terahertz
IPA: tɛrʌhɝts
noun
- A unit of measurement based on one trillion hertz.
- One trillion hertz, 10¹² Hz.
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Examples of "terahertz" in Sentences
- THz (1 terahertz is a million times million periods a second).
- Advance made toward communication, computing at 'terahertz' speeds
- (sub-millimeter waves or so-called terahertz waves), but applications are now appearing.
- An unused type of radiation known as terahertz radiation was also discussed at the meeting, by David Whittaker from the University of Sheffield .
- But physicists have now discovered a way to use a gallium arsenide nanodevice as a signal processor at "terahertz" speeds that could help end the bottleneck.
- Physicists in the United States and Germany have discovered a way to use a gallium arsenide nanodevice as a signal processor at "terahertz" speeds, the first time it's been used for this purpose and an important step forward in the new world of optical communication and computing.
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