Detectors and Sources for THz and IR: 72 (Materials Research Foundations)

IR and THz technologies are widely used in security screening and surveillance astronomy spectroscopy biomedicine food and package inspection detection of concealed weapons vision through camouflage etc. There are increasing demands for the fast transmission of large amounts of data. THz radiation penetrates dielectric materials like plastics ceramics or cardboard allowing contact-free testing. Medical imaging technologies can provide guidance for surgeons in delimiting the margins of tumors help clinicians to visualize diseased areas etc.