Terahertz Radiation Systems: Technologies and Global Markets
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INTRODUCTION
STUDY BACKGROUND
Over the last hundred years or so, physicists and engineers have progressively learned to exploit new areas of the electromagnetic spectrum. Starting with visible light, they have developed technologies for generating and detecting radiation at both higher and lower frequencies.
Sandwiched between the optical on the short wavelength side and radio on the long wavelength extreme, the terahertz (THz) frequency range (also called the far infrared or submillimeter-wave region) has been the least explored and developed portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. The potential usefulness of THz radiation, with its ability to penetrate a wide range of nonconducting materials, has been known for a long time. The first images generated using THz radiation date from as far back as the 1960s.
However, practical applications of THz radiation have been longer in coming, due to the so-called "terahertz gap." The terahertz gap refers to the technologies needed to generate, channel and detect THz radiation subject to real-world constraints such as size, cost and operating temperatures. Recent developments in THz radiation sources, detectors and waveguides have started to close the terahertz gap, opening up a range of potential applications in transportation security, medical imaging, nondestructive testing and other fields.
STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
This report is an update of an earlier BCC Research report, published in 2008. The overall goals of this report include assessing the technological process that has been made toward bridging the terahertz gap and assessing the commercial potential of THz radiation devices over the next five to 10 years. Specific objectives include:
Identifying the THz applications that are most likely to achieve significant commercial sales by 2021.
Assessing any remaining barriers to their commercialization, and develop quantitative estimates of potential sales.
Analyzing promising THz applications in the context of user needs and competing technologies.
Developing quantitative market projections through 2021.
Identifying companies that are well positioned to profit from these trends.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
This report is intended especially for marketing executives, entrepreneurs, investors, venture capitalists and other readers with a need to know where the emerging market for THz radiation devices is headed over the next 10 years. Although the report is organized around specific technologies, it is largely nontechnical in nature and coverage. That is, it is concerned less with theory and jargon than with what works, how much of the latter the market is likely to purchase and at what price.
The report has not been written specifically for scientists and technologists. However, the report's findings concerning the market for their work, including the availability of government and corporate research funding for different technologies and applications, should interest them as well.
SCOPE AND FORMAT
The report addresses the emerging global market for THz radiation devices, including the classes of devices listed below.
Imaging devices.
Spectroscopes.
Other sensors.
Communications devices.
Computing devices.
The study format includes the following major elements:
Executive summary.
Definitions.
General properties of THz radiation.
Historical milestones in the development of THz radiation devices.
Emerging and developmental THz radiation technologies and applications that have the greatest commercial potential through 2016.
Detailed market estimates and projections for each technology and application during the period 2010 to 2016.
General assessment of expected market trends in the longer term (2016 to 2021).
Industry structure.
Patent analysis.
INFORMATION SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY
Projecting the market for emerging technologies, whose commercial potential has not yet been proven, is a challenging task. This is nowhere truer than the THz radiation field, which may help to explain why many analysts focus on supply-side technology assessments.
However, BCC's objective in this report is to provide not just a technology assessment but also an initial commercial assessment of the potential commercial market for THz devices. To accomplish this objective, BCC used a multiphase approach to identify the technologies with the greatest commercial potential and quantify the related markets.
In the first phase of the analysis, BCC identified a long list of THz technologies and applications, including those that are still under development. In the second phase, BCC eliminated those applications that appear to have little likelihood of making it into commercial use in the next five to 10 years, through a literature review and interviews with industry sources. The result of phase two was a short list of THz technologies with the greatest commercial potential over the time period covered by this report.
The third phase focused on quantifying the potential market for each short-listed THz technology, by application, and identifying the main prerequisites for commercial success. Phase three actually had two phases: 1) development of near- to midterm (2011 to 2016) projections and 2) development of longer-term (2016 to 2021) projections.
The development of such long-term projections is a departure from the usual BCC report format, necessitated by the long time frame for commercialization of many of the technologies analyzed in this report. Obviously, the projections for the out-years beyond 2016 are more tentative than the projections for 2011 to 2016.
The specific assumptions and approach BCC used to develop the projections (both near/midterm and long term) for each THz technology and application are documented in detail under the various segments addressed. This way, readers can see how the market estimates were developed and, if they so desire, test the impact on the final numbers of changing the underlying assumptions.
