Optical to Terahertz Engineering (eBook)

This book highlights advances in the field of THz engineering along with limitations of radio frequency (RF) technology. All engineering applications have been designed to operate over a specific frequency or wavelength range in electromagnetic spectrum. In recent years, the unexplored domain of THz range of electromagnetic spectrum has paved the way for terahertz technology due to its nonionizing nature and sensitivity to water content. A wide range of applications with THz techniques such as terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS), biological, medical and pharmaceutical sciences, explosives inspection, information and communication technology (ICT) sector and many more, have potential to be the technology of future. Different designing aspects and evolving application areas are addressed to enrich the technical knowledge of readers. This book provides an overview of state of the art in terms of research and industrial progress in THz spectrum.

Dr. Arijit Saha received his Ph.D. (Technology) from the University College of Science & Technology, Calcutta University, in January 2013. His research interest is in optical communication, birefringent network, optical and THz signal and image processing. Prof. Saha acted as a reviewer for several reputed journals. Currently, Dr. Saha is working as a Professor in the Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering at B.P.Poddar Institute of Management & Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is a Fellow of Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) and Optical Society of India (OSI). Also, he is a life member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE).

Dr. Arindam Biswas received his M.Tech. in Radio Physics and Electronics from the University of Calcutta, India, in 2010 and Ph.D. from NIT Durgapur in 2013. He was a postdoctoral researcher at Pusan National University, South Korea, under the prestigious BK21PLUS Fellowship. He was a visiting professor at Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Japan. Currently, Dr. Biswas is working as an assistant professor in the School of Mines and Metallurgy, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal, India. His research interests are in the area of carrier transport in low-dimensional systems and electronic devices, nonlinear optical communications and THz semiconductor sources.

Dr. Kankat Ghosh has received his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in June 2018. He has around ten years of experience in research. At present, he is working as an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Jammu in India. He is a life member of the Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) and a member of IEEE. His research interest is the epitaxial growth and fabrication of optoelectronic and electronic devices.

Dr. Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay received his M. Tech. degree in Optics & Optoelectronics from Calcutta University, India in 2011 and Ph.D. (Technology) from Calcutta University in 2022. He has more than eleven years of experience in teaching and industry. At present, he is working as an assistant professor in the Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering at Global Institute of Management & Technology, India. He is a life member of the Optical Society of India (OSI). His current research field includes optical communication, birefringent networks, THz system design, satellite image processing, and integrated optics.

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This book highlights advances in the field of THz engineering along with limitations of radio frequency (RF) technology. All engineering applications have been designed to operate over a specific frequency or wavelength range in electromagnetic spectrum. In recent years, the unexplored domain of THz range of electromagnetic spectrum has paved the way for terahertz technology due to its nonionizing nature and sensitivity to water content. A wide range of applications with THz techniques such as terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS), biological, medical and pharmaceutical sciences, explosives inspection, information and communication technology (ICT) sector and many more, have potential to be the technology of future. Different designing aspects and evolving application areas are addressed to enrich the technical knowledge of readers. This book provides an overview of state of the art in terms of research and industrial progress in THz spectrum.