Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 7, 0711002(2020)

Passive Terahertz Imaging System for Fast Scanning of Human Body by a Single Detector

Hui Feng, Weihua Bu, Wenjing Wang, Bingxi Gao, Hong Yao, Hao Tu, and Shuai Wu*
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  • Brainware Terahertz Information Technology Co., Ltd., Hefei, Anhui 230088, China
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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

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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Oct. 30, 2019

    Accepted: Dec. 9, 2019

    Published Online: Apr. 15, 2020

    The Author Email: Wu Shuai (shuaiwu52@126.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.0711002

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