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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
2026-06-28
Revision
1
Method
v1.0.0

Current reading

The readiness gap, in one scan

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

Claimed
48

Public ambition and stated capability

Reported
48

Observed practitioner reporting

Verified
48

Independently supported evidence

Gap
0

Claimed minus verified

Evidence strength Growing

Decision

What the current evidence supports

Human editorial judgment · 2026-06-28

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
0
Tier 2
3
Tier 3
4
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

Initial public reading

This is the initial public reading. No earlier readiness change is recorded.

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