Low noise laser-based T-ray spectroscopy of liquids using double-modulated differential time-domain spectroscopy

Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Mickan, Samuel Peter ^a   Shvartsman, Regina ^b   Munch, Jesper ^a   Zhang, Xi Cheng ^b   Abbott, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid spectroscopy; T rays; Terahertz time domain spectroscopy (THz TDS)

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSING; LIQUID SPECTROSCOPY; T-RAYS; TERAHERTZ TIME-DOMAIN SPECTROSCOPY (THZ-TDS);

ACOUSTIC NOISE; BANDWIDTH; ERRORS; LIQUIDS; MODULATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SALTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

RADIOFREQUENCY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 4344664652     PISSN: 14644266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4266/6/8/025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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