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US 2016/0097718 A1Published application
TRAVELING WAVE BASED THz SIGNAL GENERATION SYSTEM and METHOD THEREOF
AssigneeWave Works, Inc.
InventorsAhmet Tekin, Ahmed Emira, Suat Utku Ay
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Abstract
TeraHertz signal generation system based on traveling-wave oscillators providing extraction of orders of magnitude higher oscillation frequencies resulting in frequency multipliers and THz transceivers that can generate, transmit and sense THz frequency signals for sensing/imaging.
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A Traveling-Wave Frequency-Shift Reflectometer [TWFSR] comprising
- a pair of symmetrical Traveling-Wave Frequency Multipliers [TWFM]s as signal sources;
- a coupling for direct coupling said pair of [TWFM]s;
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- at least a pair of symmetrical supporting back-end devices that form a pair of symmetrical transceivers for simultaneous transmission and reception of THz level signals.
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A Traveling-Wave Modulation Reflectometer [TWMR] comprising
- a Switching Traveling-Wave Frequency Multipliers [STWFM] as a signal source;
- a Branch Coupler and a pair of Differential Branch Couplers;
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- at least a pair of symmetrical supporting back-end devices that form a transceiver for simultaneous transmission and reception of THz level signals.
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A Wafer-Scale Transceiver Array for THz Sensing and Imaging comprising
- a semiconductor wafer having multiple scanning patterns, said patterns comprising regions with peripheral elements surrounding a target element;
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- wherein said elements further comprising a Traveling Wave Frequency-Shift Reflectometer [TWFSR] transceiver, or a Traveling Wave Modulation Reflectometer [TWMR] transceiver.
A method of THz image sensing and imaging comprising
- providing a Wafer-Scale Transceiver Array having regional patterns comprising regions having a central region further comprising at least one target element and peripheral regions further comprising a plurality of peripheral elements, said peripheral elements surrounding said target element;
- selecting said regions having said peripheral elements surrounding said target element;
- sensing and calibrating said regions;
- activating sequentially said regional patterns having said peripheral elements surrounding said central target;
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- repeating said activating said regional patterns at least two or more times to obtain high resolution images.
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