Simon Jappe Lange

Simon Jappe Lange is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Photonics Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where he conducts research in ultrafast infrared and terahertz science. His work bridges academia and industry, with a focus on terahertz imaging, spectroscopy, and layer thickness measurements. He is the founder of Denmark’s first terahertz startup, reflecting his strong engagement with technological innovation and entrepreneurship.

His research interests span terahertz engineering, photomultiplier tubes, electric field sensing, and non-invasive biomedical detection. He actively promotes cross-disciplinary and international collaboration to accelerate advancements in terahertz technology. His work is highly applied, with real-world implications in healthcare, sustainability, and industrial monitoring.

The recent articles demonstrate a consistent trend in enhancing terahertz detection systems—particularly through the development of photomultiplier tubes and interferometric methods—while expanding applications into biomedical diagnostics such as non-invasive glucose monitoring. His publications reflect a growing influence in both engineering and biomedical optics domains.

• Correction of systematic low-frequency time delay errors in THz systems (2024)
• Development of high-sensitivity THz photomultiplier tube (2024)
• Fourier-transform THz spectroscopy using THz-PMT (2024)
• Glucose detection via THz attenuated total reflectance (2024)
• Leveraging nonlinearity in THz photomultiplier tubes (2024)

Simon Jappe Lange supervises multiple PhD students across key projects including terahertz spectroscopy for maritime coatings, confined water systems, non-invasive analyte detection, extreme-environment sensing, and novel cross-correlation systems. He has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards in the provided text. He is involved in several funded research projects, indicating active grant support.

He is affiliated with DTU’s photonics research group, where he contributes to a dynamic team advancing terahertz technologies. His lab appears to focus on experimental terahertz systems, sensor development, and spectroscopic applications, often in collaboration with other leading researchers such as P. U. Jepsen and E. J. R. Kelleher.