Terahertz applications scientist for sales and development at TeraView

TeraView Ltd is the world’s first and leading provider of terahertz solutions to Fortune 500 companies, in a variety of industries. TeraView was created in 2001 from a relationship between the Toshiba Corporation and the Cavendish Laboratory at the University Cambridge. TeraView’s vision is to establish terahertz as the premier imaging and inspection tool for the 21^st century, comparable to the enormous success of X-Ray the latter half of the last century, and more recently ultrasound.

We are currently looking for an Application Scientist based Cambridge, UK.  

The ideal candidate will have;

An excellent technical background:

·         Good first degree in physics or chemistry

·         Ph.D. in a physical science 

·         With either three-years commercial experience or held a postdoctoral position for a similar period

·         A background in one or more of the following areas;

§  Spectroscopy

§  Terahertz imaging

§  Terahertz spectroscopy

§  Optical coherence tomography

§  Ultrasound

§  Multi-spectral imaging

Skills in the following are desirable:

·         Background in spectroscopy instrumentation

·         MATLAB programming skills

Also, software skills required include in:

·         Office/Word/Excel

Other skills, experience and characteristics required

·         Technical background

·         Collaborative team player

·         Proactive mind-set

·         Highly organised

·         Attention to detail

·         Being able to work with minimal supervision

·         A valid driving licence is required

The key tasks they will engage in:

·         Providing technical advice to customers at both pre- and post-sales stages

·         Providing support and explanation to customers by email, by phone and in person

·         Develop technical proposals, quotations, and orders

·         Generate and approve pricing, schedule and product offering for quotation to prospective customers

• Plan and direct marketing activity such as marketing strategy development, marketing materials generation, tradeshow support and lead generation activities
• Provide technical training to employees of our customers

·         Conducting training courses

·         Attending conference and technical meetings

·         Supporting the customer by addressing their requirements in a wide variety of application areas

·         Maintain technical service database and reference files, documenting response times and delivering on commitments made to customer

·         Communicate customer and product feedback to Marketing and R&D to further improve quality and the customer experience

·         Contribute to technical publications, application notes and SOPs.

·         First point of contact for customer feedback

·         The candidate will be expected to travel up 50% of their time world-wide.

To apply for this vacancy, please send your CV and a support letter in their application detailing why they are right for the job.  These should be sent to:-recruitment@teraview.com.

TeraView offers flexible working hours with an excellent salary and benefits package, along with the opportunity for highly-motivated staff to work together in a friendly, intellectually stimulating and challenging environment.

We are an equal opportunities employer and pride ourselves on our diverse workforce.  For further information and background on the company, please visit our website on: www.teraview.com.

No agencies please.

TeraView is recruiting

Physics of Electromagnetic Modelling and High-Frequency Devices

TeraView Ltd is the world’s first and leading provider of Terahertz solutions to companies in a variety of industries. TeraView was created in 2001 from pioneering work carried out between the University of Cambridge and the Toshiba Corporation with a vision is to establish Terahertz as the premier imaging tool for the 21^st century, used to improve the products and process of TeraView’s customers.

The Company is currently recruiting PhD level candidates to work on the following topics;

• Extension of existing electromagnetic simulations of the propagation of Terahertz pulses through advanced integrated circuits and devices developed by the semiconductor industry. This work will involve investigating specific customer designs for integrated circuits, and liaising with the customers to improve the design and processing of these devices.

• Development of a new generation of Terahertz emitters and detectors for high-frequency imaging and spectroscopic applications, with the goal to improve the throughput, resolution and sensitivity of Terahertz sensing.

The successful applicants will have demonstrated initiative, software/algorithmic development skills and a good understanding of the physics of high-frequency devices. The ability to present well at conferences and represent the Company is paramount.

TeraView offers an excellent package of salary and employee benefits. We are an equal opportunities employer and pride ourselves on our diverse workforce.

For further information and background on the company, please visit our website www.teraview.com

To apply for this position your CV, with full career and publication details, should be sent to Mr John Westgate, John.Westgate@teraview.com.

  

No agencies please.

