The limit of spectral resolution in THz time-domain spectroscopy
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2004
Authors
Mickan, S.
Xu, J.
Munch, J.
Zhang, X.
Abbott, D.
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Faraone, L.
Varadan, V.K.
Varadan, V.K.
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Photonics [electronic resource] : design, technology, and packaging, 10-12 December 2003 / Chennupati Jagadish, Kent D. Choquette, Benjamin J. Eggleton, Brett D. Nener, Keith A. Nugent (eds.): pp. 54-64
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Samuel P. Mickan, Jingzhou Xu, Jesper Munch, X.-C. Zhang, and Derek Abbott
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Microelectronics, MEMS, and Nanotechnology (2003 : Perth, Australia)
Abstract
This paper describes a study conducted into the limit on spectral resolution due to the dynamic range of a T-ray spectrometer. The pulsed nature of terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) sets a fundamental limit on its spectral resolution. The spectral resolution of THz-TDS can be improved by increasing the duration of the temporal measurement, but is limited by the dynamic range of the system in the time-domain. This paper presents calculations and experimental results relating the temporal dynamic range of a THz-TDS system to its spectral resolution. We discuss three typical pulsed terahertz sources in terms of their dynamic range and hence achievable spectral resolution.
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