Basic THz Terminologies. Physical Principles of THz Interaction with Matter. Electromagnetic Waves in Matter. THz Radiation and Elementary Excitations. Laser Basics.

THz Detectors and Sources. Ultrafast Optics. THz Emitters and Detectors based on Photoconductive Antennas. Optical Rectification. Free-space Electro-optic Sampling. Ultrabroadband Terahertz Pulses. Terahertz Radiation from Electron Accelerators. Novel Techniques for Generating Terahertz Pulses. Continuous-Wave Terahertz Sources and Detectors.

Photo mixing. Difference Frequency Generation and Parametric Amplification. Far-Infrared Gas Lasers. P-Type Germanium Lasers. Frequency Multiplication of Microwaves. Quantum Cascade Lasers. Backward Wave Oscillators.
Free-Electron Lasers.

Thermal Detectors: Bolometers, Pyroelectric Detectors, Golay Cells. Heterodyne Receivers.

Terahertz Optics. Dielectric Properties of Solids in the Terahertz Region. Materials for Terahertz Optics. Optical Components. Terahertz Waveguides. Artificial Materials at Terahertz Frequencies. Terahertz Phonon-Polaritons.

Imaging with Broadband THz Pulses. Imaging with Continuous-Wave THz Radiation. Millimeter-Wave Imaging for Security. Medical Applications of T-Ray Imaging. Concealed Objects Real-Time Imaging for Security.

Compact wireless technologies. Terahertz ultrafast wireless communications. Short distance ultra-broadband communication. THz communication for space applications.

THz Energy Harvesting – Rectification concept and technological challenges. Design and development of nano-rectennas. Fabrication and measurement techniques.