Methanol-Water-Dependent Structural Changes of Regenerated Silk Fibroin Probed by Terahertz Spectroscopy

Wu, Xu, Xiaodong Wu, Bin Yang, Min Shao, and Guojin Feng. "EXPRESS: Methanol-Water-Dependent Structural Changes of Regenerated Silk Fibroin Probed by Terahertz Spectroscopy." Applied Spectroscopy (2017): 0003702817706368.

Abstract 

The mechanism of β-sheet crystallization in silk fibroin remains unclear, due to the 
incomplete information of protein assembly and structural state. The emerging terahertz 
(THz) spectroscopy (< 10THz) has been taken as an important tool to detect new aspects of biomolecular structure and is used for the first time to analyze the methanol–water (MeOH) induced structural changes of Bombyx mori silk fibroin. Mid-infrared spectroscopy (IR) and ...

for full paper see http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0003702817706368

... for 3 min. Lower-frequency THz spectra (below 3 THz) were collected using two THz time-domain spectroscopies: CIP-TDS (Daheng Optics Co.) and TPS spectra 3000 (TeraViewLtd.). In the ... The data was collected by the software Spectra 1.17.6 (TeraView Ltd.). ...

for more information about TeraView see http://www.azom.com/equipment-details.aspx?EquipID=4411

Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy for Studying Absorbable Hemostats

Nedvedova, Marie, Vojtech Kresalek, Zdenek Adamik, and Ivo Provazník. "Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy for Studying Absorbable Hemostats." IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology 6, no. 3 (2016): 420-426.

Abstract:

This study deals with the kinetics of absorbable hemostats used for supporting the hemostasis and wound closure during surgical intervention. There are several types of hemostats of different composition therefore with different mechanism of action. Here, terahertz (THz) time-domain spectroscopy is used for studying the absorption kinetics of the reactions between the hemostatic and the physiological saline solution (PSS). The reactions correspond with the changes of the THz radiation response measured in time. These time dependences are analyzed to find time constants for mathematical description of the hemostatic kinetics and the significant differences among all types of hemostats are found. The physiological saline solution is replaced by human blood in the additional measurement. Based on the results, we can compare the reaction rate of different types of hemostats that could be beneficial in the surgery practice.

... THz time-do- main spectroscopy system TPS Spectra 3000 by TeraView Ltd. was used as an analyzing device in this experiment. ... As an investigated parameter, the refractive index of the sample was calculated using the original Teraview software [27]. ...

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7438938/

for more information about TeraView see http://www.azom.com/equipment-details.aspx?EquipID=4411

Wideband terahertz band reflection and diffuse scattering measurements for beyond 5g indoor wireless networks

Kokkoniemi, Joonas, Vitaly Petrov, Dmitri Moltchanov, Janne Lehtomaeki, Yevgeni Koucheryavy, and Markku Juntti. "Wideband terahertz band reflection and diffuse scattering measurements for beyond 5g indoor wireless networks." In European Wireless 2016; 22th European Wireless Conference; Proceedings of, pp. 1-6. VDE, 2016.

Abstract:

Measurement results on rough surface scattering on common indoor materials in the terahertz (THz) band from 100 GHz to 4 THz are reported. The measurements were made using THz time domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS)-based measurement device in multiple transmitter and receiver angles for five different materials: aluminium, glass, plastic, hardboard, and concrete. The main interest of this paper is in the frequency domain characteristics of the scattering and reflections on different materials from the viewpoint of possible non-line-of-sight (NLOS) communications in the THz band. The measurements show that the specular reflection component always dominates, even in the case of rather rough concrete sample. The main reason for this is the vast bandwidth: the lower frequencies tend to have strong specular component even if the higher frequencies would diffuse on surface of the material. The results also show that the diffuse scattering field is very weak in comparison to the specular direction. However, it is still theoretically high enough to enable the NLOS links on short distances. The results clearly show that the NLOS paths, especially, reflected paths, can be used for communications in the THz band.

... The measurement device was TeraView TeraPulse 4000, which is based on terahertz time domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS), in which the full time domain detection window is composed of multiple short time duration windows, determining also the resolution time of the full time ...

