Contactless Transient THz Temperature Imaging by Thermo-transmittance Technique on Semi-transparent Materials

THz waves have shown to be effective for several applications, such as security, non-destructive testing, and water content monitoring for porous materials and food products. This study aims to highlight the use of THz radiation to measure temperature variations of thin insulating materials opaque i...

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Published in:Journal of infrared, millimeter and terahertz waves millimeter and terahertz waves, 2018-11, Vol.39 (11), p.1112-1126
Main Authors: Bensalem, M., Sommier, A., Mindeguia, J. C., Batsale, J. C., Patino-Lope, Luis-David, Pradere, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classical Electrodynamics
Converters
Destructive testing
Electrical Engineering
Electronics and Microelectronics
Engineering
Engineering Sciences
Infrared cameras
Instrumentation
Insulation
Moisture content
Nondestructive testing
Polymethyl methacrylate
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Polyvinyl chloride
Porous materials
Temperature dependence
Temperature gradients
Terahertz frequencies
Thermal imaging
Transmittance
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Summary:THz waves have shown to be effective for several applications, such as security, non-destructive testing, and water content monitoring for porous materials and food products. This study aims to highlight the use of THz radiation to measure temperature variations of thin insulating materials opaque in the visible or IR range (PVC, PTFE, PMMA, and wood) by using a spectral thermo-transmittance technique. THz wave optical transmittance in materials show high sensitivity to temperature variations. The goal of this paper is to demonstrate the transient temperature gradient dependence of THz transmitted signals inside materials to develop a new contactless method for measuring temperature of thin materials semi-transparent to THz radiation. The principle is based on synchronous detection, using an infrared camera coupled with a THz to infrared thermal converter (TTC) with modulated millimeter-scale waves (2.7 mm). The results show a correlation between the transient temperature and the optical transmittance coefficient. Several types of samples semi-transparent to THz radiation are tested, and the corresponding thermo-transmittance coefficients as reported for PVC, PTFE, PMMA, and wood are respectively 0.805, 0.395, 0.640, and 1.177 K −1  m −1 .
ISSN:1866-6892
1866-6906
DOI:10.1007/s10762-018-0521-3