Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and
Sub-Millimeter-Wave Technology and Applications VI (OE106)
Conference Chairs: Laurence P. Sadwick,
InnoSys, Inc. (USA); Créidhe M. O’Sullivan, National Univ. of Ireland, Maynooth
(Ireland)
Program
Committee: Antao Chen, Univ. of Washington (USA); Robert H. Giles, Univ. of
Massachusetts Lowell (USA); R. Jennifer Hwu, InnoSys, Inc. (USA); Anthony
Murphy, National Univ. of Ireland, Maynooth (Ireland); Michael C. Wanke, Sandia
National Labs. (USA); Tianxin Yang, Tianjin Univ. (China)
This conference brings together researchers and engineers
from academia, industry, and government laboratories to explore and present
work in the frequency range covering approximately 20 GHz (15 mm) to 3 THz (100
μm). Terahertz (THz) technology deals with the generation and utilization of
electromagnetic energy covering what is also known as the sub-millimeter wave
region of the spectrum. In this region, which lies between the millimeter wave and
far infrared spectral regions, materials exhibit properties that can be
exploited to advantage for use over a broad range of important technologies and
applications.
This conference includes low to high power sources,
detectors, systems, both photonic and electronic including both optical and
electronic modulated sources, detectors and systems. At THz frequencies, the
primary difficulty encountered by scientists and engineers working in this field
is the lack of convenient and affordable sources and detectors of terahertz radiation,
but this difficulty is gradually changing as new sources and improved detectors
are being developed and as the technology continues to mature and broaden. The
purpose of this conference is to gather scientists and engineers from a diverse
set of disciplines, who are interested in either learning more about terahertz
and submillimeter and millimeter wave and RF technology, or who are
contributing to the field through their own research, development or
manufacturing activities. Disciplines utilizing terahertz technology include physical
chemistry (certain molecules or molecular segments exhibit strong resonances in
the 10 cm -1 to 100 cm -1 spectral region), military and homeland security
(terahertz radiation can penetrate clothing and packing materials but is refl
ected by metals and other materials), biomedical technology (tissue exhibits
reflection and absorption properties that change dramatically with tissue
characteristics), medical and dental, secure short-distance wireless communications
(atmospheric water content prevents terahertz radiation from traveling very
far), astronomy (the cold background of the universe exhibits a peak in this
spectral region), space communications (where the terahertz region is wide open
for use) and other disciplines where new, yet-to-be-discovered applications
will undoubtedly come forth. Since the low energy associated with terahertz radiation
is expected to be no more harmful than infrared or microwave radiation, safety
issues are not expected to limit the use of terahertz radiation at low power
levels. Papers are solicited in the following and related areas:
Terahertz
sources
• solid-state sources, electron beam sources, vacuum
electronics sources, frequency mixers, frequency multipliers, parametric oscillators,
hybrids, graphene, FET and HEMT sources, gas lasers, quantum cascade lasers and
related sources, p-germanium sources, photoconductive switches, resonant tunnelling
diodes, backward wave oscillators, new novel devices. RF, sub-millimeter-wave
and millimeter-wavesources
• power sources of all types in the range of 20 GHz
to 300 GHz and 300 GHz and higher (i.e., from K-band to the higher end of the millimetre
wave frequencies and all of the sub-millimeter wave frequency region).
Detectors
• bolometers and other thermal detectors, Schottky
and other mixers, thermopiles, quantum devices, antenna integrated detectors, heterodyne
detection techniques, hybrid detection, direct detection techniques.
Theoretical modelling
• modeling of optical components, optical systems,
imaging systems, wave propagation, modes, Gaussian beam characteristics, couplers,
antennas, performance limitations, software designs.
Terahertz,
RF, millimeter-wave, and submillimeterwave passive components
Spectroscopy
• terahertz and/or sub-millimeter spectroscopy, DNA
segment identification, cell abnormalities,cancer identification and screening,
imaging, medical and dental detection
• identification of biological and chemical detection
and fi ngerprinting
• scalar and vector network analysis at
submillimeter and terahertz frequencies
• measurement techniques at sub-millimeter, millimeter
and terahertz frequencies
• identifi cation of organic and inorganic compounds
using terahertz and/or submillimeter wave spectroscopy
• high speed and/or high resolution spectroscopic techniques,
methods, approaches
• novel approaches, systems, designs, techniques,
refl ection, sensitivity, applications.
For information see http://spie.org/photonics-west.xml
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