Open AccessTerahertz computer tomography
Author(s) -
Shaohong Wang,
Bradley S. Ferguson,
Cunlin Zhang,
Xicheng Zhang
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.52.120
Subject(s) - terahertz radiation , tomography , nondestructive testing , optics , refractive index , computed tomography , computer science , materials science , physics , radiology , medicine , quantum mechanics
In this paper, we report the Terahertz computer tomography(Terahertz-CT). Compared with the x ray computer tomography(XCT), more information could be extracted to process the image. Theoretically, Terahertz-CT could be used to map the complex refractive index distribution in target three-dimensional space. Therefore, it is possible to employ the principle of Terahertz-CT to classify the target inside a black box. This implies potential applications is security inspection and nondestructive examination.