Area-scan camera for terahertz holography

Terahertz technology has shown great promise in recent years with a large number of applications being demonstrated, as well improvements in detectors, sources, imaging schemes. Many of the proposed applications, however, will require compact imaging systems that have the capability to capture two- or three-dimensional images. We propose an area-scan configuration that has the potential to meet this need that could be used to generate three-dimensional images through holographic techniques. We present data that verify the feasibility of our scheme. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.