Scientific Program
Thursday, November 24 th, 2011
| 08:30 | Registration |
| 09:00 | Welcome note |
| 09:15 | THz photonics for non-destructive testing Juraj Darmo, Vienna University of Technology, Austria |
| 09:40 | Generation of up to 50 uJ THz pulses by optical rectification Luigi Bonacina, Université de Genève, Switzerland |
| 10:05 | Coffee break |
| Session I – Generation | |
| 10:40 | Femtosecond laser oscillators used for Terahertz time domain spectroscopy: Performance and progress Zhenyu Zhao, Femtolasers Produktions GmbH, Austria |
| 11:05 | High performance InGaAs/GaAsSb Terahertz quantum cascade lasers Christoph Deutsch, University of Technology Vienna, Austria |
| 11:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Antenna-coupled air-bridge structures for uncooled THz detection Andreas Ihring, Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Germany |
| Session II – Imaging | |
| 13:55 | Uncooled THz System for hidden object detection Aleksander Sesek, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 14:20 | Fast stand alone millimeter-wave imager Christian Wagner, Fraunhofer FHR, Germany |
| 14:45 | Coffee break |
| Session III – Imaging (continued) | |
| 15:15 | Terahetz time-domain imaging Norman Laman, Zomega Terahetz Corporation, USA |
| 15:40 | Polarization sensitive imaging with pulsed THz radiation Stefan Katletz, Recendt GmbH, Austria |
| 16:05 | Poster Session |
| Generation of intense broadband THz pulses Daniel Dietze, University of Technology Vienna, Austria |
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| THz spectroscopy of adhesives Michael Hermann, Fraunhofer IPM, Germany |
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| Geiger mode avalanche photodiode (G-APD) with avalanche self-quenching behaviour Chernyavskiy Evgeny, Lantiq A GmbH, Austria |
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| Analysis of terahertz quantum cascade laser optical properties using a monolithically integrated THz emitter Michael Martl, University of Technology Vienna, Austria |
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| Effect of pulse slippage on terahertz generation by two laser pulses in a rippled density magnetized plasma Magesch Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology, India |
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| DAST/GaP multilayer structure for efficient generation of few-cycle 6 THz pulses by phase-matched optical rectification Andrei G. Stephanov, Université de Genève, Switzerland |
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| Terahertz generation by nonlinear mixing of laser pulses in a clustered gas Manoj Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology, India |
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| Quasi-TEM mode of slightly curved parallel plate waveguide for THz pulse propagation Tigran Poghosyan, National Academy of Sciences, Armenia |
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| Investigation of optically injected charge carrier dynamics with THz spectroscopy Martin De Biasio, CTR AG, Austria |
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| Spectroscopic terahertz imaging for pharmaceutical applications Thomas Arnold, CTR AG, Austria |
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| 17:30 | Multi-Sensory Event |
| 19:00 | Networking Dinner |
Friday, November 25 th, 2011
| 09:00 | Counterfeit detection using THz radiation Thomas Arnold, CTR AG, Austria |
| 09:25 | Full-electronic Terahertz systems for industrial quality control Torsten Löffler, SynView GmbH, Germany |
| 09:50 | State-of-the-art in photomixer-based systems for cw-THz spectroscopy Anselm Deninger, Toptica Photonics AG, Germany |
| 10:15 | Coffee break |
| Session IV – Detection | |
| 10:45 | A self-Mixing NMOS channel-optimized detector for THz signals Anton Pletersek, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 11:10 | Dielectric properties of building and common-use materials in the low-frequency part of the Terahertz band Viatcheslav V. Meriakri, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia |
| 11:35 | Comparison of polarization-sensitive detection methods of THz radiation Michael Pfleger, Recendt GmbH, Austria |
| 12:00 | 300 GHz microbolometer double-diploe antenna for focal-plane-array imaging Leon Pavlovic, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Closing of Conference |
