Tiny terahertz laser could be used for imaging, chemical detection

Tiny terahertz laser could be used for imaging, chemical detection 08/16/2017 12:47 PM EDT For more than 20 years, Qing Hu, a distinguished professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his group have been working on sources of terahertz radiation that can be etched onto microchips. In the latest issue of Nature Photonics, members of Hu's group and colleagues at Sandia National Laboratories and the University of Toronto describe a novel design that boosts the power output of chip-mounted terahertz lasers. Full story at http://news.mit.edu/2017/tiny-terahertz-laser-imaging-chemical-detection-0808 Source Massachusetts Institute of Technology This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111