Title :
Orientation dependence of THz scattering from cylindrical strands
Author :
Png, Gretel M. ; Stringer, Mark R. ; Ng, Brian W H ; Abbott, Derek ; Miles, Robert E.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA
Abstract :
Scattering of terahertz radiation from cylindrical strands is explored as a means of studying the effects of hair on the results of bio-tissue analysis. Strands of fiberglass are aligned either parallel or perpendicular to the polarization vector of the incoming terahertz beam. Spectroscopic results reveal that the materialpsilas intrinsic THz transmission properties are highly dependent on fiber orientation.
Keywords :
biological tissues; molecular biophysics; natural fibres; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; THz scattering; THz transmission properties; bio-tissue analysis; cylindrical strands; fiberglass; hair; orientation dependence; terahertz radiation; Attenuation; Birefringence; Hair; Mie scattering; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Refractive index; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 2008. IRMMW-THz 2008. 33rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2119-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2120-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665515
