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We demonstrate two algorithms used forreconstructing the target's structure basedon the diffracted pulses and additionallyshow that a three-dimensional target can bereconstructed using the broadband pulsesand a Fresnel lens by virtue of itsfrequency dependent focal length. Oneadvantage of T-ray imaging is the abilityto measure the far-infrared spectralresponse of the target. To highlight theimportance of this spectral information, wedemonstrate T-ray classification imagingwith different biological samples using asimple classification algorithm and twodimensional T-ray spectroscopic images.
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Wang, S., Ferguson, B., Abbott, D. et al. T-ray Imaging and Tomography. Journal of Biological Physics 29, 247–256 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024457212578
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