Simulation for embedded-defects foam terahertz images of active bifocal terahertz imaging system at 0.22 THz based on geometric optics

Hui Wang; Deliang Zhou; Yan Wang; Runfeng Su; Shaohe Li; Xuecou Tu; Xiaoqing Jia; Lin Kang; Biaobing Jin; Huabing Wang; Jian Chen; Peiheng Wu

doi:10.3788/COL202321.061102

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