WMD: TERAHERTZ RADIATION: TECHNOLOGY, APPLICATIONS AND MEASUREMENT METHODS Date & Time: Monday, June 13; 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Location: Hyatt Regency C Topics & Speakers:

• Science & Technology Issues for THz Imaging, M. Rosker, DARPA Terahertz Spectroscopy of Inorganic Materials, B. Miles, Leeds University Precision Imaging and Spectroscopy at Terahertz Frequencies, E. Gerecht, NIST THz Technology and Molecular Interactions, F. D. Lucia, Ohio State University Advanced THz-Frequency Diode-based Transmitter and Receiver Technology, T. Crowe, Virginia Diode Inc. Traceability in THz, D. Adamson, R. Dudley, NPL, UK THz sources - future developments, H. Ito, Tohoku University Low loss and low dispersion guiding of THz pulses, D. Mittleman, Rice University Pharmaceutical Measurement Demands for Commercial THz systems, P. Taday, Teraview Ltd THz Remote Sensing of Biological Agents, Elliott Brown, UCSB THz Characterization of DNA and Proteins, Tatiana Globus, University of Virginia Novel Bio-Molecular Architectures for Enhanced THz Sensing, D. Woolard , U.S. ARL

  Applications of recent advances in guided wave and free space THz spectroscopy, J. Cunningham, University of Leeds

• Remote sensing applications, R. Wylde, QMC Instruments Ltd

Organizers: D. Adamson, NPL D. Woolard , US ARL/ARO R. Dudley, NPL   Sponsorship: MTT-11: Microwave Measurements MTT-4: Terahertz Technology  

In recent years there has been a resurgence in interest in the THz region and a significant amount of published work has focused on new sources and detection schemes leading to a range of new applications. The objective of this workshop will be to present a review of THz devices, measurement systems, applications and measurement issues. The workshop will include presentations from traditional users of the THz region to more recent users from the optics world. Presentations will also focus on the issues of measurement calibration and repeatability, which are becoming important with the commercialization of THz systems.