Open AccessTHz interferometric imaging using subwavelength plastic fiber based THz endoscopes
Author(s) -
Ja Yu Lu,
Chung Chiu Kuo,
Chui Min Chiu,
Hung Wen Chen,
Yuh-Jing Hwang,
CiLing Pan,
ChiKuang Sun
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.16.002494
Subject(s) - optics , terahertz radiation , materials science , interferometry , reflection (computer programming) , fiber , interference (communication) , optical fiber , optoelectronics , physics , channel (broadcasting) , electrical engineering , computer science , composite material , programming language , engineering
We demonstrate a new reflective imaging technique using continuous-wave THz fiber-endoscopy, in which the sample is placed behind the output of a THz subwavelength plastic fiber and the Fabry Perot interference is formed therein. 3D THz reflective images with a reasonable SNR as well as high lateral and subwavelength axial resolutions are acquired by moving the sample along the axial (z) direction and by 2D scanning the output end of the subwavelength plastic fiber without any focusing medium. By analyzing the axial-position dependent THz signals backward collected by the subwavelength plastic fiber, the THz reflection amplitudes and phases on the sample surface can be successfully reconstructed.