Silicon Integrated Smart Terahertz Source Arrays for Reciprocal Imaging (SI-STAR)

该项目的主要目标是研究用于互易和压缩成像系统的THz源阵列的基本原理。这项研究建立在我们用全电子太赫兹数字光投影仪(T-DLP)进行压缩成像的初步研究基础上。在SI-STAR中，我们建议将这一广泛的研究扩展到一类新的THz源，它可以以前所未有的多样性对THz照明进行编码，以指数级提高互反和压缩传感的获取速度和质量。通过在单个可动态重新配置的集成硅源阵列片上系统中集成在一起的跨多个域(空间、时间、频率、幅度)的高级调制基础来实现该功能。该项目还旨在将这种T-DLP源阵列扩展到具有大THz照明光圈和高输出功率的多芯片系统中。这项拟议的研究旨在了解实现这种阵列的基本方法和限制，以推导出未来计算太赫兹传感和成像的理论和实验研究。

The main objective of this project is to research on the fundamentals of THz source arrays for reciprocal and compressive imaging systems. The research builds up on our preliminary investigations of compressive imaging with an all-electronic "Terahertz Digital Light Projector" (T-DLP). In SI-STAR, we propose to extend this extensive research into a new class of THz sources, which can encode THz illumination with an unprecedented diversity toexponentially improve the acquisition speed and quality of reciprocal and compressive sensing. This functionality is enabled by an advanced modulation basis across multiple domains (spatial, temporal, frequency, amplitude) integrated together in a single dynamically reconfigurable silicon integrated source array system-on-a-chip. The project further aims to scale such T-DLPs source arrays into multi-chip systems with large THz illumination apertures and high output power. The proposed research aims to understand the fundamental methods and limitations of implementing such arrays to derive future theoretical and experimental research towards computational THz sensing and imaging.