Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Study Goals and Objectives

Reasons for Doing This Study

Scope of Report

Information Sources

Methodology

Geographic Breakdown

Analyst's Credentials

Related BCC Research Reports

Chapter 2 Summary and Highlights

Chapter 3 Market and Technology Background

Chapter 4 Terahertz Imaging Systems

Chapter 5 Terahertz Spectroscopes

Chapter 6 Terahertz Sensors

Chapter 7 Terahertz Communications Systems

Chapter 8 Terahertz Computing

Chapter 9 Other Terahertz Technologies

Chapter 10 Industry Structure

Chapter 11 Government-sponsored THz Research Programs

Chapter 12 Patent Review/New Developments

Chapter 13 Company Profiles

General Description of Terahertz Radiation

THz Enabling Technologies

Types of THz Systems

Potential THz End Uses and Applications

Overall Market Size and Segmentation

Definition and General Description

Properties

History

THz Sources

THz Detectors

THz Waveguides

THz Switches, Regulators, Lenses, and Other Devices

New Materials and Technologies

Imaging Systems

Spectroscopes

Sensors

Line of Sight Travel

Limited Range

Safety

Ability to Penetrate Nonconducting Materials

Improved Image Resolution/Contrast

Absorption by Water and Other Materials

Interactions with Metal

Spectral Sensitivity

Laser Sources

Electronic Sources

Backward-wave Oscillator

Direct multiplied Sources

Photomixing

Hybrid Sources

Direct Detectors

Heterodyne Receivers

Other Technologies

Metal Wire Waveguides

Other Types of THz Waveguides

Optically Switched Metamaterial THz Switch

Organic Molecule Switching

Ballistic Deflection THz Transistor

THz Lenses, Filters and Windows

THz Isolator

Nanotube-Based THz Isolator

Metal-Insulator Electronics

Nanomaterials

Superconductors

Metamaterials

Graphene

Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS)

Optically Pumped THz Lasers

Ti-sapphire Femtosecond Laser

Quantum Cascade Lasers

Free-electron Lasers

Bolometers

Golay Cells

Pyroelectric Detectors

Semiconductor Detectors

Schottky Mixers

Superconductor-Isolator-Superconductor Mixers

Hot electron Bolometer Mixers

Semiconductor Nanowire-Based Detectors

Technologies

Manufacturers

End Uses and Applications

Markets

Active vs. Passive Systems

Type of Illumination

Technological Hurdles

Security and Public Safety

Healthcare

Manufacturing

Scientific Research

Military/Defense

Multipurpose

Security and Public Safety

Healthcare

Manufacturing

Scientific Research

Military/Defense

Multipurpose

Pulsed Systems

Continuous-Wave Systems

Power

Spatial Resolution

Signal-to-noise Ratio

Image Acquisition Speed

Scattering

Cost

Non-line-of-sight Applications

Passenger Screening

Medical Imaging

Diagnostics

Process/quality Control

Astronomy

Art and Archaeology

Target Acquisition and Identification

Land mine and IED Detection

Compact, Low-Cost THz Cameras

Passenger Screening

Biomedical Imaging

Diagnostics

Nondestructive Testing

Astronomy

Radar Imaging

Compact THz Imagers

Intraoperative Imaging

Skin Cancer Detection

Endoscopy

Clinical Dentistry

Aerospace

Pharmaceuticals

Semiconductor Wafer and Circuit Inspection and testing

Other Applications

Intraoperative Imaging

Skin Cancer Detection

Endoscopy

Clinical Dentistry

Burn Diagnosis

Technologies

End Uses and Applications

Manufacturers

Markets

Sources

Reflective vs. Transmission Detection

Detectors

Technological Hurdles

Scientific Research

Summary

Scientific Research

Slow Acquisition Speeds

Materials science

Biochemistry

Plasma Diagnostics

Art and Archaeology

Environmental and Earth Science

Technologies

Applications

Markets

THz Biochips

Moisture Detectors

Security and Public Safety

Healthcare

Manufacturing

Agriculture

Military/Defense

Security and Public Safety

Healthcare

Manufacturing

Agriculture

Military/defense

Chemical Agent Detection

Medical Diagnostics

Process/Quality Control

Measurement of Leaf and Seed Water Content

Chemical Agent Detection

Chemical Agent Detection

Medical Diagnostics

Process/Quality Control

Pathogen Detection

Measurement of package moisture content

Technologies

End Uses and Applications

Markets

Antennas

Emitters

Modulators

Filters

Satellite-to-Satellite Communications

Indoor Wireless Communications

Tactical (Military) Communications

Summary

Communications

Military/Defense

Satellite-to-Satellite Communications

Indoor wireless communications

Tactical Communications

Military satellite communications

Technologies

End Uses and Applications

Market

Waveguides

Interconnects

Transistors

Technologies

End Uses and Applications

Market

THz Pulse Technology

Cancer Therapy

Nationality

Annual Sales

Product Specialization

Commercialization

United States

Europe

Japan

Federal-level Initiatives

Individual State Initiatives

European Union

European Space Agency

Individual Governments

Department of Defense

Department of Homeland Security

Department of Energy

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Science Foundation

National Institutes of Health

Ultrafast Electronics for Terahertz Rapid Analysis in Compact Lab-on-Chip Applications (ULTRA) Project

