Terahertz Imaging
Terahertz waves are expected to offer a wide range of applications in various fields, from non-destructive product testing to quality checking of pharmaceutical products, blood analysis and the pathological diagnosis of cancer cells. Having the same properties as both radio waves and light, terahertz waves can easily penetrate paper and plastic, but not metal or water. Canon has developed one of the world’s most advanced terahertz wave emitters and we now aim to accelerate the visualization process and achieve higher levels of definition.