Integrated waveguide structure for highly sensitive THz spectroscopy of nano-liter liquids in capillary tubes

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 121, Issue , 2011, Pages 89-101

  Matvejev, V ^a   de Tandt, C ^a   Ranson, W ^a   Stiens, J ^a   Vounckx, R ^a   Mangelings, D ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY TUBES; COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; EXCITONS; LIQUIDS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; TERAHERTZ WAVES; WAVEGUIDES;

BIOLOGICAL LIQUIDS; BIOMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; EFFECTIVE INTERACTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC MODELING; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMINS; INTEGRATED SENSORS; INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDES; TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS;

TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 81355135534     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER11090102     Document Type: Article

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