Terahertz Radiation Systems: Technologies And Global Markets

Published by: BCC Research

Published: Nov. 1, 2008 - 169 Pages

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

STUDY BACKGROUND

STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

INTENDED AUDIENCE

SCOPE OF REPORT

INFORMATION SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY

ANALYST CREDENTIALS

RELATED BCC RESEARCH REPORTS

BCC ONLINE SERVICES

DISCLAIMER

CHAPTER TWO: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

SUMMARY TABLE 1 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ RADIATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, BY TYPE OF SYSTEM, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

SUMMARY FIGURE 1 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ RADIATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, BY TYPE OF SYSTEM, 2007-2018 ($ MILLIONS)

SUMMARY TABLE 2 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ RADIATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

SUMMARY FIGURE 2 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ

RADIATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, BY APPLICATION, 2007-2018 ($ MILLIONS)

CHAPTER THREE: OVERVIEW

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF TERAHERTZ RADIATION

DEFINITION AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION

PROPERTIES

Line of Sight Travel

Limited Range

Safety

Ability to Penetrate Non-Conducting Materials

Improved Image Resolution/Contrast

Absorption by Water and Other Materials

Interactions With Metal

Spectral Sensitivity

HISTORY

THZ ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES

THZ SOURCES

Laser Sources

Optically Pumped THz Lasers

Ti:Sapphire Femtosecond Laser

Quantum Cascade Lasers

Free Electron Lasers

Electronic Sources

Backward Wave Oscillators

Direct Multiplied Sources

Photomixing

Hybrid Sources

THZ DETECTORS

Direct Detectors

Bolometers

Golay Cells

Pyroelectric Detectors

Semiconductor Detectors

Heterodyne Receivers

Schottky Mixers

Superconductor-Isolator-Superconductor Mixers

Hot Electron Bolometer Mixers

THZ WAVEGUIDES

Metal Wire Waveguide

Other Types of THz Waveguide

THZ SWITCHES, REGULATORS, LENSES AND OTHER DEVICES

Optically Switched Metamaterial THz Switch

Voltage Controlled Metamaterial THz Modulator

THz Lenses, Filters and Windows

NEW MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES

Nanomaterials

Superconductors

Metamaterials

FIGURE 1 SPLIT RING RESONATOR

Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

TYPES OF THZ SYSTEMS

IMAGING SYSTEMS

SPECTROSCOPES

SENSORS

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES

COMPUTERS

POTENTIAL THZ END USES AND APPLICATIONS

TABLE 1 POTENTIAL END USES AND APPLICATIONS OF THZ RADIATION

OVERALL MARKET SIZE AND SEGMENTATION

MARKET SIZE

TABLE 2 MARKET FOR THZ SYSTEMS BY END-USER SEGMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 2 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKET FOR THZ SYSTEMS, 2007 - 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

APPLICATION SEGMENTS

FIGURE 3 THZ MARKET SHARES BY END-USER SEGMENT, 2007 - 2018 (% OF TOTAL SALES)

FIGURE 3 (CONTINUED)

CHAPTER FOUR: THZ IMAGING SYSTEMS: TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS, AND MARKETS, 2007-2018

TECHNOLOGIES

ACTIVE VS. PASSIVE SYSTEMS

TYPE OF ILLUMINATION

Pulsed Systems

Continuous Wave Systems

TECHNOLOGICAL HURDLES

Power

Spatial Resolution

Signal-to-Noise Ratio

Image Acquisition Speed

Scattering

Cost

Non-Line-of-Sight Applications

MANUFACTURERS

TABLE 3 COMPANIES THAT MANUFACTURE OR ARE DEVELOPING TERAHERTZ IMAGING DEVICES

END USES AND APPLICATIONS

TABLE 4 POTENTIAL THZ IMAGING END USES AND APPLICATIONS

SECURITY/PUBLIC SAFETY

Passenger Screening

HEALTH CARE

Medical Imaging

Intraoperative Imaging

Skin Cancer Detection

Endoscopy

Clinical Dentistry

Diagnostics

MANUFACTURING

Process/Quality Control

TABLE 5 THZ NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING APPLICATIONS

