Model-Based Material Parameter Estimation for Terahertz Reflection Spectroscopy

Author

Gabriel Paul Kniffin, Portland State UniversityFollow

Sponsor

Portland State University. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

First Advisor

Lisa M. Zurk

Date of Publication

1-1-2010

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.) in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Department

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Language

English

Subjects

Reflectance spectroscopy, Terahertz spectroscopy, Electromagnetism

DOI

10.15760/etd.241

Physical Description

1 online resource (xv, 103 p.)

Abstract

Many materials such as drugs and explosives have characteristic spectral signatures in the terahertz (THz) band. These unique signatures imply great promise for spectral detection and classification using THz radiation. While such spectral features are most easily observed in transmission, real-life imaging systems will need to identify materials of interest from reflection measurements, often in non-ideal geometries. One important, yet commonly overlooked source of signal corruption is the etalon effect - interference phenomena caused by multiple reflections from dielectric layers of packaging and clothing likely to be concealing materials of interest in real-life scenarios. This thesis focuses on the development and implementation of a model-based material parameter estimation technique, primarily for use in reflection spectroscopy, that takes the influence of the etalon effect into account. The technique is adapted from techniques developed for transmission spectroscopy of thin samples and is demonstrated using measured data taken at the Northwest Electromagnetic Research Laboratory (NEAR-Lab) at Portland State University. Further tests are conducted, demonstrating the technique's robustness against measurement noise and common sources of error.

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Comments

Portland State University. Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/6919

Recommended Citation

Kniffin, Gabriel Paul, "Model-Based Material Parameter Estimation for Terahertz Reflection Spectroscopy" (2010). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 241.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.241