Nondestructive terahertz imaging for aerospace applications

Douglas T. Petkie; Izaak V. Kemp; Carla Benton; Christopher Boyer; Lindsay Owens; Jason A. Deibel; Christopher D. Stoik; Matthew J. Bohn

doi:10.1117/12.830540

24 September 2009 Nondestructive terahertz imaging for aerospace applications

Douglas T. Petkie, Izaak V. Kemp, Carla Benton, Christopher Boyer, Lindsay Owens, Jason A. Deibel, Christopher D. Stoik, Matthew J. Bohn

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Proceedings Volume 7485, Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology II; 74850D (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.830540
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2009, Berlin, Germany

Abstract

The full potential of terahertz imaging systems for nondestructive aerospace imaging applications has not been realized due to the lack of data linking damage and defects to terahertz signatures coupled with the complexity of modeling the signatures. Terahertz systems (0.1 - 2.0 THz) may be ideally suited for NDI applications because of the ability of THz radiation to penetrate through substances commonly found on the surfaces of aircraft structures while maintaining the optical resolution required to detect defects. We will discuss several systems that we have used to study the signatures of a set of target samples with known defects.

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Douglas T. Petkie, Izaak V. Kemp, Carla Benton, Christopher Boyer, Lindsay Owens, Jason A. Deibel, Christopher D. Stoik, and Matthew J. Bohn "Nondestructive terahertz imaging for aerospace applications", Proc. SPIE 7485, Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology II, 74850D (24 September 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.830540

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