• Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
  • Vol. 41, Issue 3, 581 (2022)
Jia-Lu MA, Jing-Chao TANG, Kai-Cheng WANG, Liang-Hao GUO, Shao-Meng WANG, and Yu-Bin GONG*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Electronic Science and Engineering,University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,Chengdu 610054,China
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    DOI: 10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2022.03.009 Cite this Article
    Jia-Lu MA, Jing-Chao TANG, Kai-Cheng WANG, Liang-Hao GUO, Shao-Meng WANG, Yu-Bin GONG. A THz-TDS based metamaterial sensor for the sensitive distinguishment of food additives[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2022, 41(3): 581 Copy Citation Text show less
    The geometric diagram of the proposed metamaterial sensor based on SRR structure
    Fig. 1. The geometric diagram of the proposed metamaterial sensor based on SRR structure
    The surface current and electric field profiles of SRR structure (a) with and (b) without tip ends, the red colored y-axis signifies the polarization direction of the incident electric field
    Fig. 2. The surface current and electric field profiles of SRR structure (a) with and (b) without tip ends, the red colored y-axis signifies the polarization direction of the incident electric field
    The optical microscopy images of the fabricated metamaterial sensor (a) array structure of SRR, (b) single structure of SRR
    Fig. 3. The optical microscopy images of the fabricated metamaterial sensor (a) array structure of SRR, (b) single structure of SRR
    (a) Sensor assembled with fixture, (b) measurement platform of the THz-TDS system
    Fig. 4. (a) Sensor assembled with fixture, (b) measurement platform of the THz-TDS system
    (a) Simulated transmission spectra of metamaterial sensor for different refractive index analyte with the thickness of 0.4 μm, (b) simulated transmission spectra of metamaterial sensor for different thickness analyte with the refractive index of 1.2
    Fig. 5. (a) Simulated transmission spectra of metamaterial sensor for different refractive index analyte with the thickness of 0.4 μm, (b) simulated transmission spectra of metamaterial sensor for different thickness analyte with the refractive index of 1.2
    (a) and (b) represent the relationship between frequency shift and refractive index and the relationship between frequency shift and the thickness of sample film, respectively
    Fig. 6. (a) and (b) represent the relationship between frequency shift and refractive index and the relationship between frequency shift and the thickness of sample film, respectively
    (a), (b) and (c) represent the measured transmission spectra of inositol (IS), leucine (LC), and taurine (TR) with different concentrations, respectively
    Fig. 7. (a), (b) and (c) represent the measured transmission spectra of inositol (IS), leucine (LC), and taurine (TR) with different concentrations, respectively
    (a) and (b) represent the relationship between frequency shift and concentration of inositol (IS) and leucine (LC) solution changing from 0.2 to 4 mg/ml, respectively
    Fig. 8. (a) and (b) represent the relationship between frequency shift and concentration of inositol (IS) and leucine (LC) solution changing from 0.2 to 4 mg/ml, respectively
    The measured transmission spectra of inositol(IS),leucine(LC),and taurine(TR)with the solution concentration of 4 mg/ml
    Fig. 9. The measured transmission spectra of inositol(IS),leucine(LC),and taurine(TR)with the solution concentration of 4 mg/ml
    ParametersDescriptionValues(μm)
    aThe length of single unit72
    rThe radius of outer circle70
    lThe half of major axis68
    mThe half of minor axis60
    wThe height of rectangle12
    Table 1. Parameter values of the proposed metamaterial sensor
    Jia-Lu MA, Jing-Chao TANG, Kai-Cheng WANG, Liang-Hao GUO, Shao-Meng WANG, Yu-Bin GONG. A THz-TDS based metamaterial sensor for the sensitive distinguishment of food additives[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2022, 41(3): 581
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