Application of terahertz Gouy phase shift from curved surfaces for estimation of crop yield

作者:Federici John F*; Wample Robert L; Rodriguez David; Mukherjee Suman
来源:Applied Optics, 2009, 48(7): 1382-1388.
DOI:10.1364/AO.48.001382

摘要

The application of terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) and imaging to differentiate flat and curved surfaces in reflection via the THz Gouy phase shift is demonstrated. For a THz-TDS system that is aligned for reflection from a flat surface, the presence of a curved surface displaces the image focal plane from the detector plane, resulting in a Gouy phase shift. The potential of utilizing this configuration for estimating the number and size of curved objects is discussed with particular emphasis on agriculture crop yield estimates.