2015-12-01
Electronic THz-spectrometer for plasmonic enhanced deep subwavelength layer detection
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We demonstrate the operation of a miniaturized all-electronic CMOS based THz spectrometer with performances comparable to that of a THz-TDS spectrometer in the frequency range 20 to 220 GHz. The use of this all-electronic THz spectrometer for detection of a thin TiO2 layer and a B. subtilis bacteria film on top of a plasmonic surface is evaluated. The detection of deeply subwavelength layers with comparable performance as a femtosecond laser based THz-TDS spectrometer is demonstrated. The size of the all-electronic spectrometer is 5 cm by 1cm. The high degree of integration of this spectrometer in combination with plasmonics enhanced sensitivity opens the way to bring THz spectroscopy to consumer applications or to the practitioner's office.
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| New York: IEEE | |
| doi.org/10.1109/EuMC.2015.7345915 | |
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Berrier, A., Schaafsma, M. C., Gómez Rivas, J., Schäfer-Eberwein, H., Haring Bolivar, P., Tripodi, L., & Matters-Kammerer, M. K. (2015). Electronic THz-spectrometer for plasmonic enhanced deep subwavelength layer detection. In 45th European Microwave Conference (EuMC), 6th - 10th September, Paris, France : Proceedings (pp. 925–928). doi:10.1109/EuMC.2015.7345915 |
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