Papers are solicited in the following areas: Fundamentals of Generation, Detection, and Propagation of THz Waves 

· modeling of THz sources and detectors, performance limitations, optical components and systems, gratings, waveguides, couplers, photonic crystal structures and metamaterials, photonic crystal devices and applications, single element antennas, phased array antennas, photonically driven antennas, photonic phase locked loops, MMICs, THz imaging systems. THz Detectors 

· quantum detectors, Schottky and other mixers, bolometers and other thermal detectors, THz focal plane arrays, antenna integrated detectors, heterodyne detection techniques, active and passive imaging systems. Spectroscopy 

·spectral measurement techniques 

·spectroscopic approaches and techniques 

·identification of organic and inorganic materials using THz spectroscopy. Biomedical Applications 

·DNA identification, cell abnormalities, medical imaging 

·identification of biological and chemical species 

·burn and water content analysis, tissue abnormality identification, cancer identification and screening 

·pharmaceutiques, dentistry, other medical and clinical applications. Other Applications 

·nondestructive testing 

·security and defense applications 

·THz communications, principles , instrumentation, media characteristics, wireless communications, detection systems 

·astronomy and space applications, imaging techniques. Novel Concepts and Materials for THz technology 

·new concepts, experimental procedures, and implementations 

·new fabrication processes 

·novel applications 

·integrated photonic devices 

·linear and nonlinear optical materials and devices 

·III-nitride alloys 

·organic source and modulator materials and devices.