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Readiness verdict

Terahertz Plasmonic Focal Plane Array (THz-FPA)

A dated reading of what is claimed, reported, and independently verified in the current evidence.

As of
2026-09-22
Revision
2
Method
v1.3.0

Current reading

Readiness band and full integer triple

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

Readiness band

Watch

Primary summary from verified readiness

Confidence
89% · stale
Computed at
2026-09-22T23:27:14.984527+00:00
Claimed
48

Public ambition and stated capability

Reported
48

Observed practitioner reporting

Verified
48

Independently supported evidence

Gap
0

Claimed and verified align

Evidence strength Growing

Decision

What the current evidence supports

Human editorial judgment · 2026-09-22

Track; not yet

Why
Genuinely novel single-chip THz-FPA with a verified 1000x speed claim and 16 fps video, now with a commercialization vehicle (Lookin), but it remains a research-grade device in a costly TDS rig with unquantified NEP — no broadly adoptable artifact yet.
Next
Monitor Lookin Inc. (UCLA Jarrahi/Ozcan spinoff) for a packaged module + NEP spec, and the IEEE APS mmWave/THz track for follow-on publications, before any pilot. Battery-QC NDT is the most concrete near-term pull to track.

Constraints

Blockers

No named blocker is present in the current public projection.

Evidence summary

Derived counts

AI-assisted assembly

Total
7
Tier 1
4
Tier 2
3
Tier 3
0
Supports
4
Contradicts
0
Context
3
Latest observed
2026-01-01

Counts and dates only. Raw signals, private excerpts, trust records, and internal corpus material are not published here.

Publication record

Revisions

Revision 2

  1. 2026-07-19 Reading moved from watch to watch.
  2. 2026-09-22 Reading moved from watch to watch.

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