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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Eric R. Mueller, West Suffield, CT (US);
Raymond Michaud, Lebanon, CT (US);
Inventors:
Eric R. Mueller, West Suffield, CT (US);
Raymond Michaud, Lebanon, CT (US);
Assignee:
Coherent, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A portal for security screening of transport passengers includes a THz trans-receiver. In one example of the portal, the trans-receiver includes a small-spot, reflective scanning arrangement including a single detector in a heterodyne receiver configuration. In another example, the trans-receiver includes a large-beam reflective scanning arrangement with the trans-receiver in a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) configuration.