All-Electronic High-Resolution Terahertz Thickness Measurements

Broadband laser based terahertz systems become currently established for inline multilayer paint inspection in the automotive industry. This technology has also proven to be suitable for inspections of certain multilayer plastic structures with up to a few millimeters of thickness. We present a comp...

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Published in2018 43rd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz) pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors Schreiner, Nina S., Sauer-Greff, Wolfgang, Urbansky, Ralph, Friedcrich, Fabian
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.09.2018
Subjects
Correlation
Frequency modulation
Inspection
Nonhomogeneous media
Optical variables measurement
Signal resolution
Thickness measurement
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Summary:Broadband laser based terahertz systems become currently established for inline multilayer paint inspection in the automotive industry. This technology has also proven to be suitable for inspections of certain multilayer plastic structures with up to a few millimeters of thickness. We present a complementary technique for the measurement of dielectric multilayer structures with thicknesses of sub millimeter to several centimeters, using frequency-modulated continuous-wave electronic transceivers. In order to resolve layers below the inherent resolution limit by the modulation bandwidth, we take advantage of model-based signal processing techniques.
ISSN:2162-2035
DOI:10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2018.8510060