One of the approaches used by BCC deserves special mention here. Particularly in the case of THz applications that are still under development, BCC used the sales performance of non-THz application that share some of the same functions or other characteristics with the respective THz applications as a benchmark for assessing the latter's sales potential.
ANALYST CREDENTIALS
Andrew McWilliams, the author of this report, is a partner in the Boston-based international technology and marketing consulting firm, 43rd Parallel LLC. In addition to the previous edition of this report, he is the author of a number of other BCC Research market opportunity reports on emerging technologies, including the following: AVM067B Metamaterials: Technologies and Global Markets; AVM038D Advanced Structural Carbon Products: Fibers, Foams and Composites; AVM023D Smart Materials and Their Applications: Technologies and Global Markets; AVM050B Smart and Interactive Textiles; AVM066B Superconductors: Technologies and Global Markets; IFT061A Enabling Technologies for High-Performance Computing; IFT066A Printed Electronics: The Global Market; and NAN031D Nanotechnology: A Realistic Market Assessment.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1
STUDY BACKGROUND 1
STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 1
INTENDED AUDIENCE 2
SCOPE AND FORMAT 2
INFORMATION SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY 3
ANALYST CREDENTIALS 4
RELATED BCC RESEARCH REPORTS 4
BCC ONLINE SERVICES 4
DISCLAIMER 5
CHAPTER TWO: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6
SUMMARY TABLE 1 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ
RADIATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, BY TYPE OF SYSTEM,
THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 6
SUMMARY FIGURE 1 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ
RADIATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, BY TYPE OF SYSTEM,
THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 7
SUMMARY TABLE 2 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ
RADIATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, BY APPLICATION,
THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 7
SUMMARY FIGURE 2 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ
RADIATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, BY APPLICATION,
THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 8
CHAPTER THREE: OVERVIEW 9
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF TERAHERTZ RADIATION 9
DEFINITION AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION 9
PROPERTIES 9
Line of Sight Travel 10
Limited Range 10
Safety 10
Ability to Penetrate Nonconducting Materials 11
Improved Image Resolution/Contrast 11
Absorption by Water and Other Materials 11
Interactions with Metal 12
Spectral Sensitivity 12
HISTORY 13
THZ ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES 14
THZ SOURCES 15
Laser Sources 15
Optically Pumped THz Lasers 15
Ti:Sapphire Femtosecond Laser 16
Quantum Cascade Lasers 16
Free-Electron Lasers 17
Electronic Sources 18
Backward-Wave Oscillators 18
Direct Multiplied Sources 18
Photomixing 19
Hybrid Sources 19
THZ DETECTORS 19
Direct Detectors 20
Bolometers 20
Golay Cells 20
Pyroelectric Detectors 21
Semiconductor Detectors 21
Heterodyne Receivers 22
Schottky Mixers 22
Superconductor-Isolator-Superconductor Mixers 22
Hot Electron Bolometer Mixers 23
THZ WAVEGUIDES 23
Metal Wire Waveguide 23
Other Types of THz Waveguide 24
THZ SWITCHES, REGULATORS, LENSES AND OTHER
DEVICES 24
Optically Switched Metamaterial THz Switch 24
Organic Molecule Switching 25
Voltage Controlled Metamaterial THz Modulator 25
Ballistic Deflection THz Transistor 25
THz Lenses, Filters and Windows 25
NEW MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES 26
Nanomaterials 26
Superconductors 27
Metamaterials 27
FIGURE 1 SPLIT RING RESONATOR 28
Graphene 29
Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) 30
TYPES OF THZ SYSTEMS 31
IMAGING SYSTEMS 32
SPECTROSCOPES 32
SENSORS 32
COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES 33
COMPUTERS 33
POTENTIAL THZ END USES AND APPLICATIONS 33
TABLE 1 POTENTIAL END USES AND APPLICATIONS OF THZ
