• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 23, Issue 6, 063901 (2025)
Zuomin Yang, Lu Zhang, Zhidong Lü, Xing Fang, and Xianbin Yu*
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  • College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202523.063901 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zuomin Yang, Lu Zhang, Zhidong Lü, Xing Fang, Xianbin Yu, "Photonics-enabled broadband continuous-wave terahertz computed tomography," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 063901 (2025) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In this paper, we propose a photonic terahertz (THz) continuous-wave computed tomography (CT) system employing an optical frequency comb and specialized imaging algorithms. Our work leverages the system to offer unique advantages in detecting and analyzing samples that are challenging for traditional 2D scanning systems. Our experimental results, operating at 330 GHz, reach an exceptionally low amplitude standard deviation of 0.016 mV. Additionally, the proposed system performs nondestructive CT detection with a 0.5 mm error margin and obtains enhanced image quality, showing its great promise for implementing THz-CT imaging with high robustness and resolution.
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    Ec(t)=Acexp{j{[ωc+ωnl(t)]t+φnl(t)}},

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    ELO(t)=ALOexp{j{[ωLO+ωnl(t)]t+φnl(t)}},

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    EIM(t)=Ac{J0(πVm2Vπ)·exp{j[ωc+ωnl(t)]t+φnl(t)}+J1(πVm2Vπ)·exp{j{[ωc+ωnl(t)+Δω]t+φnl(t)}}+J1(πVm2Vπ)·exp{j{[ωc+ωnl(t)Δω]t+φnl(t)}}},

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    ETHz(t)=AT1exp{j[(ωcωlo)t+Φ1]}+AT2exp{j[(ωc+Δωωlo)t+Φ2]}+AT3exp{j[(ωcΔωωlo)t+Φ3]},

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    ESBD(t)=ADC+AT1AT2exp[j(Δω·t+Φ2Φ1)]+AT1AT3exp[j(Δω·t+Φ3Φ1)]+AT2AT3exp[j(2Δω·t+Φ3Φ2)]ADC+2AT1AT2exp[j(Δω·t)]+AT2AT3exp[j(2Δω·t)],

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    Zuomin Yang, Lu Zhang, Zhidong Lü, Xing Fang, Xianbin Yu, "Photonics-enabled broadband continuous-wave terahertz computed tomography," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 063901 (2025)
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