Title :
THz spectroscopy of bovine serum albumin solution using the long-range guided mode supported by thin liquid films
Author :
Sczech, R. ; Bolivar, P. Haring
Author_Institution :
Inst. of High Freq. & Quantum Electron. (HQE), Univ. of Siegen, Siegen, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate THz spectroscopy of mM BSA solutions using the long-range guided mode as an alternative approach to traditional transmission and reflection concepts. The cm propagation lengths pave the way for integrating field-enhancing resonating structures.
Keywords :
liquid films; molecular biophysics; proteins; terahertz wave spectra; THz spectroscopy; bovine serum albumin solution; integrating field-enhancing resonating structures; long-range guided mode; propagation lengths; reflection property; thin liquid films; transmission property; Films; Liquids; Permittivity; Reflection; Sensitivity; Sensors; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