Aerospace

Pharmaceuticals

Semiconductor Wafer and Circuit Inspection and Testing

Other Applications

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Astronomy

Art and Archaeology

MILITARY/DEFENSE

Target Acquisition and Identification

Land Mine and IED Detection

MARKETS

TABLE 6 MARKET FOR THZ IMAGING BY END USE, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 4 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ IMAGING SYSTEMS, 2007 -2018 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 5 TRENDS IN THZ IMAGING SYSTEM MARKET SHARES BY TYPE OF APPLICATION, 2007 -2018 (% OF TOTAL MARKET)

SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Passenger Screening

TABLE 7 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ AND OTHER AIRPORT SECURITY SCREENING EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

HEALTH CARE

TABLE 8 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ IMAGING DEVICES FOR HEALTH CARE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

Biomedical Imaging

TABLE 9 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ MEDICAL IMAGING APPLICATIONS, 2007-2018 ($ MILLIONS)

Intraoperative Imaging

TABLE 10 GLOBAL MARKET FOR INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGING EQUIMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 6 INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES MARKET SHARES, 2007 (PERCENT OF TOTAL INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGING EQUIPMENT SALES)

TABLE 11 GLOBAL MARKET FOR INTRAOPERATIVE TERAHERTZ IMAGING EQUIMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

Skin Cancer Detection

TABLE 12 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ SKIN CANCER IMAGING EQUIMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

Endoscopy

TABLE 13 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ ENDOSCOPES, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

Clinical Dentistry

TABLE 14 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ DENTAL CARIES IMAGING EQUIMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

Diagnostics

Burn Diagnosis

TABLE 15 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ BURN DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENTS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

MANUFACTURING

Non-Destructive Testing

TABLE 16 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ IMAGING EQUIPMENT FOR NDT APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Astronomy

FIGURE 7 ALMA THZ TELESCOPE ANTENNA COSTS (% OF TOTAL COST OF A 30M ANTENNA)

TABLE 17 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ ASTRONOMICAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

MILITARY/DEFENSE

Radar Imaging

TABLE 18 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ MILITARY RADAR APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

CHAPTER FIVE: TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPES: TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS, AND MARKETS, 2007-2018

TECHNOLOGIES

SOURCES

REFLECTIVE VS. TRANSMISSION DECTECTION

DETECTORS

TECHNOLOGICAL HURDLES

Slow Acquisition Speeds

END USES AND APPLICATIONS

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Materials Science

Biochemistry

Plasma Diagnostics

Art and Archaeology

Environmental and Earth Science

MANUFACTURERS

TABLE 19 COMPANIES THAT MANUFACTURE OR ARE DEVELOPING TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPES

MARKETS

SUMMARY

TABLE 20 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 8 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEMS, 2007-2018 ($ MILLIONS)

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

CHAPTER SIX: TERAHERTZ SENSORS: TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS, AND MARKETS, 2007-2018

TECHNOLOGIES

THZ BIOCHIPS

MOISTURE DETECTORS

APPLICATIONS

TABLE 21 POTENTIAL THZ SENSOR END USES AND APPLICATIONS

SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Chemical Agent Detection

HEALTH CARE

Medical Diagnostics

MANUFACTURING

Process/Quality Control

AGRICULTURE

Measurement of Leaf and Seed Water Content

MILITARY/DEFENCE

Chemical Agent Detection

MARKETS

TABLE 22 MARKET FOR THZ SENSORS BY END-USER SEGMENT THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 9 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ SENSORS, 2007 -2018 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 10 TRENDS IN THZ SENSOR MARKET SHARES BY ENDUSER SEGMENT, 2007-2018 (% OF TOTAL MARKET)

FIGURE 10 (CONTINUED)

SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Chemical Agent Detection

TABLE 23 GLOBAL SECURITY/PUBLIC SAFETY MARKET FOR THZ CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT AND TOXIC CHEMICAL DETECTORS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

HEALTH CARE

Medical Diagnostics

TABLE 24 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ BIOCHIPS USED IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

MANUFACTURING

Process/Quality Control

TABLE 25 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ BIOCHIPS USED IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROL, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

Pathogen Detection

TABLE 26 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ BIOCHIPS USED IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROL, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

Measurement of Package Moisture Content

TABLE 27 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ BIOCHIPS USED IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROL, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

AGRICULTURE

TABLE 28 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ MOISTURE SENSORS USED IN AGRICULTURE, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

MILITARY/DEFENCE

TABLE 29 GLOBAL MILITARY/DEFENCE MARKET FOR THZ CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT AND TOXIC CHEMICAL DETECTORS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

CHAPTER SEVEN: TERAHERTZ COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS: TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS, AND MARKETS, 2007-2018

TECHNOLOGIES

ANTENNAS

EMITTERS

MODULATORS

FILTERS

END USES AND APPPLICATIONS

SATELLITE-TO-SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

INDOOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

TACTICAL (MILITARY) COMMUNICATIONS

MARKETS

SUMMARY

TABLE 30 MARKET FOR THZ COMMUNICATONS EQUIPMENT BY END-USER SEGMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 11 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, 2007 -2018 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 12 TRENDS IN THZ COMMUNICATION MARKET SHARES BY END-USER SEGMENT, 2007-2018 (% OF TOTAL MARKET)

COMMUNICATIONS

TABLE 31 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ DEVICES USED IN CIVILIAN COMMUNICATIONS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

Satellite-to-Satellite Communications

TABLE 32 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ CIVILIAN SATELLITE-TO-SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

Indoor Wireless Communications

TABLE 33 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ INDOOR COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

MILITARY/DEFENCE

TABLE 34 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ COMMUNICATION DEVICES USED IN MILITARY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

Tactical Communications

TABLE 35 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

Military Satellite Communications

TABLE 36 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ MILITARY SATELLITE-TO-SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

CHAPTER EIGHT: TERAHERTZ COMPUTING: TECHNOLOGIES, APPLICATIONS, AND MARKETS, 2007-2018

TECHNOLOGIES

END USES AND APPLICATIONS

MARKET

TABLE 37 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THZ HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING INTERCONNECTS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

CHAPTER NINE: INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

NATIONALITY

FIGURE 13 TERAHERTZ COMPANIES BY NATIONALITY (% OF TOTAL COMPANIES)

FIGURE 13 (CONTINUED)

ANNUAL SALES

FIGURE 14 TERAHERTZ COMPANIES SEGMENTED BY TOTAL ANNUAL REVENUES (% OF ALL THZ COMPANIES)

OWNERSHIP

FIGURE 15 TERAHERTZ COMPANIES BY TYPE OF OWNERSHIP (% OF ALL THZ COMPANIES)

PRODUCT SPECIALIZATION

FIGURE 16 TERAHERTZ COMPANIES SPECIALIZING IN THZ TECHNOLOGY VS. COMPANIES WITH OTHER PRODUCT LINES (% OF ALL THZ COMPANIES)

COMMERCIALIZATION

FIGURE 17 TERAHERTZ COMPANIES WITH COMMERCIAL PRODUCT (% OF ALL THZ COMPANIES)

CHAPTER TEN: GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED THZ RESEARCH PROGRAMS

UNITED STATES

FEDERAL LEVEL INITIATIVES

Department of Defense

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

• Terahertz Imaging Focal-Plane Technology (TIFT) Project

• Mission Adaptable Chemical Sensor (MACS) Project

U.S. Army

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Navy

Department of Homeland Security

Department of Energy

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Science Foundation

Integrative, Hybrid, and Complex Systems (IHCS) Program

National Institutes of Health

INDIVIDUAL STATE INITIATIVES

EUROPE

EUROPEAN UNION

Ultra-Fast 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 Hetero-Junction Bipolar Technology (DOTFIVE) Project

