Physics and Applications of Terahertz Radiation, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Springer Series in Optical Sciences Series, Vol. 173

This book covers the latest advances in the techniques employed to manage the THz radiation and its potential uses. It has been subdivided in three sections: THz Detectors, THz Sources, Systems and Applications. These three sections will allow the reader to be introduced in a logical way to the physics problems of sensing and generation of the terahertz radiation, the implementation of these devices into systems including other components and finally the exploitation of the equipment for real applications in some different field. All of the sections and chapters can be individually addressed in order to deepen the understanding of a single topic without the need to read the whole book.

The THz Detectors section will address the latest developments in detection devices based on three different physical principles: photodetection, thermal power detection, rectification.

The THz Sources section will describe three completely different generation methods, operating in threeseparate scales: quantum cascade lasers, free electron lasers and non-linear optical generation.

The Systems and Applications section will take care of introducing many of the aspects needed to move from a device to an equipment perspective: control of terahertz radiation, its use in imaging or in spectroscopy, potential uses in security, and will address also safety issues.

The text book is at a level appropriate to graduate level courses up to researchers in the field who require a reference book covering all aspects of terahertz technology.

THz Detectors.- 1 Quantum Well Photodetectors; Fabrizio Castellano.- 2 Bolometric Detectors; François Simoens.- 3 Terahertz Plasma Field-Effect Transistors; Wojciech Knap, Dominique Coquillat, Nina Dyakonova, Dmitry But, Taiichi Otsuji and Frederic Teppe.- THz Sources.- 4 Quantum Cascade Lasers; Douglas Paul.- 5 Relativistic Electrons Based Sources; Andrea Doria.- 6 Non-linear Optical Generation; Graeme Malcolm, David A. Walsh, Marc Chateauneuf.- Systems and Applications.- 7 THz Control with Metamaterials; David R. S. Cumming, Timothy D. Drysdale, James P. Grant.- 8 Time Domain Spectroscopy; Jean-François Roux, Frederic Garet, Jean-Louis Coutaz.- 9 Security and Safety; Roger Appleby, Martyn Chamberlain.

Matteo Perenzoni received the Laurea degree in Electronics Engineering from the University of Padua, Padua, Italy, in 2002. In 2002, he was with the University of Padua, working on the design of integrated circuit for analog channel decoders. Since January 2004, he has been with the Center for Materials and Microsystems of the Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK-CMM), Trento, Italy, as a Researcher working in the Smart Optical Sensors and Interfaces research unit. He is in charge of the research line taking care of readout circuits and interfaces for X-ray, infrared and THz sensors. He collaborates on teaching courses of electronics and sensors for the ICT Doctoral School, Trento. He has been Director of 6^th Optoelectronics and Photonics Winter School – Physics and Applications of T-Rays. He is reviewer for several scientific journals on integrated circuits and sensors. His research interests include the design of advanced vision sensors for X-ray, visible, infrared, andterahertz wavelengths, as well as modeling and optimization of analog integrated circuits.