Terahertz sources for real-world applications

太赫兹（THz）辐射是一种颠覆性技术，有望在从生物医学到反恐等领域实现革命性应用。但是，由于缺乏实用和强大的太赫兹辐射源，这些应用中的大多数尚未看到实际实施。该项目旨在利用项目团队在非线性光学方面的专业知识，开发在连续波和皮秒脉冲、准连续波状态下产生太赫兹辐射的新方法，这将补充和增强当前的技术。结果将是太赫兹源产生的频率范围、输出功率和时间特性，这些特性是科学、商业和国防部门现有和紧急应用太赫兹辐射所需的。

Terahertz (THz) radiation is a disruptive technology promising revolutionary applications in fields as far ranging as biomedicine to counter-terrorism. But most of these applications have yet to see practical implementation, due to a lack of practical and robust THz radiation sources. This project aims to leverage on the project team’s expertise in non-linear optics to develop new methods of generating THz radiation in both continuous-wave and picosecond-pulse, quasi-continuous-wave regimes, which will complement and enhance current technologies. The outcomes intend to be THz sources generating frequency range, output power and temporal characteristics required for existing and emergent applications for THz radiation in scientific, commercial and defence sectors.