Terahertz image gallery

It is critical for quality control and nondestructive testing to avoid the usage of ionizing radiation (X-rays) due to its detrimental effect on biological agents. This is where Terahertz imaging technology, developed and commercialized by Terasense, is extremely useful, and there are many examples of THz imaging’s useful application in the food industry.

Security applications

We all know that homeland terror knows no bounds and is currently on the rise. What’s more, terror methods are becoming more ingenious with hidden weapons and threats which are hard to detect. Security-related applications can be subdivided into two major subcategories as outlined below.

Knife hidden
in a book
Metallic stencil over
a 9-mm plywood
Gun replica hidden
in a textile cover
Metallic, plastic
and wooden rulers
Gun replica hidden
in a wooden case

Terahertz image of bag of nitrate powder in an envelop

Security applications

THz image of a dummy explosive belt — Dummy explosive belt

THz image of a hidden hand-gun — Hidden hand-gun

Terahertz security body scanner

Terahertz inspection of agricultural products


Two hazelnuts within nutshell	Terahertz image of a peanut in a nutshell (100 GHz).

Peanut within nutshell. Visual inspection fails to identify the number of nuts inside.	Terahertz image of a peanut in a nutshell (100 GHz). It clearly shows a discernable defect – a missing nuts on the left.