European Space Agency

Individual Governments

Germany

United Kingdom

Italy

JAPAN

CHAPTER ELEVEN: PATENT ANALYSIS

FIGURE 18 SUMMARY OF U.S. TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS AS OF OCT. 8, 2008 (% OF TOTAL THZ PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS IDENTIFIED)

FIGURE 18 (CONTINUED)

FIGURE 19 U.S. PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS FOR THZ COMPONENTS AND SUBSYSTEMS AS OF OCT. 8, 2008 (% OF TOTAL THZ PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS IDENTIFIED)

FIGURE 20 U.S. PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS FOR COMPLETE THZ SYSTEMS AS OF OCT. 8, 2008 (% OF TOTAL THZ PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS IDENTIFIED)

FIGURE 20 (CONTINUED)

FIGURE 21 U.S. TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS BY NATIONALITY OF GRANTEE OR APPLICANT AS OF OCT. 8, 2008 (% OF TOTAL THZ PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS IDENTIFIED)

FIGURE 21 (CONTINUED)

FIGURE 22 U.S. TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS BY TYPE OF GRANTEE OR APPLICANT AS OF OCT. 8, 2008 (% OF TOTAL THZ PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS IDENTIFIED)

TABLE 38 MAJOR THZ IP PORTFOLIOS (NUMBER OF U.S. PATENTS/PATENT APPLICATIONS)

APPENDIX A: COMPANY PROFILES

COMPANIES THAT ARE PRODUCING OR KNOWN TO BE DEVELOPING THZ RADIATION-BASED PRODUCTS

AB MILLIMETRE

ACREO AB

ADVANTEST CORP.

ALPES LASERS SA

APPLIED RESEARCH AND PHOTONICS, INC

BAE SYSTEMS PLC

BROADBAND, INC

BRUKER OPTICS INC

CANON INC.

COHERENT, INC.

DEL MAR PHOTONICS, INC.

EMCORE CORP

FEMTOLASERS PRODUKTIONS GMBH

GOODRICH CORP

INSIGHT PRODUCT CO

INNOVATIVE PHOTONICS SOLUTIONS, INC

LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS

LOEFFLER TECHNOLOGY GMBH

M SQUARED LASERS LTD

MICROTECH INSTRUMENTS, INC.

NOVATRANS GROUP SA

NP PHOTONICS, INC.

OPHIR-SPIRICON INC

PICOMETRIX, LLC

QMC INSTRUMENTS LTD.

RADIABEAM TECHNOLOGIES LLC

RAYTHEON CO.

SARNOFF CORP.

SCIENCETECH INC.

SMITHS DETECTION, INC

SPECTRUM DETECTOR, INC.

SPIRE CORP.

TERAPHYSICS CORP

TERAVIEW LTD

THOMAS KEATING LTD.

THRUVISION LTD

TOCHIGI NIKON CORP.

TOPTICA PHOTONICS AG

TOSHIBA CORPORATION

T-RAY SCIENCE, INC

VERMONT PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

VIRGINIA DIODES, INC.

ZOMEGA TERAHERTZ CORP.

OTHER COMPANIES THAT ARE CONDUCTING OR HAVE CONDUCTED THZ RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

OTHER COMPANIES…(CONTINUED)

OTHER COMPANIES…(CONTINUED)

APPENDIX B: THZ RESEARCH PROGRAMS

NORTH AMERICA-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY

JEFFERSON NATIONAL ACCELERATOR FACILITY FREE ELECTRON LASER PROGRAM

LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY

LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY TERAHERTZ RESEARCH LABORATORY

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE CENTER FOR TERAHERTZ RESEARCH

SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORY

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (SANTA BARBARA) CENTER FOR TERAHERTZ SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO MICROWAVE AND TERAHERTZ PHOTONICS INTEGRATED SYSTEM LAB

