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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173965 | Thermally excited near-field source A high resolution material observation system includes an object having at least one spatial dimension sufficient to support production of near-field infrared emissions, a holder adapted to receive a sample to be observed, the holder further adapted to position the ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8138477 | THz investigation apparatus and method Apparatus for measurement of a sample comprises means for generating electromagnetic radiation comprising a photoconductive device, the generating means is arranged to generate an output signal comprising electromagnetic radiation in dependence upon radiation receiv... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134128 | Method and system for plasma-induced terahertz spectroscopy A method of analyzing a remotely-located object includes the step of illuminating at least a portion of a targeted object with electromagnetic radiation to induce a phase transformation in the targeted object, wherein the phase transformation produces an emitter pla... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129064 | Method and apparatus for measuring methanol vapor concentration, method of controlling methanol vapor concentration in a fuel cell, and fuel cell using the same A method of measuring methanol vapor concentration on a real-time basis and a methanol vapor concentration measuring apparatus used in fuel cells. The method of measuring methanol vapor concentration involves using an absorption spectrometry technique, that is, afte... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129683 | Waveform information acquisition apparatus and waveform information acquisition method Provided are an apparatus and a method which enable acquisition of a temporal waveform of a propagating terahertz wave by changing a propagation velocity of the terahertz wave. A waveform information acquisition apparatus includes a generation portion for generating... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8119989 | Device and method for terahertz imaging with combining terahertz technology and amplitude-division interference technology This invention provides a device and a method for THz imaging to obtain real 3D image of sample and achieve high resolution, by combining THz technology and amplitude-division interference technology. ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8097854 | Production method for a surface sensor, system and use of a surface sensor The invention relates to a surface sensor (100, 200), comprising a frequency-selective surface with periodically arranged THz structures (1), in particular THz resonance structures (1) which are sensitive to THz radiation, a polarization axis ( | 01/17/2012 |
| 8093560 | Photoconductive antenna element This invention relates to a photoconductive antenna element having a structure capable of preventing element characteristics from deteriorating and attain a smaller size at the same time. This photoconductive antenna element (17) comprises a pair of electrode... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8058618 | High sensitivity THz signal detector and camera Taught is a high sensitivity THz detector and camera comprising an integration body of a photonic crystal THz micro-cavity and semiconductor transistor on a semiconductor base. The THz signal is localized inside of the photonic crystal micro-cavity so as to generate... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8053732 | Terahertz wave TX/RX module package and method of manufacturing the same Provided are a terahertz wave transmission and reception (Tx/Rx) module package and method of manufacturing the same. The complete and separate terahertz wave Tx/Rx module package is implemented by simply aligning a silicon ball lens, a photoconductive antenna and a... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8053733 | Electromagnetic wave measuring apparatus A desired spatial resolution upon a measurement can be attained by making an electromagnetic wave including a terahertz wave (frequency thereof is equal to or more than 0.01 [THz], and equal to or less than 100 [THz]) incident to a device under test. An electromagne... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8053731 | Image forming apparatus and image forming method Provided are an image forming apparatus and an image forming method which are capable of obtaining an image of a measured object using a relatively simple structure in a short time. In the image forming apparatus, an electromagnetic wave generated by an electromagne... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8039803 | Phase contrast imaging method and apparatus A method for phase contrast imaging comprises: illuminating an object by terahertz radiation such that the terahertz radiation interacts with the object; illuminating a diffraction grating by the terahertz radiation that has interacted with the object; translating t... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8039802 | Apparatus for generating/detecting THz wave and method of manufacturing the same Provided are an apparatus for generating/detecting terahertz wave and a method of manufacturing the same. The apparatus includes a substrate, a photo conductive layer, a first electrode and a second electrode, and a lens. The photo conductive layer is formed on an e... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8039801 | Detection apparatus for detecting electromagnetic wave passed through object A detection apparatus for detecting electromagnetic waves that have passed through an object is provided which includes a transmission line for transmitting electromagnetic waves therethrough and a detector for detecting electromagnetic waves that have passed throug... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8035083 | Terahertz tunable sources, spectrometers, and imaging systems A source of terahertz radiation at a fundamental terahertz frequency is tunable over a fundamental terahertz frequency range, and is coupled into a first waveguide. The first waveguide supports only a single transverse spatial mode within the fundamental terahertz f... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7994478 | Inspection apparatus using electromagnetic waves An inspection apparatus for acquiring information on a measurement object using electromagnetic waves, comprising a substrate; a transmission line that is formed on the substrate; an electromagnetic wave generating unit for supplying an electromagnetic wave to the t... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7964847 | Illuminating system for in-flight refueling operations The invention relates to a system for illuminating an in-flight refueling operation involving a tanker aircraft (14) and a receiver aircraft (13), comprising: a generating device (2) for generating a light emission, substantially in a near infra... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7947955 | Apparatus and method for detecting terahertz wave A terahertz wave detecting apparatus includes a semiconductor chip 12, a two-dimensional graphene 14, a conductive source electrode 15, and a drain electrode 16 and a gate electrode 17. The two-dimensional graphene 14 is con... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7935930 | Coupling energy from a two dimensional array of nano-resonanting structures A device (100) includes a substrate (2) having a surface (4). A plurality of nano-resonate structures (8) is disposed in rows (12) and columns (14) on the surface (4). A generally two-dimensional charged particle beam... