Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 7, 0711002(2020)
Passive Terahertz Imaging System for Fast Scanning of Human Body by a Single Detector
In this paper, a passive quasi-optical terahertz imaging system for a human body based on a single detector with fast scan mechanism is presented. A resolution test chart for image quality evaluation is designed. The proposed imaging system comprises several reflection quasi-optical devices. Terahertz waves emitted from the human body were transmitted through a terahertz window into the imager and were sequentially reflected by a flapping mirror, rotating mirror, focusing mirror, and fixed mirror and finally reached the terahertz detector. The imaging system can obtain a full image of 0.65 m×1.9 m using only one detector, with a resolution of 2 cm and an imaging distance of 1.5 m within 2.5 s using a fast scanning mechanism comprising a flapping mirror and a rotating mirror. The imaging system is capable of displaying the profiles of suspected dangerous items carried on the human body, such as metals, liquids, ceramics, and powders. The detected items are automatically marked by software.
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Hui Feng, Weihua Bu, Wenjing Wang, Bingxi Gao, Hong Yao, Hao Tu, Shuai Wu. Passive Terahertz Imaging System for Fast Scanning of Human Body by a Single Detector[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(7): 0711002
Category: Imaging Systems
Received: Oct. 30, 2019
Accepted: Dec. 9, 2019
Published Online: Apr. 15, 2020
The Author Email: Wu Shuai (shuaiwu52@126.com)