Saturday, March 3, 2018

Abstract-Terahertz frequency modulated continuous wave imaging advanced data processing for art painting analysis



Corinna L. Koch Dandolo, Jean-Paul Guillet, Xue Ma, Frédéric Fauquet, Marie Roux, and Patrick Mounaix

https://www.osapublishing.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-26-5-5358

Reflection terahertz frequency modulated continuous waves scanner (300 GHz) has been proficiently optimized for imaging two easel paintings of different age. The information content of the obtained THz images has been fully inspected by selecting the appropriate THz image parameter. At the same time, a new data processing has been developed for improving the level of detail held by the axial parametric THz images by means of Gaussian fit of the reflected signals. By carefully weighting the reflected signals as a function of the optical path, the reflected amplitude has been corrected for the positioning of the object surface with respect to the beam focal point. The artifact affecting the THz images recorded from an uneven painting surface have been resolved and the obtained images fairly represent to the original painting.
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