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THz Applications

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In the previous chapters, basic principles of the topics related to the THz frequency band have been overviewed with a main focus on the electronics-based approaches. While the efforts on exploiting the THz band have been so far rather skewed toward the academic side, there are recent indications that the theories and knowledges accumulated by THz research are now quite matured, so that they can be applied to the real world with more practical applications. In this chapter, four most representative THz applications will be reviewed: spectroscopy, imaging, communication, and radars. The first two topics are rather traditional application fields of the THz band, and already a great amount of accomplishments have been made in the labs and are moving toward the application-oriented front. The following two topics are relatively new and emerging fields of THz application and expected to have a more practical impact on our daily lives. For each application topic, basic principles will be first provided, followed by notable example cases.

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Rieh, JS. (2021). THz Applications. In: Introduction to Terahertz Electronics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51842-4_6

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