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Terahertz communications offer unprecedented data rates for next-generation wireless networks but suffer blockage susceptibility that restrict coverage and introduce physical-layer security vulnerabilities. Non-line-of-sight relay schemes…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-08-07 Peian Li , Wenbo Liu , Jiabiao Zhao , Jiayuan Cui , Yapeng Ge , Qiang Niu , Yuping Yang , Xiangzhu Meng , Jianjun Ma

Inspired by the capability of structured illumination microscopy in subwavelength imaging, many researchers devoted themselves to investigating this methodology. However, due to the free propagating feature of the traditional structured…

Terahertz spectral range (frequencies of 0.1-1 THz) has recently emerged as the next frontier for non-destructive imaging, industrial sensing and ultra-fast wireless communications. Here, we review several classes of materials such as…

Optics · Physics 2019-11-07 Mathieu Poulin , Steven Giannacopoulos , Maksim Skorobogatiy

Recently, computational sampling methods have been implemented to spatially characterize terahertz (THz) fields. Previous methods usually rely on either specialized THz devices such as THz spatial light modulators, or complicated systems…

Optics · Physics 2019-06-19 Jiapeng Zhao , Yiwen E , Kaia Williams , Xi-cheng Zhang , Robert Boyd

The Terahertz (THz) band (0.1-10 THz) has been envisioned as one of the promising spectrum bands for sixth-generation (6G) and beyond communications. In this paper, a dual-band angular-resolvable wideband channel measurement in an indoor…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-24 Yiqin Wang , Yuanbo Li , Chong Han , Yi Chen , Ziming Yu

Imaging applications in the terahertz (THz) frequency range are severely restricted by diffraction. Near-field scanning probe microscopy is commonly employed to enable mapping of the THz electromagnetic fields with sub-wavelength spatial…

Ellipsometry is a technique whereby the measurement of the two orthogonal polarization components of light reflected at glancing incidence allows a characterization of the optical properties of a material at a particular frequency.…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-15 M. Neshat , N. P. Armitage

Non-destructive testing is an important technique for detecting defects in multi-layer materials, enabling the evaluation of structural integrity without causing damage on test materials. Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) offers…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-10 Dogus Can Sevdiren , Furkan H. Ilgac , Aydin Sezgin

The operation of Terahertz (THz) communication can be significantly impacted by the interaction between the transmitted wave and the molecules in the atmosphere. In particular, it has been observed experimentally that the signal undergoes…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-17 Anish Pradhan , J. Kartheek Devineni , Harpreet S. Dhillon , Andreas F. Molisch

The increasing need of restoring high-resolution Hyper-Spectral (HS) images is determining a growing reliance on Computer Vision-based processing to enhance the clarity of the image content. HS images can, in fact, suffer from degradation…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-28 Marina Ljubenovic , Alessia Artesani , Stefano Bonetti , Arianna Traviglia

We consider the non-line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging of an object using the light reflected off a diffusive wall. The wall scatters incident light such that a lens is no longer useful to form an image. Instead, we exploit the 4D spatial…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-12-06 Andre Beckus , Alexandru Tamasan , George K. Atia

Terahertz fields can be dramatically enhanced as they propagate through nanometer-sized slits. The enhancement is mediated by significant accumulation of the induced surface charges on the surrounding metal. This enhancement is shown here…

Terahertz (THz) radiation meaning electromagnetic radiation in the range from 0.1 THz (3 mm) to 10 THz (30 mu) has the unique advantage of easily penetrating many obstructions while being non-hazardous to organic tissue since it is…

Optics · Physics 2017-10-24 Sven Augustin , Sven Frohmann , Peter Jung , Heinz-Wilhelm Huebers

The invisibility cloak has been a long-standing dream for many researchers over the decades. The introduction of transformational optics has revitalized this field by providing a general method to design material distributions to hide the…

Optics · Physics 2011-05-03 Fan Zhou , Yongjun Bao , Wei Cao , Colin T. Stuart , Jianqiang Gu , Weili Zhang , Cheng Sun

Terahertz (THz) technologies, generally defined as operating in the 0.1-10THz range, bridge the gap between electronic and photonic devices. Because THz radiation passes readily through materials such as plastics, paper and cloth it can be…

Next-generation wireless networks will see the convergence of communication and sensing, also exploiting the availability of large bandwidths in the Terahertz (THz) spectrum and electrically large antenna arrays on handheld devices. In…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-12-26 Marina Lotti , Gianni Pasolini , Anna Guerra , Francesco Guidi , Raffaele D'Errico , Davide Dardari

Non-line-of-sight (NLOS) optical imaging and sensing of objects imply new capabilities valuable to autonomous technology, machine vision, and other applications. Existing NLOS imaging methods rely heavily on the prowess of computational…

Optics · Physics 2022-07-21 Shenyu Zhu , Yong Meng Sua , Patrick Rehain , Yu-Ping Huang

Non-line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging is based on capturing the multi-bounce indirect reflections from the hidden objects. Active NLOS imaging systems rely on the capture of the time of flight of light through the scene, and have shown great…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-19 Jiayong Peng , Fangzhou Mu , Ji Hyun Nam , Siddeshwar Raghavan , Yin Li , Andreas Velten , Zhiwei Xiong

Speckle patterns observed in coherent optical imaging reflect important characteristic information of the scattering object. To capture speckle patterns, angular resolved or oblique illumination geometries are usually employed in…

Optics · Physics 2023-02-22 Kuangyi Xu , Zachery B. Harris , M. Hassan Arbab

Inspired by the extensive application of terahertz imaging technologies in the field of aerospace, we exploit a terahertz frequency modulated continuous wave imaging method with continuous wavelet transform algorithm to detect a multilayer…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-05-30 Yu Zhou