Bridge12 develops intelligent instruments for accelerating discovery in science and advancement of technology.
We develop high power microwave, millimeter wave and terahertz (THz) systems for applications in nuclear fusion, material processing, magnetic resonance, specifically DNP-NMR, as well as active and passive THz components and sources that find their application in science, medicine, security, and in defense.
About the name
Electromagnetic waves at THz frequencies are in the region of the electromagnetic spectrum between 0.3 and 3 THz. THz waves are safe to use because they are non-ionizing and can pass through clothing, skin, paper, cardboard and plastic, wood, plastic and ceramics. They can also penetrate fog and clouds, but cannot penetrate metal, concrete or water.
Despite numerous applications of terahertz waves, their adoption has been slow because of the limited output power of currently available sources. Solid-state THz sources can only generate a few milliwatts of average power and THz applications require expensive and complicated detection schemes. The lack of commercially available sources and detectors for this frequency region lead to the term ‘Terahertz Gap’.