Performance analysis of resonance-based transducers in terahertz bio-chips using equivalent surface impedance model

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 22, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 1512-1514

  Neshat, Mohammad ^a   Safavi Naeini, Safieddin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bio chip; deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); resonance; surface impedance; terahertz; transducer

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACIDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC MODELING; METALLIC SURFACE; NANO LAYERS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PLANAR RESONATORS; RESONANT TRANSDUCERS; SURFACE IMPEDANCE; SURFACE IMPEDANCE MODELS; SURFACE IMPEDANCES; TERA HERTZ;

DNA; ORGANIC ACIDS; RESONANCE; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 77957573780     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2010.2065799     Document Type: Article

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