SANDIA LAB NEWS July 16, 2010 Page 5 visible/infrared world, this work represents the first steps toward reduction in size and enhanced function- ality in the THz frequency spectrum, Sandia lead researcher Mike Wanke says. The new solid-state system puts to use the so-called permit improved nondestructive testing of materials during production monitoring. Other frequencies could With investment from Sandias Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) pro- gram, the lab focused on the integration of THz QCLs Terahertz Sandia wins four R&D 100 awards in wide-ranging display of expertise and reporting are performed by a personal digital assistant. Sandia: Hongyou Fan (PI, 1815); Huimeng Wu (postdoc, 1815); UNM: Zaicheng Sun, Feng Martin: Earl Stromberg (Lockheed Martin, Aeronautics Company) Sandia: Susan Brozik, Darren Branch, Thayne Edwards, and David Wheeler (all 1714); UNM: Richard Larson, Brian Hjelle, David Brown, Pam Hall, and Marco Bisoffi Sandia team includes Todd Bauer (1746); David Stein (1726); Carlos Sanchez (1746); Rob