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We have developed a terahertz radiation detector that measures both the amplitude and polarization of the electric field as a function of time. The device is a three-contact photoconductive receiver designed so that two orthogonal…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Castro-Camus , J. Lloyd-Hughes , M. B. Johnston , M. D. Fraser , H. H. Tan , C. Jagadish

Molecular spins are a versatile platform for quantum sensing. Not only are the spin-bearing molecules themselves widely tunable, they are also capable of being used as sensors as crystals, films and in solution. Using thin-films offers the…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-01-21 Adrian Mena , Nicholas P. Sloane , Max R. Bonengel , Dane R. McCamey

Absorption spectroscopy is widely used in sensing and astronomy to understand molecular compositions on microscopic to cosmological scales. However, typical dispersive spectroscopic techniques require multichannel detection, fundamentally…

In the development of terahertz (THz) communication systems, the nanoantenna is the most significant component. Especially, the focus is to design highly directive antennas, because it enhances the performance of the overall system by…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-11-10 Sasmita Dash , Christos Liaskos , Ian F. Akyildiz , Andreas Pitsillides

In nanomechanical photothermal absorption spectroscopy and microscopy, the measured substance becomes a part of the detection system itself, inducing a nanomechanical resonance frequency shift upon thermal relaxation. Suspended,…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-06-30 Robert G. West , Kostas Kanellopulos , Silvan Schmid

Phononic engineering at gigahertz (GHz) frequencies form the foundation of microwave acoustic filters, acousto-optic modulators, and quantum transducers. Terahertz (THz) phononic engineering could lead to acoustic filters and modulators at…

Parameters of the nonorthogonal tight-binding model for hydrocarbons are derived based on a criterion of the best agreement between the calculated and experimental values of bond lengths and binding energies for different molecules CnHm.…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-13 M. M. Maslov , A. I. Podlivaev , L. A. Openov

Terahertz waves offer numerous advantages for the nondestructive detection of hidden objects/defects in materials, as they can penetrate through most optically-opaque materials. However, existing terahertz inspection systems are restricted…

Visible and infrared photons can be detected with a broadband response via the internal photoeffect. By using plasmonic nanostructures, i.e. nanoantennas, wavelength selectivity can be introduced to such detectors through geometry-dependent…

The electromagnetic response of metasurfaces can be intentionally engineered by carefully designing their unit cells. Narrowband metasurfaces, characterized by high quality factors, can serve as an efficient platform for biosensing in…

Chemical doping of bulk black phosphorus is a well-recognized way to reduce surface oxidation and degradation. Here, we report on the fabrication of terahertz frequency detectors consisting of an antenna-coupled field-effect transistor…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-03-08 Leonardo Viti , Antonio Politano , Kai Zhang , Miriam Serena Vitiello

Continuous Wave (CW) Terahertz spectroscopy enabled by photomixing is a promising high precision spectroscopic tool for the examination of a wide variety of samples including biological, chemical, and solid state. However, often it would be…

Optics · Physics 2022-12-06 James Seddon , Chris Graham , Marie Georgiades , Cyril Renaud , Alwyn Seeds

Single molecule detection has revolutionised the fields of chemistry and biology by offering powerful ways to study individual molecules under different scenarios. Nanophotonic structures, including plasmonic antennas, significantly…

Biological Physics · Physics 2022-01-31 Pamina M. Winkler , Thomas S. van Zanten , Satyajit Mayor , Maria F. Garcia-Parajo

Terahertz (THz) radiation provides a non-ionizing, highly sensitive probe of the dielectric properties of biological tissues. In this study, we present a comprehensive experimental characterization of dielectric properties using pork skin…

We show that the sensitivity of antenna-coupled field-effect transistors (FETs) to terahertz (THz) radiation improves continuously with decreasing temperature. The noise-equivalent power (NEP) of 540 GHz patch-antenna-coupled FETs decreases…

We present a metamaterial that acts as a strongly resonant absorber at terahertz frequencies. Our design consists of a bilayer unit cell which allows for maximization of the absorption through independent tuning of the electrical…

Nanoconfined waters have been extensively studied within various systems, demonstrating low permittivity under static conditions; however, their dynamics have been largely unexplored due to the lack of a robust platform, particularly in the…

Silicon nanochannel biological field effect transistors have been developed for glucose detection. The device is nanofabricated from a silicon-on-insulator wafer with a top-down approach and surface functionalized with glucose oxidase. The…

Biological Physics · Physics 2008-02-14 Xihua Wang , Yu Chen , Katherine A. Gibney , Shyamsunder Erramilli , Pritiraj Mohanty

This letter reports measurements of microwave (up to 4.5 GHz) detection in metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes. The measured voltage responsivity was found to be 114 V/W at 77K. We also demonstrated heterodyne detection at 1 GHz. The…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 F. Rodriguez-Morales , R. Zannoni , J. Nicholson , M. Fischetti , K. S. Yngvesson , J. Appenzeller

Next-generation cellular technologies, commonly referred to as the 6G, are envisioned to support a higher system capacity, better performance, and network sensing capabilities. The THz band is one potential enabler to this end due to the…