. The absorbers are implemented on basis of artificial impedance surfaces (AIS) with thickness 1/50th–1/40th of the operating free-space wavelength, which are designed for close to unity absorptivity in the range 0.3–0.4 THz at high spectral and polarization resolution. The general strategy for realizing ultrathin AIS-absorbers applicable to selective bolometric devices is considered. The proposed approach is tested in experiments on real-time THz imaging using a backward-wave THz oscillator with 3–10 mW output radiation power.
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