Title :
Widely frequency-tunable terahertz wave generation and spectroscopic application
Author :
Suto, K. ; Nishizawa, J.
Author_Institution :
Semicond. Res. Inst., Sendai, Japan
fDate :
27 Sept.-1 Oct. 2004
Abstract :
This paper discusses about the widely frequency-tunable THz-wave source is effective for spectroscopic analyses and THz imaging of various kinds of macromolecules like DNA-related molecules, cancers, viruses like SARS, bacteria as well as conformational changes of protein like BSE.
Keywords :
medical image processing; microwave spectrometers; molecular biophysics; submillimetre wave generation; submillimetre wave imaging; DNA; SARS; THz imaging; bacteria; cancers; frequency tunable THz wave source; frequency tunable terahertz wave generation; macromolecules; protein; spectroscopic analyses; viruses; Cancer; Fiber lasers; Optical imaging; Phonons; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Semiconductor lasers; Spectroscopy; Stimulated emission; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2004 and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2004. Conference Digest of the 2004 Joint 29th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8490-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2004.1421953
