Abstract-Broadband wide-angle terahertz antenna based on the application of transformation optics to a Luneburg lens

                                                                     

Yasith Amarasinghe, Rajind Mendis, Rabi Shrestha, Hichem Guerboukha, Jochen Taiber, Martin Koch & Daniel M. Mittleman

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-84849-8

The design of antennas for terahertz systems remains a significant challenge. These antennas must provide very high gain to overcome significant free-space path loss, which limits their ability to broadcast or receive a beam over a wide angular range. To circumvent this limitation, here we describe a new device concept, based on the application of quasi-conformal transformation optics to the traditional Luneburg lens. This device offers the possibility for wide-angle beam steering and beam reception over a broad bandwidth, scalable to any frequency band in the THz range.

Abstract-Ageing Condition Determination of Bonded Joints by Terahertz Spectroscopy

Jochen Taiber, Martin Kahlmeyer, Andreas Winkel, Eva-Maria Stübling, Fatima Taleb, Mikhail Mikerov, Stefan Sommer, Stefan Böhm, Martin Koch

https://www.springerprofessional.de/en/ageing-condition-determination-of-bonded-joints-by-terahertz-spe/18206724

The understanding of ageing processes in the field of adhesion technology is of utmost importance for long-term durable bonded joints. Environmental factors such as moisture, heat and UV radiation negatively affect the characteristics of adherends, adhesives and their interfaces and thus the overall bond performance over time. However, the evaluation of the precise ageing condition of adhesive joints remains challenging by means of well-established non-destructive testing (NDT) methods like shearography or thermography. Recently, it has been shown that terahertz (THz) time-domain spectroscopy is well suited as an NDT approach to study adhesive bonds. Specialized data extraction schemes enable the contact-free determination of the refractive index and the absorption coefficient from such measurements. The presented work wants to give an overview on the developments in the application of THz spectroscopy for the ageing condition determination of bonded joints, including the correlation between THz refractive index/absorption and the physical, chemical and mechanical property changes of adherends and adhesives due to ageing, the determination of THz specific values of adhesive joints by means of a reflection setup, the suitability of peak-to-peak amplitude evaluation, and THz imaging