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7919755 | Dendrimer based electro-optic sensor A high efficiency electro-optic dendrimer based technology for nanophotonic integrated circuit devices is presented. In particular, an electro-optic waveguide dendrimer for electro-optic sensor applications is implemented. A terahertz system for detecting and imagin... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7915587 | Methods of rapid phase modulation of THz radiation for high speed THz imaging, spectroscopy, and communications devices and systems Rapid, voltage controlled phase modulation of continuous wave THz radiation is demonstrated. By transmitting an infrared laser beam through a phase modulator, the phase of the THz radiation which is generated by the photomixing of two infrared beams can be directly ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7915588 | Arrangement and method for detecting an object which is arranged on a body, in particular for carrying out a security check The invention relates to an arrangement (10) and a method for detecting an object (18) arranged on a body (14). The arrangement comprises a vibration device (12), which sets the body (14) in a mechanical vibration of predetermined ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7906764 | Measuring apparatus using terahertz wave A measuring apparatus measures a time-domain waveform of THz wave pulse by time-domain spectroscopy. The apparatus includes a detector for detecting THz wave pulse containing a signal component at frequency fs, a small signal detector for detecting the signal compon... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7897924 | Beam scanning imaging method and apparatus An imaging apparatus uses focusing and collecting optics in combination with steering optics for efficient imaging of a target using an extended terahertz electro-magnetic range challenged by weak sources and low sensitivity of detection. By proper location of optic... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7888646 | System and method for detecting contraband A technique is provided for detecting whether an object of interest is being carried by a subject. The technique includes coarsely scanning the subject with an electromagnetic radiation, measuring reflective intensity of radiation reflected from the subject, and det... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7858940 | Information acquisition apparatus and information aquisition method using terahertz wave for acquiring information on object An information acquisition apparatus includes a pulse generator 9, a detector 10, a first delay unit 15, a second delay unit 16 and a computation unit. The pulse generator 9 is excited by a first laser beam to generate a terahertz ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7851761 | Multi-band terahertz receiver and imaging device Multi-band polarized receiver-emitter THz domain visualization device that includes a group of elemental receiver units made from a resonant system sensitive to frequency and polarization, a micro-bead solid-state voltage amplifier in the gate of a differential FET ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7847254 | Photoconductive device A photoconductive device (2) comprises a plurality of photoconductive layers (6, 8, 10, 12), each photoconductive layer comprising photoconductive material (4) and a respective plurality of electrodes (16, 18), wherein the photoconductive... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7804069 | Imaging apparatus and method A method for imaging a sample, the method comprising the steps of: (a) irradiating the surface of a sample with a source of coherent substantially continuous radiation with a frequency in the range 25 GHz to 100 THz; (b) detecting said radiation reflected from or tr... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7804070 | Scanning device of multi-point simultaneous acquisition through diffuse optical tomography A scanning device processes a multi-point simultaneous acquisition. The acquisition is processed for an infra-red diffuse optical tomography. An intensity modulated light is used with a frequency domain analysis theorem to obtain a reconstructed scanning image. The ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7800068 | Conveyor system A conveyor system comprises means for conveying a sample at a controlled velocity between functions of a production line and through an interrogation zone, means for generating at least one beam of electromagnetic radiation of a terahertz frequency and directing the... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7795587 | Scanning imaging device A Terahertz scanning imaging device for imaging objects where the object is larger than the object to imager distance. The imager comprises scanning elements, sensors, and an image processor. The scanning elements are used to direct radiation to the sensors. Multipl... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7795588 | Inspection apparatus The invention is to provide an inspection apparatus causing interactions of plural times between an object and an electromagnetic wave, thereby enabling inspection with a satisfactory sensitivity even for an object of a trace amount. The inspection apparatus detects... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7777187 | Apparatus and method for investigating a sample An apparatus for investigating a sample comprising: a source of beam radiation; a detector for detecting a beam of radiation reflected by the sample and an optical subsystem for manipulating the beam between source and detector wherein the optical subsystem comprise... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7745790 | Negative refractive index device for generating terahertz or microwave radiation and method of operation thereof A negative refractive index device and a method of generating radiation. In one embodiment, the device includes: (1) an optical input configured to receive light and (2) an optical medium having a negative index of refraction and a second-order nonlinearity proximat... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7745791 | Detecting apparatus, and detecting method A detecting apparatus for detecting information of a liquid object or sample includes a transmission path, a THz wave supplying unit, a THz wave detecting unit, and an infiltrative holding member for infiltration and holding of a liquid object. The supplying unit su... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7737403 | Detector arrangement for electromagnetic radiation and method for measuring electromagnetic radiation A detector arrangement for electromagnetic radiation has at least an absorbing element and a cantilever sensor which are in operational connection with each other, so that the sensor is bendable in response to electromagnetic radiation absorbed by the absorbing elem... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7737402 | Distance adjusting apparatus and method, and object examining apparatus and method In apparatuses and methods for adjusting a distance to an object, or examining an object, by using terahertz radiation, a sensor portion and a distance changing portion are used. The sensor portion includes a generator for generating terahertz radiation, a transmiss... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7709799 | Terahertz detector A detector for electromagnetic radiation in the range 80 GHz to 4 THz comprises a laser light source (115) an optical modulator (13) arranged to modulate light from the laser light source (11) and a filter system (17) for selecting a defi... | 05/04/2010 |
