Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOFTime of flight measurement of ultrashort THz pulses in combination with broadband spectroscopy enable numerous applications in the field of non-destructive testing, safety engineering and tomography:
- Examination of layers in transmission/reflection: determination of thickness, homogeneity and delamination of layers and multiple-layer systems
- Examination of closed plastic containers: control of contents, level measurement
- Contactless counting of paper sheets
- Homogeneity examination of polystyrene components (for example templates for metal casting)
- 2-dimensional spectroscopy measurements of closed letters and packages to test for drugs, weapons and explosives
- THz Tomography: 3-dimensional reconstruction of components