FOREIGN-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

ASIA

Osaka University Institute of Laser Engineering Division of LaserTerahertz Research

Rikagaku Kenkyusho (RIKEN) Terahertz-Wave Research Group

EUROPE

Aachen University Institute for Semiconductor Electronics

Czech Academy of Sciences Laboratory of Terahertz Spectroscopy

Braunschweig Technical University Terahertz Communication Lab

Fraunhoer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques

Leibniz Gemeinschaft/German Teraherz Center

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

Oxford University Terahertz Photonics Group

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Terahertz Group

Technical University of Vienna Photonics Institute THZ Group

University of Leeds Institute of Microwaves and Photonics THz Imaging Group

LIST OF TABLES

SUMMARY TABLE 1 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ RADIATION

DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, BY TYPE OF SYSTEM, THROUGH 2018

($ MILLIONS)

SUMMARY TABLE 2 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ RADIATION

DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2018

($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 1 POTENTIAL END USES AND APPLICATIONS OF THZ

RADIATION

TABLE 2 MARKET FOR THZ SYSTEMS BY END-USER SEGMENT,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 3 COMPANIES THAT MANUFACTURE OR ARE DEVELOPING

TERAHERTZ IMAGING DEVICES

TABLE 4 POTENTIAL THZ IMAGING END USES AND APPLICATIONS

TABLE 5 THZ NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING APPLICATIONS

TABLE 6 MARKET FOR THZ IMAGING BY END-USE, THROUGH 2018

($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 7 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ AND OTHER AIRPORT

SECURITY SCREENING EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 8 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ IMAGING DEVICES FOR

HEALTH CARE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 9 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ MEDICAL IMAGING

APPLICATIONS, 2007-2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 10 GLOBAL MARKET FOR INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGING

EQUIMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 11 GLOBAL MARKET FOR INTRAOPERATIVE TERAHERTZ

IMAGING EQUIMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 12 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ SKIN CANCER

IMAGING EQUIMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 13 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ ENDOSCOPES,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 14 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ DENTAL CARIES

IMAGING EQUIMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 15 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ BURN DIAGNOSTIC

INSTRUMENTS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 16 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ IMAGING EQUIPMENT

FOR NDT APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 17 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ ASTRONOMICAL

IMAGING EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 18 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ MILITARY RADAR

APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 19 COMPANIES THAT MANUFACTURE OR ARE DEVELOPING

TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPES

TABLE 20 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY

EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH APPLICATIONS,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 21 POTENTIAL THZ SENSOR END USES AND APPLICATIONS

TABLE 22 MARKET FOR THZ SENSORS BY END-USER SEGMENT

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 23 GLOBAL SECURITY/PUBLIC SAFETY MARKET FOR THZ

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT AND TOXIC CHEMICAL DETECTORS,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 24 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ BIOCHIPS USED IN

MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2018

($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 25 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ BIOCHIPS USED IN

INDUSTRIAL PROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROL, THROUGH 2018

($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 26 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ BIOCHIPS USED IN

INDUSTRIAL PROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROL, THROUGH 2018

($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 27 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ BIOCHIPS USED IN

INDUSTRIAL PROCESS AND QUALITY CONTROL, THROUGH 2018

($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 28 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ MOISTURE SENSORS

USED IN AGRICULTURE, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 29 GLOBAL MILITARY/DEFENCE MARKET FOR THZ

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT AND TOXIC CHEMICAL DETECTORS,

THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 30 MARKET FOR THZ COMMUNICATONS EQUIPMENT BY

END-USER SEGMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 31 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ DEVICES USED IN

CIVILIAN COMMUNICATIONS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 32 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ CIVILIAN SATELLITETO-

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 33 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ INDOOR

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 34 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ COMMUNICATION

DEVICES USED IN MILITARY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2018

($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 35 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ TACTICAL

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 36 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ MILITARY SATELLITETO-

SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 37 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THZ HIGH PERFORMANCE

COMPUTING INTERCONNECTS, THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 38 MAJOR THZ IP PORTFOLIOS (NUMBER OF U.S.