Optically Driven Terahertz Amplifiers (OPTHER) Project

Multispectral Terahertz, Infrared, Visible Imaging and Spectroscopy (MUSIS) Project

Towards 0.5 Terahertz Silicon/Germanium Heterojunction Bipolar Technology (DOTFIVE) Project

TeraTOP

Terahertz Wireless Information Systems and Technologies (TWIST)

Germany

United Kingdom

Italy

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

U.S. Army

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Navy

Terahertz Electronics Program

Terahertz Imaging Focal-Plane Technology (TIFT) Project

Mission Adaptable Chemical Sensor (MACS) Project

Companies That Are Producing or Known to Be Developing THz Radiation-based Products

Other Companies That Are Conducting or Have Conducted THz Research and Development

AB MILLIMETRE

ACREO AB

ADVANTEST CORP.

AGILTRON

ALPES LASERS SA

APPLIED RESEARCH AND PHOTONICS INC.

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

BECKER PHOTONIK GMBH

BRIDGE12 TECHNOLOGIES INC.

BROADBAND INC.

BRUKER OPTICS INC.

CANON INC.

COHERENT INC.

DEL MAR PHOTONICS INC.

DIGITAL BARRIERS PLC

EMCORE CORP.

GENTEC-EO USA

INNOVATIVE PHOTONICS SOLUTIONS INC.

INSIGHT PRODUCT CO.

JENA OPTRONIK GMBH

LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS

LONGWAVE PHOTONICS LLC

M SQUARED LASERS LTD.

MENLO SYSTEMS GMBH

MICROTECH INSTRUMENTS INC.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP.

NOVATRANS GROUP SA

NP PHOTONICS INC.

OPHIR SPIRICON INC.

PICOMETRIX LLC

QMC INSTRUMENTS LTD.

RADIABEAM TECHNOLOGIES LLC

RAYTHEON CO.

SRI INTERNATIONAL

SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP.

SCIENCETECH INC.

SMITHS DETECTION INC.

SPECTRA-PHYSICS VIENNA

SPIRE CORP.

TELEDYNE SCIENTIFIC AND IMAGING LLC

TERAPHYSICS CORP.

TERASENSE GROUP, INC.

TERAVIEW LTD.

THOMAS KEATING LTD.

TRAYCER DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS INC.

TOCHIGI NIKON CORP.

TOPTICA PHOTONICS AG

TOSHIBA CORPORATION

UTC AEROSPACE SYSTEMS

VERISANTE TECHNOLOGY INC.

VERMONT PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

VIRGINIA DIODES INC.

ZOMEGA TERAHERTZ CORP.

Chapter 14 Appendix: Terahertz Research Programs

North America-based Organizations

Foreign-based Organizations

Asia

Europe

Argonne National Laboratory

Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Free Electron Laser Program

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Oklahoma State University (OSU) Terahertz Research Laboratory

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Center for Terahertz Research

Sandia National Laboratory

University of California (Santa Barbara) (UCSB) Institute for Terahertz Science and Technology

National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Terahertz Science and Technology Center

Osaka University Institute of Laser Engineering Division of Laser Terahertz Research

Rikagaku Kenkyusho (RIKEN) Terahertz-Wave Research Group

Aachen University Institute for Semiconductor Electronics

Braunschweig Technical University Terahertz Communication Lab

Czech Academy of Sciences Laboratory of Terahertz Spectroscopy

Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques

Leibniz Gemeinschaft/German Terahertz Center

National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics Terahertz and Low Temperature Group

Oxford University Terahertz Photonics Group

Technical University of Vienna Photonics Institute THz Group

University of Leeds Institute of Microwaves and Photonics THz Imaging Group

Communications Devices

Computers

Therapeutic Devices

Market Size

Application Segments

List of Tables

Summary Table : Global Market for Market for Terahertz Radiation Devices and Systems, by Type, Through 2027

Table 1 : Potential End Uses and Applications of THz Radiation

Table 2 : Global Market for THz Systems, by End-user Segment, Through 2027

Table 3 : Companies Manufacturing or Developing THz Imaging Devices

Table 4 : Potential THz Imaging End Uses and Applications

Table 5 : THz Nondestructive Testing Applications

Table 6 : Global Market for THz Imaging, by Application, Through 2027

Table 7 : Global Market for THz and Other Airport Security Screening Equipment, Through 2027

