Range 300-3000 GHz of the electromagnetic spectrum
"T-ray" redirects here. For other uses, see T-ray (disambiguation).
"T-light" redirects here. For the candle, see tealight.
Tremendously high frequency
Frequency range
0.3 THz to 3 THz
Wavelength range
1 mm to 100 μm
Radio bands
ITU
1 (ELF)
2 (SLF)
3 (ULF)
4 (VLF)
5 (LF)
6 (MF)
7 (HF)
8 (VHF)
9 (UHF)
10 (SHF)
11 (EHF)
12 (THF)
EU / NATO / US ECM
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
IEEE
HF
VHF
UHF
L
S
C
X
Ku
K
Ka
V
W
mm
Other TV and radio
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
v
t
e
Terahertz waves lie at the far end of the infrared band, just before the start of the microwave band.
Terahertz radiation – also known as submillimeter radiation, terahertz waves, tremendously high frequency[1] (THF), T-rays, T-waves, T-light, T-lux or THz – consists of electromagnetic waves within the ITU-designated band of frequencies from 0.3 to 3 terahertz (THz),[2] although the upper boundary is somewhat arbitrary and is considered by some sources as 30 THz.[3] One terahertz is 1012 Hz or 1,000 GHz. Wavelengths of radiation in the terahertz band correspondingly range from 1 mm to 0.1 mm = 100 µm. Because terahertz radiation begins at a wavelength of around 1 millimeter and proceeds into shorter wavelengths, it is sometimes known as the submillimeter band, and its radiation as submillimeter waves, especially in astronomy. This band of electromagnetic radiation lies within the transition region between microwave and far infrared, and can be regarded as either.
Compared to lower radio frequencies, terahertz radiation is strongly absorbed by the gases of the atmosphere, and in air most of the energy is attenuated within a few meters,[4][5][6] so it is not practical for long distance terrestrial radio communication. It can penetrate thin layers of materials but is blocked by thicker objects. THz beams transmitted through materials can be used for material characterization, layer inspection, relief measurement,[7] and as a lower-energy alternative to X-rays for producing high resolution images of the interior of solid objects.[8]
Terahertz radiation occupies a middle ground where the ranges of microwaves and infrared light waves overlap, known as the "terahertz gap"; it is called a "gap" because the technology for its generation and manipulation is still in its infancy. The generation and modulation of electromagnetic waves in this frequency range ceases to be possible by the conventional electronic devices used to generate radio waves and microwaves, requiring the development of new devices and techniques.
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Coutaz, Jean-Louis; Garet, Frederic; Wallace, Vincent P. (2018). Principles of Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy: An introductory textbook. CRC Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-351-35636-7 – via Google Books.
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Petrov, Nikolay V.; Maxim S. Kulya; Anton N. Tsypkin; Victor G. Bespalov; Andrei Gorodetsky (5 April 2016). "Application of Terahertz Pulse Time-Domain Holography for Phase Imaging". IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology. 6 (3): 464–472. Bibcode:2016ITTST...6..464P. doi:10.1109/TTHZ.2016.2530938. S2CID 20563289.
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