>I have not discovered a private industry source for commercially >produced component assemblies in the THz region. Just to make sure that you are aware that I come under "research institute (publicly funded)" our lab has a .ac.uk address for academic community, the same as the universities. Alan B. Pearce Space Science and Technology Department R25 Rm 1-122 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Chilton Didcot OXON OX11 OQX United Kingdom Tel +44 1235 44 6532 Fax +44 1235 44 5848 -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist