Title :
The power of VNA-driven quasi-optics to sense group molecular action in condensed phase systems
Author :
Donnan, Rob ; Tian, Kun Viviana ; Bin Yang ; Chass, Gregory A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Queen Mary, Univ. of London, London, UK
Abstract :
The versatility for quasi-optical circuits, driven by modern vector network analysers, is demonstrated for the purpose of low energy (meV) coherent spectroscopy. One such example is shown applied to the curing dynamics of a non-mercury-based dental cement. This highlights the special place the methodology holds as a `soft-probe´ to reveal the time-resolved energetics of condensed phased systems as they self-organise to adopt their low energy state.
Keywords :
bioceramics; biochemistry; chemical sensors; curing; dentistry; molecular biophysics; optical sensors; self-assembly; time resolved spectra; VNA-driven quasioptical circuits; condensed phase systems; low energy coherent spectroscopy; molecular action sensing; nonmercury-based dental cement curing dynamics; self-organization; time-resolved energetics; vector network analysers; Dentistry; Educational institutions; Glass; Permittivity; Plastics; Spectroscopy; Vectors; Quasi-optical; time-resolved spectroscopy; vector network analyser;
Conference_Titel :
RF and Wireless Technologies for Biomedical and Healthcare Applications (IMWS-Bio), 2014 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5445-2
DOI :
10.1109/IMWS-BIO.2014.7032416
