Microwaves with frequencies from a few hundred gigahertz (GHz) up to slightly over 1 terahertz (THz), penetrate just a short distance into surfaces without the ionizing damage caused by X-rays.
For example, the terahertz range is promising for automated inspection, zero-visibility navigation, biomedical imaging and security screening applications notably with solid-state sensors that can see through solid objects.
May 26 – May 30, 2008. Congress Center, Strasbourg, France
Relying on a commonly used molecular beam epitaxy technique, Harvard scientists have built the first terahertz-range semiconductor laser to be cooled using thermoelectrics rather than expensive cryogenics. T-rays have great promise for many sensing applications.
The aim of this PhD project is to assess the applicability of terahertz spectroscopy to the understanding of protein and biological cell interactions and dynamics.
An opportunity has arisen for a well-qualified candidate to study towards a PhD in microwave and terahertz Engineering.
A new activity on THz sources development will start on Sep. 1st 2008 at Dept. of Physics of Universitàdi Trento
Research promises a significant improvement in Terahertz microscopy in the long term, a potentially interesting new imaging technique, and Terahertz microspectroscopy, a technique for identifying tiny quantities of substances using light. Their findings will be published in the scientific journal Optics Express this week.
META’08: NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Metamaterials for Secure Information and Communication Technologies, 7-10 May, 2008, Marrakesh – Morocco
The Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) in conjunction with the Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS) and the Conference on Photonic Applications, Systems and Technologies (PhAST) will be held May 4-9, 2008 in San Jose, California.
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