RADIATION 34
OVERALL MARKET SIZE AND SEGMENTATION 34
MARKET SIZE 34
FIGURE 2 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKET FOR THZ SYSTEMS, 2010–
2021 ($ MILLIONS) 35
APPLICATION SEGMENTS 35
TABLE 2 MARKET FOR THZ SYSTEMS BY END-USER SEGMENT,
THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 35
FIGURE 3 THZ MARKET SHARES BY END-USER SEGMENT, 2010–
2021 (% OF TOTAL SALES) 36
FIGURE 3 (CONTINUED) 37
CHAPTER FOUR: THZ IMAGING SYSTEMS: TECHNOLOGIES,
APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS, 2010–2021 38
TECHNOLOGIES 38
ACTIVE VS PASSIVE SYSTEMS 38
TYPE OF ILLUMINATION 38
Pulsed Systems 39
Continuous-Wave Systems 39
TECHNOLOGICAL HURDLES 40
Power 40
Spatial Resolution 40
Signal-to-Noise Ratio 41
Image Acquisition Speed 41
Scattering 42
Cost 42
Non-Line-of-Sight Applications 42
MANUFACTURERS 43
TABLE 3 COMPANIES THAT MANUFACTURE OR ARE DEVELOPING
TERAHERTZ IMAGING DEVICES 44
END USES AND APPLICATIONS 44
TABLE 4 POTENTIAL THZ IMAGING END USES AND
APPLICATIONS 45
SECURITY/PUBLIC SAFETY 45
Passenger Screening 45
HEALTHCARE 46
Medical Imaging 46
Intraoperative Imaging 47
Skin Cancer Detection 48
Endoscopy 48
Clinical Dentistry 48
Diagnostics 49
MANUFACTURING 49
Process/Quality Control 49
TABLE 5 THZ NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING APPLICATIONS 49
Aerospace 49
Pharmaceuticals 50
Semiconductor Wafer and Circuit Inspection and
Testing 50
Other Applications 51
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 51
Astronomy 51
Art and Archaeology 52
MILITARY/DEFENSE 52
Target Acquisition and Identification 52
Land Mine and IED Detection 53
MARKETS 53
TABLE 6 MARKET FOR THZ IMAGING BY END-USE, 2010–2021 ($
MILLIONS) 53
FIGURE 4 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ
IMAGING SYSTEMS, 2010–2021 ($ MILLIONS) 54
FIGURE 5 TRENDS IN THZ IMAGING SYSTEM MARKET SHARES BY
TYPE OF APPLICATION, 2010–2021 (% OF TOTAL MARKET) 55
SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY 55
Passenger Screening 55
TABLE 7 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ AND OTHER AIRPORT
SECURITY SCREENING EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2021 ($
MILLIONS) 56
HEALTHCARE 57
TABLE 8 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ IMAGING DEVICES
FOR HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2021 ($
MILLIONS) 57
Biomedical Imaging 57
TABLE 9 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ MEDICAL IMAGING
APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 58
Intraoperative Imaging 58
TABLE 10 GLOBAL MARKET FOR INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGING
EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 58
FIGURE 6 INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES MARKET
SHARES, 2010 (PERCENT OF TOTAL INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGING
EQUIPMENT SALES) 59
TABLE 11 MARKET FOR INTRAOPERATIVE TERAHERTZ IMAGING
EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 60
Skin Cancer Detection 60
TABLE 12 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ SKIN CANCER
IMAGING EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 60
Endoscopy 61
TABLE 13 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ ENDOSCOPES,
THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 61
Clinical Dentistry 61
TABLE 14 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ DENTAL CARIES
IMAGING EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 62
Diagnostics 62
Burn Diagnosis 62
TABLE 15 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ BURN DIAGNOSTIC
INSTRUMENTS, THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 63
MANUFACTURING 63
Nondestructive Testing 63
TABLE 16 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ IMAGING
EQUIPMENT FOR NDT APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2021 ($
MILLIONS) 64
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 64
Astronomy 64
FIGURE 7 ALMA THZ TELESCOPE ANTENNA COSTS (% OF TOTAL
COST OF A 30M ANTENNA) 65
TABLE 17 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ ASTRONOMICAL
IMAGING EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 66
MILITARY/DEFENSE 66
Radar Imaging 66
