Large-scan-area sub-terahertz imaging system for nondestructive food quality inspection

摘要

A subwavelength transmission imaging system based on Bessel-Gauss beam focusing in the 140 GHz frequency band (lambda = 2.14 mm) was constructed for food quality inspection purposes. The system employed a low-cost beam source for imaging via mechanical raster scanning, and the high resolution (0.75 lambda) focusing module had an extended depth of focus (12.6 lambda) and supported a large scan area (800 x 400 mm(2), 30 min scan time). The performance of the proof-of-concept system was nondestructively investigated by using a variety of food products, such as chocolate bars, dried laver, red ginseng, and walnuts.