Fiber-coupled THz spectroscopy for monitoring polymeric compounding processes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6616, Issue PART 2, 2007, Pages

  Vieweg, N ^a   Krumbholz, N ^a   Hasek, T ^a   Wilk, R ^a   Bartels, V ^a   Keseberg, C ^a   Pethukov, V ^a   Mikulics, M ^a   Wetenkamp, L ^b   Koch, M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES STRALSUND   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antenna; Fiber coupled antennas; Polymer compounds; THz; THz spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL); PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; POLYMERS; SHOCK ABSORBERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; MECHANICAL DISTURBANCES; SHOCK ABSORBING OPTICAL BENCH; SPECTROSCOPIC DATA;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 36248962148     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.724884     Document Type: Conference Paper

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