Terahertz (THz), Mid Infrared (MIR) and Near Infrared (NIR) Technologies for Protection of Critical Infrastructures Against Explosives and CBRN

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Pereira, M.F. - Apostolakis, Apostolos
Terahertz (THz), Mid Infrared (MIR) and Near Infrared (NIR) Technologies for Protection of Critical Infrastructures Against Explosives and CBRN.
Dordrecht: Springer Nature B.V., 2021. 285 s. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. ISBN 978-94-024-2081-4. ISSN 1874-6500
Institutional support: RVO:68378271
Keywords : physics * biophysics * QCLs * superlattices * THz * GHz * Mid Infrared * optical devices * photonics
OECD category: Optics (including laser optics and quantum optics)

Critical infrastructures are targets for terrorism and deliver a valuable vector through which the proliferation of CBRN and explosive precursors can be detected. Recent technological breakthroughs, notably in the field of near infrared (NIR), mid infrared (MIR), Terahertz (THz) and Gigahertz (GHz) sources and detectors, have led to rugged commercial devices, capable of standoff sensing a range of these dangerous substances. The key global technological bottleneck to be overcome is the current lack of integration and networking of mature detection technology into early warning systems for critical infrastructures. Thus, this book brings together complementary information connecting the research of leading teams working on critical Infrastructure protection with academic developers and industrial producers of state of the art sensors.
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