Table 8 : Global Market for THz Imaging Devices for Healthcare Applications, Through 2027

Table 9 : Global Market for THz Medical Imaging Devices Applications, Through 2027

Table 10 : Global Market for Intraoperative Imaging Equipment, Through 2027

Table 11 : Global Market for Intraoperative Terahertz Imaging Equipment, Through 2027

Table 12 : Global Market for Terahertz Skin Cancer Imaging Equipment, Through 2027

Table 13 : Global Market for Terahertz Endoscopes, Through 2027

Table 14 : Global Market for Terahertz Dental Caries Imaging Equipment, Through 2027

Table 15 : Global Market for Terahertz Burn Diagnostic Instruments, Through 2027

Table 16 : Global Market for Terahertz Imaging Equipment for NDT Applications, Through 2027

Table 17 : Global Market for Terahertz Astronomical Imaging Equipment, Through 2027

Table 18 : Global Market for Terahertz Military Radar Applications, Through 2027

Table 19 : Global Market for Compact, Low-cost THz Cameras, Through 2027

Table 20 : Companies Manufacturing and/or Developing THz Spectroscopes

Table 21 : Global Market for THz Spectroscopy Equipment for Scientific Research Applications, Through 2027

Table 22 : Potential THz Sensor End-uses and Applications

Table 23 : Global Market for THz Sensors, by End-user Segment, Through 2027

Table 24 : Global Security/Public Safety Market for THz Chemical Warfare Agent and Toxic Chemical Detectors, Through 2027

Table 25 : Global Market for THz Biochips used in Medical Diagnostics Applications, Through 2027

Table 26 : Global Market for THz Biochips used in Industrial Process and Quality Control, Through 2027

Table 27 : Global Market for THz Biochips used in Food Quality Testing, Through 2027

Table 28 : Global Market for THz Biochips used Measurement of Package Moisture, Through 2027

Table 29 : Global Market for THz Moisture Sensors used in Agriculture, Through 2027

Table 30 : Global Military/Defense Market for THz Chemical Warfare Agent and Toxic Chemical Detectors, Through 2027

Table 31 : Global Market for THz Communications Equipment, by End-user Segment, Through 2027

Table 32 : Global Market for THz Devices used in Civilian Communications, Through 2027

Table 33 : Global Market for THz Civilian Satellite-to-Satellite Communications, Through 2027

Table 34 : Global Market for THz Indoor Communications Equipment, Through 2027

Table 35 : Global Market for THz Communications Devices used in Military Applications, Through 2027

Table 36 : Global Market for THz Tactical Communications Equipment, Through 2027

Table 37 : Global Market for THz Military Satellite-to-Satellite Communications, Through 2027

Table 38 : Global Market for THz High-performance Computing Interconnects, Through 2027

Table 39 : Major THz IP Portfolios

List of Figures

Summary Figure : Global Market for Terahertz Radiation Devices and Systems, by Type, 2016-2027

Figure 1 : Split Ring Resonator

Figure 2 : Trends in Global Market for THz Systems, 2016-2027

Figure 3 : Global Market Shares for THz by End-user Segment, 2016-2027

Figure 4 : Trends in Global Market for THz Imaging, by Application, 2016-2027

Figure 5 : Trends in THz Imaging System Market Shares, by Application, 2016-2027

Figure 6 : Global Market Shares for Intraoperative Imaging Technologies, 2016

Figure 7 : Global Market for THz Spectroscopy Equipment for Scientific Research Applications, 2016-2027

Figure 8 : Global Market for THz Sensors, by End-user Segment, 2016-2027

Figure 9 : Global THz Sensor Market Shares, by End-user Segment, 2016-2027

Figure 10 : Global Market for THz Communications Equipment, by End-user Segment, 2016-2027

Figure 11 : Trends in THz Communications Market Shares, by End-user Segment, 2016-2027

Figure 12 : Share of Terahertz Companies, by Nationality, 2016

Figure 13 : Terahertz Companies Segmented, by Total Annual Revenues, 2016

Figure 14 : Terahertz Companies Segmented, by Type of Ownership, 2016

Figure 15 : Terahertz Companies Specializing in THz Technology vs. Companies with Other Product Lines, 2016

Figure 16 : Terahertz Companies with Commercial Product, 2016

Figure 17 : Summary of U.S. Terahertz Technology Patents and Patent Applications as of March 31, 2017

Figure 18 : U.S. Patents and Patent Applications for THz Components and Subsystems as of March 31, 2017

Figure 19 : U.S. Patents and Patent Applications for Complete THz Systems as of March 31, 2017

Figure 20 : U.S. Terahertz Technology Patents and Patent Applications by Nationality of Grantee or Applicant as of March 31, 2017

Figure 21 : U.S. Terahertz Technology Patents and Patent Applications by Type of Grantee or Applicant as of March 31, 2017