Terahertz Frequency Detection and Identification of Materials and Objects

Organizing Committee.- Sponsors.- Preface.- Theme 1: Terahertz Devices.- Terahertz Emission from Semiconductors Excited by Ultrafast Laser Pulses; A. Krotkus et al.-Terahertz Generation by Multiplication; J. Stake et al.- Towards Superlattice THz Amplifiers and Lasers; A. Lisauskas et al.- Tailoring the Emission of Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers; R. Green et al.- Guided Propagation of Terahertz Pulses on Metal Wires; K. Wang and D.M. Mittleman.- Superlattice and Other Negative-Differential Resistance Devices: Current Status; H. Eisele.-Theme 2: Interactions.- Molecular and Organic Interactions; A.G. Davies and E.H. Linfield .- Terahertz Beam Interactions with Amorphous Materials; M. Naftaly and R.E. Miles.- Development of Tagless Biosensors for Detecting the Presence of Pathogens; Jing-Yin Chen et al.- Theme 3: Detection and Sensing.-Improvements to Electronic Techniques for THz Spectroscopic Detection; D.W. van der Weide et al.-Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy of Crystallineand Aqueous systems; P.U. Jepson et al.- Continuous-Wave Terahertz Photomixer Systems For Real World Applications; I.S. Gregory et al.- Theme 4: Systems for Security.- Systems Requirements for A Multi-Channel THz Contraband Scanner; W.S. Truscott.- Challenges to THz Counter Terrorism & Security Related Applications; H. Cummins.- Terahertz Detection of Illegal Objects; R. Appleby et al.- THz Rays to Detect Drugs of Abuse; K. Kawase et al.-Terahertz Spectroscopy for Explosive, Pharmaceutical and Biological Sensing Applications; Hai-Bo Liu and Xi-Cheng Zhang.- Terahertz Communications: a 2020 vision; M. Koch.- Theme 5.- Applied Terahertz Science: The Technology of the Future, and Always Will Be?; M. Chamberlain.- List of Speakers.- List of participants.- Group Photograph.- Index.-