Title :
Characterization of liquid water containing bio-molecules using micro-strip-line THz sensors
Author :
Ohkubo, T. ; Kitagawa, J. ; Kadoya, Y.
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Adv. Sci. of Matter, Hiroshima Univ., Higashi-Hiroshima
Abstract :
Micro-strip-line-based THz sensors were applied to the characterization of liquid water containing a protein (albumin) and amino-acid (arginine). Density-dependent attenuation of the THz waves was clearly observed for both the cases.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biosensors; microstrip lines; molecular biophysics; proteins; terahertz wave detectors; albumin; amino-acid; arginine; biomolecules; density-dependent attenuation; liquid water characterization; microstrip-line THz sensors; protein; Absorption; Amino acids; Attenuation; Biosensors; Optical attenuators; Optical pulse generation; Optical sensors; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Spectroscopy; Switches; (130.6010) Sensors; (230.7020) Traveling-wave devices; (320.7150) Ultrafast spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628611
