Title :
Extraction of accurate optical constants in THz-TDS
Author :
Parrott, Edward P J ; Zeitler, J. Axel ; Gladden, Lynn F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. Eng. & Biotechnol., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
The effect on the optical constants of the dispersion of a material of interest within a non-absorbing matrix is investigated. Through employment of an effective medium approximation a universal approach to extracting more accurate values for the optical constants is developed.
Keywords :
optical constants; terahertz spectroscopy; non-absorbing matrix; optical constants; terahertz time-domain spectroscopy; Absorption; Biological materials; Biomedical optical imaging; Dielectric materials; Frequency; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, 2009. IRMMW-THz 2009. 34th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5416-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5417-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2009.5325626
