Direct Temporal Synthesis of Terahertz Light Fields Enabling Novel Computational Imaging

Project description

Using computational algorithms to create powerful 3D terahertz light fields

The terahertz (THz) frequency range is the last great frontier of the electromagnetic spectrum, lying above what is possible with fast electronics and below what is accessible with tuneable lasers. The manipulation of this frequency range offers the possibility to see through opaque objects in applications from materials’ characterisation to the detection of concealed explosives or drugs without the harmful radiation of X-rays. The EU-funded DIRECTS project is developing a computational approach to produce 3D THz light fields for see-through imaging, and the associated THz integrated circuits to study them.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme

Topic(s)

• ERC-2020-ADG - ERC ADVANCED GRANT

Call for proposal

ERC-2020-ADG

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Funding Scheme

ERC-ADG - Advanced Grant

Host institution

BERGISCHE UNIVERSITAET WUPPERTAL

Net EU contribution

€ 2 477 947,00

Address

Gauss-strasse 20
42119 Wuppertal
Germany

Region

Nordrhein-Westfalen › Düsseldorf › Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Other funding

€ 0,00

Beneficiaries (1)

BERGISCHE UNIVERSITAET WUPPERTAL

Germany

Net EU contribution

€ 2 477 947,00

Address

Gauss-strasse 20
42119 Wuppertal

Region

Nordrhein-Westfalen › Düsseldorf › Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Links

Other funding

€ 0,00