T-Ray™ 2000

Research Application Development

The T-Ray™ 2000 is ideally suited to research applications requiring spectroscopy and/or imaging capabilities from 0.02 to 3.0 THz. A sample of applications include gas, liquid, and solid spectroscopy; materials inspection; fault detection; package inspection; radar return modeling; T-Ray™ imaging; T-Ray™ tomography; semiconductor wafer inspection; reaction kinetics monitoring; medical/biological imaging research; and Homeland Security solutions.

The design of the T-Ray™ 2000 incorporates many unique innovations. The T-Ray™ 2000 is fully fiber-optic coupled for high reliability and maximum flexibility in both laboratory and industrial environments. The heart of the T-Ray™ 2000 technology is Picometrix's miniature fiber pigtailed THz module. These THz transmitter and receiver modules, which have been packaged to Telcordia telecommunication standards, are permanently aligned and hermetically sealed. By creating a rugged device which is also appropriate for OEM use, Picometrix has enabled the rapid adoption of terahertz applications from the laboratory to the factory floor. The T-Ray™ 2000 is fully computer controlled and features integrated software for spectrum and image processing.

The T-Ray™ 2000 system includes the Transmitter, Receiver, Control Box, Grating Dispersion Compensator and Computer with Software. A ~100 fs laser source capable of coupling 40 mW into the fiber, 780-850 nm, 80 MHz repetition rate is required. The T-Ray™ 2000 is a system that is turn-key and easy to use.