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Sate-of-the-Art of Terahertz Science and Technology

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Terahertz (THz) science and technology is now globally attracting increasing interest, because explorations in the THz frequency range have become to play an important role in a very diverse field of applications, such as materials, devices, and imaging systems. Those include novel sensing techniques for spectroscopy and imaging in the THz frequency range, innovations in information and communication technology, and new science that emerges with the novel generation and detection techniques of terahertz waves. In this paper, I provide an overview of the current status and future prospects of the THz technology, including our results of laser-emission terahertz microscope (LTEM) and so on.

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Auhtors are grateful to Profs. Asada of Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tanaka of Kyoto University, Nagai of Osaka University, Kiwa of Okayama University, and Drs. Oda of NEC, Fukunaga of NICT, Yamashita of RIKEN, and Kawano of RIKEN for their providing materials.

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Tonouchi, M. (2014). Sate-of-the-Art of Terahertz Science and Technology. In: Shudo, Ki., Katayama, I., Ohno, SY. (eds) Frontiers in Optical Methods. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 180. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40594-5_8

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