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 digitated photoconductive antenna (10) to generate and/or detect terahertz radiation, the photoconductive antenna comprising a substrate (SB) made of a compound semiconductor, and comprising a plurality of digitated electrodes (DE) and two contact pads (CP) on the front face of the substrate (SB), characterized in that : - it comprises a metallization layer (ML) being made on said front surface of the substrate (SB) for said digitated electrodes (DE) and said contact pads (CP), - said digitated electrodes (DE) are equally spaced by a distance Δ, each digitated electrode being linked to another digitated electrode by a portion of said metallization layer called integrated resistance (IR) and presenting an intrinsic electrical resistance - each contact pad is linked to a respective digitated electrode by a part (MP) of said metallization layer such that said contact pads are adapted to apply a voltage across said digitated electrodes.
Abstract:
There are provided a terahertz wave spectral dispersing unit 13 for spectrally dispersing a terahertz wave to be generated from a terahertz wave generating semiconductor 12 into two waves, a terahertz wave focusing unit 14 for focusing a terahertz wave transmitted through a sample liquid film 101 and a terahertz wave transmitted through a reference liquid film 102, and a terahertz wave detecting semiconductor 15 for detecting the focused terahertz wave, and it is possible to detect the terahertz wave transmitted through the sample liquid film 101 and the terahertz wave transmitted through the reference liquid film 102 in an interference state, thereby offsetting a noise made by a stripe-shaped wave generated on the sample liquid film 101 and a noise made by a stripe-shaped wave generated on the reference liquid film 102.
Abstract:
Systems and methods may provide for an integrated miniature sensor that operates in the Terahertz region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The integrated miniature sensor may detect a remote target and operate in a non-contact, non-invasive manner. Numerous signal analysis techniques may be employed such as Doppler radar technology, absorption spectroscopy, and others when the integrated miniature sensor is used in biomedical, physiological and other settings where prolonged recording of bio-signals is needed.
Abstract:
Systems and methods may provide for an integrated miniature sensor that operates in the Terahertz region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The integrated miniature sensor may detect a remote target and operate in a non-contact, non-invasive manner. Numerous signal analysis techniques may be employed such as Doppler radar technology, absorption spectroscopy, and others when the integrated miniature sensor is used in biomedical, physiological and other settings where prolonged recording of bio-signals is needed.
Abstract:
It is an object to provide a time-domain pulsed spectroscopy apparatus in which time-domain pulsed spectroscopy of multiple samples, states thereof, and so on can be carried out easily and in a short period of time. A time-domain pulsed spectroscopy apparatus of the present invention comprises a pulsed laser light source; a splitting unit configured to split pulsed laser light from the pulsed laser light source into excitation pulsed laser light and detection pulsed laser light; a pulsed-light emitting unit; a detector; a sample holder configured to hold the sample; and sample-unit entrance and exit optical systems configured to guide the pulsed light from the pulsed-light emitting unit to the sample and to guide to the detector pulsed light reflected from or transmitted through the sample due to the irradiation; wherein the time-domain pulsed spectroscopy apparatus further comprises: at least one optical-path-length varying unit for setting a photometric range, disposed in an incident-side optical path from the splitting unit to the pulsed-light emitting unit and/or in a detection-side optical path from the splitting unit to the detector; and at least one optical delay unit for the wave form signal measurement, disposed in the incident-side optical path from the splitting unit to the pulsed-light emitting unit and/or in the detection-side optical path from the splitting unit to the detector.
Abstract:
A system for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic radiation includes a beam splitter and a transceiver. The beam splitter is configured to separate an optical pulse into a pump pulse and a probe pulse. The transceiver may include a transmitter switch and a receiver switch. The pump pulse is directed toward the transmitter switch and the probe pulse is directed towards the receiver switch. Electromagnetic radiation is emitted from the transceiver when the pump pulse strikes the transmitter switch. The electromagnetic radiation may be terahertz radiation in either a pulsed or continuous wave form.