TABLE 18 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ MILITARY RADAR
APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 67
CHAPTER FIVE: TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPES: TECHNOLOGIES,
APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS, 2010–2021 68
TECHNOLOGIES 68
SOURCES 68
REFLECTIVE VS TRANSMISSION DETECTION 69
DETECTORS 69
TECHNOLOGICAL HURDLES 69
Slow Acquisition Speeds 69
END USES AND APPLICATIONS 70
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 70
Materials Science 70
Biochemistry 70
Plasma Diagnostics 71
Art and Archaeology 71
Environmental and Earth Science 72
MANUFACTURERS 72
TABLE 19 COMPANIES THAT MANUFACTURE OR ARE
DEVELOPING TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPES 72
TABLE 19 (CONTINUED) 73
MARKETS 73
SUMMARY 73
FIGURE 8 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ
SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEMS, 2010–2021 ($ MILLIONS) 74
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 74
TABLE 20 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY
EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH APPLICATIONS,
THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 74
CHAPTER SIX: TERAHERTZ SENSORS: TECHNOLOGIES,
APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS, 2010–2021 75
TECHNOLOGIES 75
THZ BIOCHIPS 75
MOISTURE DETECTORS 75
APPLICATIONS 76
TABLE 21 POTENTIAL THZ SENSOR END USES AND
APPLICATIONS 76
SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY 76
Chemical Agent Detection 76
HEALTHCARE 76
Medical Diagnostics 76
MANUFACTURING 77
Process/Quality Control 77
AGRICULTURE 77
Measurement of Leaf and Seed Water Content 77
MILITARY/DEFENSE 78
Chemical Agent Detection 78
MARKETS 78
TABLE 22 MARKET FOR THZ SENSORS BY END-USER SEGMENT
THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 78
FIGURE 9 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ
SENSORS, 2010–2021 ($ MILLIONS) 79
FIGURE 10 TRENDS IN THZ SENSOR MARKET SHARES BY ENDUSER
SEGMENT, 2010–2021 (% OF TOTAL MARKET) 80
SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY 80
Chemical Agent Detection 80
TABLE 23 GLOBAL SECURITY/PUBLIC SAFETY MARKET FOR THZ
CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT AND TOXIC CHEMICAL
DETECTORS, THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 81
HEALTHCARE 81
Medical Diagnostics 81
TABLE 24 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ BIOCHIPS USED IN
MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2021 ($
MILLIONS) 82
MANUFACTURING 82
Process/Quality Control 82
TABLE 25 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ BIOCHIPS USED IN
INDUSTRIAL PROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROL, THROUGH
2021 ($ MILLIONS) 83
Pathogen Detection 83
TABLE 26 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ BIOCHIPS USED IN
INDUSTRIAL PROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROL, THROUGH
2021 ($ MILLIONS) 83
Measurement of Package Moisture Content 84
TABLE 27 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ BIOCHIPS USED IN
INDUSTRIAL PROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROL, THROUGH
2021 ($ MILLIONS) 84
AGRICULTURE 84
TABLE 28 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ MOISTURE
SENSORS USED IN AGRICULTURE, THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 84
MILITARY/DEFENSE 85
TABLE 29 GLOBAL MILITARY/DEFENSE MARKET FOR THZ
CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT AND TOXIC CHEMICAL
DETECTORS, THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 85
CHAPTER SEVEN: TERAHERTZ COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS:
TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS, 2010–2021 86
TECHNOLOGIES 86
ANTENNAS 86
EMITTERS 87
MODULATORS 88
FILTERS 89
END USES AND APPLICATIONS 90
SATELLITE-TO-SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 90
INDOOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 91
TACTICAL (MILITARY) COMMUNICATIONS 91
MARKETS 91
SUMMARY 91
TABLE 30 MARKET FOR THZ COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT BY
END-USER SEGMENT, THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 92
FIGURE 11 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, 2010–2021 ($ MILLIONS) 92
FIGURE 12 TRENDS IN THZ COMMUNICATION MARKET SHARES
BY END-USER SEGMENT, 2010–2021 (% OF TOTAL MARKET) 93
COMMUNICATIONS 93
TABLE 31 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ DEVICES USED IN
CIVILIAN COMMUNICATIONS, THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 94
Satellite-to-Satellite Communications 94
TABLE 32 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ CIVILIAN
SATELLITE-TO-SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, THROUGH 2021
($ MILLIONS) 95
Indoor Wireless Communications 95
TABLE 33 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ INDOOR
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 96
MILITARY/DEFENSE 96
TABLE 34 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ COMMUNICATION
DEVICES USED IN MILITARY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2021 ($
MILLIONS) 97
Tactical Communications 97
TABLE 35 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ TACTICAL
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS) 98
Military Satellite Communications 98
TABLE 36 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ MILITARY
SATELLITE-TO-SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, THROUGH 2021
($ MILLIONS) 98
CHAPTER EIGHT: TERAHERTZ COMPUTING: TECHNOLOGIES,
APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS, 2010–2021 99
TECHNOLOGIES 99
END USES AND APPLICATIONS 100
MARKET 100
TABLE 37 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THZ HIGH PERFORMANCE
COMPUTING INTERCONNECTS, THROUGH 2021 ($ MILLIONS/%) 101
CHAPTER NINE: INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 102
NATIONALITY 102
FIGURE 13 TERAHERTZ COMPANIES BY COUNTRY (% OF TOTAL
COMPANIES) 102
FIGURE 13 (CONTINUED) 103
ANNUAL SALES 103
FIGURE 14 TERAHERTZ COMPANIES SEGMENTED BY TOTAL
ANNUAL REVENUES (% OF ALL THZ COMPANIES) 104
FIGURE 15 TERAHERTZ COMPANIES BY TYPE OF OWNERSHIP (%
OF ALL THZ COMPANIES) 105
PRODUCT SPECIALIZATION 105
FIGURE 16 TERAHERTZ COMPANIES SPECIALIZING IN THZ
TECHNOLOGY VS COMPANIES WITH OTHER PRODUCT LINES
(% OF ALL THZ COMPANIES) 106
COMMERCIALIZATION 106
FIGURE 17 TERAHERTZ COMPANIES WITH COMMERCIAL
PRODUCT (% OF ALL THZ COMPANIES) 107
CHAPTER TEN: GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED THZ RESEARCH
PROGRAMS 108
UNITED STATES 108
FEDERAL LEVEL INITIATIVES 108
Department of Defense 109
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 109
Terahertz Electronics Program 109
Terahertz Imaging Focal-Plane Technology (TIFT) Project 109
Mission Adaptable Chemical Sensor (MACS) Project 110
U S Army 110
U S Air Force 110
U S Navy 111
Department of Homeland Security 111
Department of Energy 112
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 112
National Science Foundation 113
Integrative, Hybrid and Complex Systems (IHCS)
Program 113
National Institutes of Health 113
INDIVIDUAL STATE INITIATIVES 113
EUROPE 114
EUROPEAN UNION 114
Ultrafast Electronics for Terahertz Rapid Analysis in
Compact Lab-on-Chip Applications (ULTRA) Project 114
Optically Driven Terahertz Amplifiers (OPTHER) Project 115
Multispectral Terahertz, Infrared, Visible Imaging and
Spectroscopy (MUSIS) Project 115
Towards 0 5 Terahertz Silicon/Germanium Hetero-
Junction Bipolar Technology (DOTFIVE) Project 116
TeraTOP 117
EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY 117
INDIVIDUAL GOVERNMENTS 118
Germany 118
United Kingdom 118
Italy 119
JAPAN 119
APPENDIX A: COMPANY PROFILES 120
COMPANIES THAT ARE PRODUCING OR KNOWN TO BE
DEVELOPING THZ RADIATION-BASED PRODUCTS 120
AB MILLIMETRE 120
ACREO AB 120
ADVANTEST CORP 121
AGILTRON 121
ALPES LASERS SA 121
APPLIED RESEARCH AND PHOTONICS INC 121
BAE SYSTEMS PLC 122
BROADBAND INC 122
BRUKER OPTICS INC 122
CANON INC 123
COHERENT INC 123
DEL MAR PHOTONICS INC 123
EMCORE CORP 124
FEMTOLASERS PRODUKTIONS GMBH 124
GOODRICH CORP 124
INSIGHT PRODUCT CO 125
INNOVATIVE PHOTONICS SOLUTIONS INC 125
INSIGHT PRODUCT CO 125
JENA OPTRONIK GMBH 126
LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS 126
LONGWAVE PHOTONICS LLC 126
M SQUARED LASERS LTD 127
MICROTECH INSTRUMENTS INC 127
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 127
