Submillimeter-Wave Integrated Micro-Resonators for Investigation of the Dynamical Properties of Biological Molecules

Abstract

The development of a precision measurement technique for determining the complex dielectric constant (or permittivity) of biological molecules in the submillimeterwave range from 100 GHz to 1000 GHz. Research Goals: To demonstrate a high-Q submillimeter-wave micro-resonator with sufficient sensitivity to a deposited biological molecule sample to enable precise calculation of the complex dielectric constant. Then to utilize the micro-resonators to collect data on an array of biological molecules ranging from simple to more complex structures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 05, 2010
Accession Number
ADA533157

Entities

People

  • Michael M Norton
  • N. S. Barker
  • Neal Stewart
  • Tatiana Globus
  • Thomas P. Pearl

Organizations

  • University of Virginia

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Detection
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Molecules
  • Optical Properties
  • Quantum Dots
  • Resonance
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Resonators
  • Spectroscopy
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • Terahertz Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.