Design and Application of Optical System Based on Terahertz Time-of-Flight Imaging

Abstract

Using the penetration and transientness of Terahertz pulses and the photoconductive delayed detection method, the tomographic imaging of the interior of the object based on the time of flight can be realized. By comparing the transmittance of several crystals and polymers in the Terahertz band, Polymethylpentene (TPX) was selected as the material of Terahertz lens, and High Resistivity Float Zone Silicon (HRFZ-Si) as the material of beam splitter; By comparing the focal depth of normal incidence and oblique incidence optics system, the normal incidence optical system was used to realize time-of-flight imaging; Using the idea of optical-mechanical integration, the corresponding optical camera is designed according to the normal incidence optical system, and the peak-to-valley map and thickness map of the Lithium cobaltate coating of aluminum foil were obtained by time-of-flight imaging, and the defects such as complete shedding of the coating and uneven thickness were observed. The results show that the normal incidence optical system can realize Terahertz time-of-flight imaging and is applicable in the industrial nondestructive testing field.