Terahertz reflection imaging using Kirchhoff migration
- 1 October 2001
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 26 (19) , 1513-1515
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.26.001513
Abstract
We describe a new imaging method that uses single-cycle pulses of terahertz (THz) radiation. This technique emulates data-collection and image-processing procedures developed for geophysical prospecting and is made possible by the availability of fiber-coupled THz receiver antennas. We use a simple migration procedure to solve the inverse problem; this permits us to reconstruct the location and shape of targets. These results demonstrate the feasibility of the THz system as a test-bed for the exploration of new seismic processing methods involving complex model systems.Keywords
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