For full paper see http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7499284/

for more information about TeraView see http://www.azom.com/equipment-details.aspx?EquipID=4411

Non-destructive testing of polyethylene composite by terahertz radiation

Palka, Norbert, Wiesław Ciurapinski, Janusz Wrobel, Leon Jodlowski, Mieczyslaw Szustakowski, Danuta Miedzinska, Roman Gielata, and Rene Beigang. "Non-destructive testing of polyethylene composite by terahertz radiation." In Microwave, Radar and Wireless Communications (MIKON), 2016 21st International Conference on, pp. 1-4. IEEE, 2016.

Abstract:

We report on the terahertz time-of-flight analysis of an internal structure of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) composite material, which is based on the BT10-tape from Dyneema®. This type of composite is very hard and resistant and therefore it is often used to manufacture personal armors such as bulletproof vests and helmets. The multilayer structure of the UHMWPE composite was investigated by means of a raster scanning time domain spectroscopy technique in a reflection configuration. The mechanism of the formation of many shifted in time THz pulses (reflected from the internal layers of the sample) originates from the periodic modulation of the refractive index along the propagation of the radiation. This modulation is connected with alternate layers of fibers, each having different direction (perpendicular to each other one). As a result, the detailed three dimensional profile of the 20-mm-thick sample was obtained. Moreover, it is also possible to identify internal defects i.e. delaminations in the internal structure of this composite material.

... lll. EXPERIMENTAL SETUP TPI Imaga measuring unit from TeraView was used for raster scanning of the sampIe placed on the XY servo- motorized stage with real-time positioning. ... The Volume Viewer software from Teraview allows us to see the 3D image of the sampIe (Fig. ...

For full paper see http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7492002/

for more information about TeraView see http://www.azom.com/equipment-details.aspx?EquipID=4411

Terahertz scanning techniques for paint thickness on CFRP composite solid laminates

Im, Kwang-Hee, In-Young Yang, Sun-Kyu Kim, Jong-An Jung, Young-Tae Cho, and Yong-Deuck Woo. "Terahertz scanning techniques for paint thickness on CFRP composite solid laminates." Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology 30, no. 10 (2016): 4413-4416.

Abstact

Terahertz ray (T-ray) scanning applications are promising tools. The use of T-ray for nondestructive evaluation was investigated on composite materials. In this characterization procedure, electromagnetic properties, such as the refractive index, were analyzed. The estimates of properties are in good agreement with known data. We successfully demonstrated the characteristics of T-ray propagating through Carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites to acquire the refractive index by using the characterized material properties. A T-ray technique was developed for measuring paint thickness on CFRP laminates. Good results were obtained from tests performed on standard paint samples with thickness starting from approximately 100 μm. The method was based on reflection mode measurement with time of flight. Another method developed for measuring paint thickness using resonance frequencies was utilized to determine paint thickness on composite laminates. The paint thickness deduced from resonance frequencies agrees well with the result obtained directly from time-domain echoes.


for full paper see https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12206-016-0903-1

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3D printed diffractive terahertz lenses

Furlan, Walter D., Vicente Ferrando, Juan A. Monsoriu, Przemysław Zagrajek, Elżbieta Czerwińska, and Mieczysław Szustakowski. "3D printed diffractive terahertz lenses." Optics letters 41, no. 8 (2016): 1748-1751.

Abstract

A 3D printer was used to realize custom-made diffractive THz lenses. After testing several materials, phase binary lenses with periodic and aperiodic radial profiles were designed and constructed in polyamide material to work at 0.625 THz. The nonconventional focusing properties of such lenses were assessed by computing and measuring their axial point spread function (PSF). Our results demonstrate that inexpensive 3D printed THz diffractive lenses can be reliably used in focusing and imaging THz systems. Diffractive THz lenses with unprecedented features, such as extended depth of focus or bifocalization, have been demonstrate.

... In particular, we measured their absorption coefficient and refractive index in the 0.1–2.0 THz frequency range, using time domain spectroscopy (TDS) [20]. A commercial equipment, TPS Spectra 3000 (Teraview, Ltd., Cambridge, UK), was used to this end. ...

Full paper can be found at https://www.osapublishing.org/ol/abstract.cfm?uri=ol-41-8-1748

for more information about TeraView see http://www.azom.com/equipment-details.aspx?EquipID=4411