Abstract:
A divided prism member 12 constituting a prism member 2 having an entrance surface 3 for receiving a terahertz wave T, and an exit surface 4 for emitting the terahertz wave T from the entrance surface, comprising: a waveguide region having a partial entrance surface 13 for receiving a part of the terahertz wave T, a plurality of total reflection surfaces for totally reflecting the terahertz wave entered from the partial entrance surface 13, and a partial exit surface 14 for emitting the terahertz wave T totally reflected on the total reflection surfaces 15; wherein the plurality of total reflection surfaces comprises a first total reflection surface, 15a a second total reflection surface 15b, a third total reflection surface 15c and a fourth total reflection surface 15d.
Abstract:
A prism member having an entrance surface for arranging a terahertz-wave generator for generating a terahertz wave in response to pump light incident thereon, an arrangement part for arranging an object to be measured, an exit surface for arranging a terahertz-wave detector for detecting a correlation between the terahertz wave transmitted through the object in the arrangement part and probe light, a first optical surface for collimating or condensing the terahertz wave incident thereon from the entrance surface toward the arrangement part, and a second optical surface for condensing the terahertz wave transmitted through the arrangement part toward the exit surface, the arrangement part forms a depression adapted to be filled with a liquid incapable of dissolving the object therein.
Abstract:
A terahertz wave temporal waveform acquisition apparatus (1) includes a light source (10), a branch pant (20), a terahertz wave generation element (31), a terahertz wave detection element (32), a delay providing medium (40), a temperature adjustment unit (50), and an analysis unit (60). The delay providing medium is disposed on an optical path of a terahertz wave (L T ) from the terahertz wave generation element to the terahertz wave detection element, is formed of a material of which a refractive index for the terahertz wave depends on the temperature, and provides a delay according to the temperature to the terahertz wave. Accordingly, the terahertz wave temporal waveform acquisition apparatus which is capable of easily being miniaturized is realized.
Abstract:
In this electric field vector detection method, an electro-optic crystal (3), where a (111) surface (3a)of an optical isotropic medium is cut out, is used as a terahertz wave detection element (3). The method includes: causing polarization of probe light (La) of ultrashort pulsed light to be circular polarization (2); allowing the probe light (La) having circular polarization to enter the terahertz wave detection element (3) and probing the terahertz wave (T); modulating the probe light, having probed the terahertz wave, by a rotating analyzer (9) and detecting the modulated probe light by a photodetector (4, 4A); performing lock-in detection of a detection signal from the photodetector by a lock-in detector using a frequency based on a rotational frequency of the rotating analyzer (9) as a reference signal; and detecting an electric field vector of the terahertz wave (T) based on a detection signal from the lock-in detector.
Abstract:
An adsorption evaluation apparatus 1 includes a measurement unit 10 and an evaluation unit 20. The measurement unit 10 irradiates a porous framework being an evaluation object with a terahertz wave, and performs measurement of a refractive index or a real part of a complex permittivity of the porous framework based on the terahertz wave which interacted with the porous framework. The evaluation unit 20 performs evaluation of adsorption of a substance on the porous framework based on the refractive index or the real part of the complex permittivity of the porous framework measured by the measurement unit 10. Thus, an apparatus and a method capable of more accurately evaluating an adsorption phenomenon of a substance on a porous framework are realized.
Abstract:
A spectroscopic measurement device 1 includes: a light source unit 11 for outputting pump light La and probe light Lb; a terahertz wave generation unit 21 for generating a terahertz wave T by the input of the pump light La; a terahertz wave detection unit 23 to which the terahertz wave T and the probe light Lb are input and which modulates the probe light Lb based on a refractive index that changes due to an electro-optical effect according to the input of the terahertz wave T; and a light detection unit 13 for detecting the probe light Lb modulated by the terahertz wave detection unit 23. A main body unit 2 is configured to include the light source unit 11 and the light detection unit 13. A measurement unit 3 is configured to include the terahertz wave generation unit 21 and the terahertz wave detection unit 23. The main body unit 2 and the measurement unit 3 are optically connected to each other by a polarization maintaining fiber F.