Fixed dual-thickness terahertz liquid spectroscopy using a spinning sample technique

IEEE Photonics Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 88-98

  Balakrishnan, Jegathisvaran ^a   Member, Student ^a   Fischer, Bernd M ^a,b   Abbott, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FRENCH GERMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SAINT LOUIS   (France)

Author keywords

Differential time domain spectroscopy; Double modulated dtds; T rays; Terahertz

Indexed keywords

DEBYE RELAXATION; DIFFERENTIAL TIME-DOMAIN SPECTROSCOPY; DOUBLE-MODULATED DTDS; FUNDAMENTAL LIMITATIONS; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; MECHANICAL NOISE; RAPID SWITCHING; REFERENCE SIGNALS; SAMPLE THICKNESS; SPINNING WHEELS; T-RAYS; TERAHERTZ; TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY; TIME DOMAIN SPECTROSCOPY;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF LIQUIDS; REFLECTOMETERS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 84885884388     PISSN: 19430655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2009.2027135     Document Type: Article

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