posted on 2023-06-09, 21:23authored byLuana OlivieriLuana Olivieri, Juan Sebastian Totero Gongora, Alessia Pasquazi, Marco Peccianti
Terahertz (THz) is an innovative form of electromagnetic radiation providing unique spectroscopy capabilities in critical fields, ranging from biology to material science and security. The limited availability of high-resolution imaging devices, however, constitutes a major limitation in this field. In this work, we tackle this challenge by proposing an innovative type of time-space nonlinear Ghost-Imaging (GI) methodology that conceptually outperforms established single-pixel imaging protocols. Our methodology combines nonlinear pattern generation with time-resolved single-pixel measurements, as enabled by the state-of-the-art Time-Domain Spectroscopy (TDS) technique. This approach is potentially applicable to any wave-domain in which the field is a measurable quantity. The full knowledge of the temporal evolution of the transmitted field enables devising a new form of full-wave reconstruction process. This gives access not only to the morphological features of the sample with deeply subwavelength resolution but also to its local spectrum (hyperspectral imaging). As a target application, we consider hyperspectral THz imaging of a disordered inhomogeneous sample.
Funding
TIMING: Time-Resolved Nonlinear Ghost Imaging; G2016; EUROPEAN UNION; 725046
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Journal
Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials and Devices XVIII