Abstract-High-spectral-resolution terahertz imaging with a quantum-cascade laser

Till Hagelschuer, Nick Rothbart, Heiko Richter, Martin Wienold, Lutz Schrottke, Holger T. Grahn, and Heinz-Wilhelm Hübers

https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-24-13-13839

We report on a high-spectral-resolution terahertz imaging system operating with a multi-mode quantum-cascade laser (QCL), a fast scanning mirror, and a sensitive Ge:Ga detector. By tuning the frequency of the QCL, several spectra can be recorded in 1.5 s during the scan through a gas cell filled with methanol (CH3OH). These experiments yield information about the local absorption and the linewidth. Measurements with a faster frame rate of up to 3 Hz allow for the dynamic observation of CH3OH gas leaking from a terahertz-transparent tube into the evacuated cell. In addition to the relative absorption, the local pressure is mapped by exploiting the effect of pressure broadening.

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