PATENTS/PATENT APPLICATIONS)

LIST OF FIGURES

SUMMARY FIGURE 1 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ RADIATION

DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, BY TYPE OF SYSTEM, 2007-2018 ($

MILLIONS)

SUMMARY FIGURE 2 GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ RADIATION

DEVICES AND SYSTEMS, BY APPLICATION, 2007-2018 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 1 SPLIT RING RESONATOR

FIGURE 2 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKET FOR THZ SYSTEMS, 2007-

2018 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 3 THZ MARKET SHARES BY END-USER SEGMENT, 2007-2018

(% OF TOTAL SALES)

FIGURE 4 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ IMAGING

SYSTEMS, 2007-2018 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 5 TRENDS IN THZ IMAGING SYSTEM MARKET SHARES BY

TYPE OF APPLICATION, 2007-2018 (% OF TOTAL MARKET)

FIGURE 6 INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES MARKET

SHARES, 2007 (PERCENT OF TOTAL INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGING

EQUIPMENT SALES)

FIGURE 7 ALMA THZ TELESCOPE ANTENNA COSTS (% OF TOTAL

COST OF A 30M ANTENNA)

FIGURE 8 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ

SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEMS, 2007-2018 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 9 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ SENSORS,

2007-2018 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 10 TRENDS IN THZ SENSOR MARKET SHARES BY END-USER

SEGMENT, 2007-2018 (% OF TOTAL MARKET)

FIGURE 11 TRENDS IN GLOBAL MARKET FOR TERAHERTZ

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, 2007-2018 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 12 TRENDS IN THZ COMMUNICATION MARKET SHARES BY

END-USER SEGMENT, 2007-2018 (% OF TOTAL MARKET)

FIGURE 13 TERAHERTZ COMPANIES BY NATIONALITY (% OF TOTAL

COMPANIES)

FIGURE 14 TERAHERTZ COMPANIES SEGMENTED BY TOTAL

ANNUAL REVENUES (% OF ALL THZ COMPANIES)

FIGURE 15 TERAHERTZ COMPANIES BY TYPE OF OWNERSHIP (% OF

ALL THZ COMPANIES)

FIGURE 16 TERAHERTZ COMPANIES SPECIALIZING IN THZ

TECHNOLOGY VS. COMPANIES WITH OTHER PRODUCT LINES (%

OF ALL THZ COMPANIES)

FIGURE 17 TERAHERTZ COMPANIES WITH COMMERCIAL PRODUCT

(% OF ALL THZ COMPANIES)

FIGURE 18 SUMMARY OF U.S. TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY PATENTS

AND PATENT APPLICATIONS AS OF OCT. 8, 2008 (% OF TOTAL THZ

PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS IDENTIFIED)

FIGURE 19 U.S. PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS FOR THZ

COMPONENTS AND SUBSYSTEMS AS OF OCT. 8, 2008 (% OF TOTAL

THZ PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS IDENTIFIED)

FIGURE 20 U.S. PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS FOR

COMPLETE THZ SYSTEMS AS OF OCT. 8, 2008 (% OF TOTAL THZ

PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS IDENTIFIED)

FIGURE 21 U.S. TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY PATENTS AND PATENT

APPLICATIONS BY NATIONALITY OF GRANTEE OR APPLICANT AS

OF OCT. 8, 2008 (% OF TOTAL THZ PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS

IDENTIFIED)

FIGURE 22 U.S. TERAHERTZ TECHNOLOGY PATENTS AND PATENT

APPLICATIONS BY TYPE OF GRANTEE OR APPLICANT AS OF OCT.

8, 2008 (% OF TOTAL THZ PATENTS AND APPLICATIONS

IDENTIFIED)

Abstract

• Identifying the THz applications that are most likely to achieve significant commercial sales by 2018.
• 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 2018.
• Identifying companies that are well positioned to profit from these trends.

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