NOVATRANS GROUP SA 128
NP PHOTONICS INC 128
OPHIR-SPIRICON INC 129
PICOMETRIX LLC 129
QMC INSTRUMENTS LTD 129
RADIABEAM TECHNOLOGIES LLC 130
RAYTHEON CO 130
SARNOFF CORP 130
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP 131
SCIENCETECH INC 131
SMITHS DETECTION INC 131
SPECTRUM DETECTOR INC 132
SPIRE CORP 132
SYNVIEW GMBH 133
TELEDYNE SCIENTIFIC AND IMAGING LLC 133
TERAPHYSICS CORP 133
TERASENSE DEVELOPMENT LABS LLC 134
TERAVIEW LTD 134
THOMAS KEATING LTD 135
TRAYCER DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS INC 135
THRUVISION LTD 135
TOCHIGI NIKON CORP 136
TOPTICA PHOTONICS AG 136
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 137
VERISANTE TECHNOLOGY INC 137
VERMONT PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP 138
VIRGINIA DIODES INC 138
ZOMEGA TERAHERTZ CORP 138
OTHER COMPANIES THAT ARE CONDUCTING OR HAVE
CONDUCTED THZ RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 139
OTHER COMPANIES THAT ARE…(CONTINUED) 140
APPENDIX B: THZ RESEARCH PROGRAMS 141
NORTH-AMERICA-BASED ORGANIZATIONS 141
ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY 141
JEFFERSON NATIONAL ACCELERATOR FACILITY FREE
ELECTRON LASER PROGRAM 142
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY 142
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY 142
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU) TERAHERTZ
RESEARCH LABORATORY 143
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (RPI) CENTER
FOR TERAHERTZ RESEARCH 143
SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORY 144
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (SANTA BARBARA) (UCSB)
CENTER FOR TERAHERTZ SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY 144
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO MICROWAVE AND
TERAHERTZ PHOTONICS INTEGRATED SYSTEM LAB 145
FOREIGN-BASED ORGANIZATIONS 145
ASIA 145
National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Terahertz
Science and Technology Center 145
Osaka University Institute of Laser Engineering Division
of LaserTerahertz Research 146
Rikagaku Kenkyusho (RIKEN) Terahertz-Wave Research
Group 146
EUROPE 147
Aachen University Institute for Semiconductor
Electronics 147
Czech Academy of Sciences Laboratory of Terahertz
Spectroscopy 147
Braunschweig Technical University Terahertz
Communication Lab 147
Fraunhoer Institute for Physical Measurement
Techniques 148
Leibniz Gemeinschaft/German Teraherz Center 148
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics
Terahertz and Low Temperature Group 148
Oxford University Terahertz Photonics Group 149
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Terahertz Group 149
Technical University of Vienna Photonics Institute THz
Group 150
University of Leeds Institute of Microwaves and
Photonics THz Imaging Group 150
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APPENDIX C: PATENT ANALYSIS 152
FIGURE 18 SUMMARY OF U S TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY
PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS AS OF DEC 31, 2011 (%
OF TOTAL THZ PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS IDENTIFIED) 153
FIGURE 19 U S PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS FOR THZ
COMPONENTS AND SUBSYSTEMS AS OF DEC 31, 2011 (% OF
TOTAL THZ PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS IDENTIFIED) 154
FIGURE 19 (CONTINUED) 155
FIGURE 20 U S PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS FOR
COMPLETE THZ SYSTEMS AS OF DEC 31, 2011 (% OF TOTAL
THZ PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS IDENTIFIED) 156
FIGURE 21 U S TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY PATENTS AND PATENT
APPLICATIONS BY COUNTRY OF GRANTEE OR APPLICANT AS
OF DEC 31, 2011 (% OF TOTAL THZ PATENTS AND
APPLICATIONS IDENTIFIED) 157
FIGURE 21 (CONTINUED) 158
FIGURE 22 U S TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY PATENTS AND PATENT
APPLICATIONS BY TYPE OF GRANTEE OR APPLICANT AS OF
DEC 31, 2011 (% OF TOTAL THZ PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS
IDENTIFIED) 158
FIGURE 22 (CONTINUED) 159
TABLE 38 MAJOR THZ IP PORTFOLIOS (NUMBER OF U S
PATENTS/PATENT APPLICATIONS) 160
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