DETECTING APPARATUS, AND DETECTING METHOD
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Abstract
A detecting apparatus for detecting information of a liquid object or sample includes a transmission path, a THz wave supplying unit, a THz wave detecting unit, and an infiltrative holding member for infiltration and holding of a liquid object. The supplying unit supplies an electromagnetic wave in a frequency range between 30 GHz and 30 THz to the transmission path. The detecting unit detects the THz wave transmitted through the transmission path. The infiltrative holding member is set at a location containing at least a portion in which an electric field distribution of the THz wave propagating along the transmission path extends.
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22 Claims
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12. A detecting apparatus for detecting information of a liquid object, the detecting apparatus comprising:
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a transmission path; an electromagnetic-wave supplying unit for supplying an electromagnetic wave in a frequency range between 30 GHz and 30 THz to the transmission path; an electromagnetic-wave detecting unit for detecting the electromagnetic wave transmitted through the transmission path; and an infiltrative holding member for infiltration and holding of the liquid object, wherein the infiltrative holding member is set at a location containing at least a portion in which an electric field distribution of the electromagnetic wave propagating along the transmission path extends, wherein a non-infiltrative member which is incapable of infiltrating the liquid object is set partly or entirely surrounding the infiltrative holding member, wherein a spacing, whose size is less than a wavelength of the electromagnetic wave supplied by the electromagnetic-wave supplying unit, is present between the infiltrative holding member and the non-infiltrative member, and wherein a structure of the infiltrative holding member is anisotropic and a characteristic direction of the infiltrative holding member is aligned with an extending direction of the transmission path - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 21)
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15. A detecting apparatus for detecting information of a liquid object, the detecting apparatus comprising:
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a microstrip transmission line made of metal; an electromagnetic-wave supplying unit for supplying an electromagnetic wave in a frequency range between 30 GHz and 30 THz to the transmission line; an electromagnetic-wave detecting unit for detecting the electromagnetic wave transmitted through the transmission line; an infiltrative holding member for infiltration and holding of the liquid object; and a substrate having a window, wherein the infiltrative holding member is provided in the window, wherein the infiltrative holding member is set at a location containing at least a portion in which an electric field distribution of the electromagnetic wave propagating along the transmission line extends, and wherein the metallic microstrip transmission line is provided on the infiltrative holding member. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A detecting apparatus for detecting information of a liquid object, the detecting apparatus comprising:
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a substrate; a transmission line; an electromagnetic-wave supplying unit for supplying an electromagnetic wave in a frequency range between 30 GHz and 30 THz to the transmission line; an electromagnetic-wave detecting unit for detecting the electromagnetic wave transmitted through the transmission line; an infiltrative holding member provided on the transmission line for infiltration and holding of the liquid object; and a non-infiltrative member which is incapable of infiltrating the liquid object, wherein the infiltrative holding member is set at a location containing at least a portion in which an electric field distribution of the electromagnetic wave propagating along the transmission line extends, wherein the non-infiltrative member is set partly or entirely surrounding the infiltrative holding member, wherein the transmission line is a microstrip line made of a metal, and wherein an optical constant of the non-infiltrative member for the THz wave transmitted through the transmission line is approximately equal to that of the infiltrative holding member.
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18. A device comprising:
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a substrate; a transmission path provided on the substrate for transmitting an electromagnetic wave in a frequency range between 30 GHz and 30 THz; an electromagnetic wave supplying unit for supplying the electromagnetic wave to the transmission path; an electromagnetic wave detecting unit for detecting the electromagnetic wave transmitted through the transmission path; and an infiltrative holding member provided on the transmission path for infiltrating and holding a liquid object, wherein the infiltrative holding member is disposed such that the electromagnetic wave transmitted through the transmission path and the liquid object interact with each other, and wherein a structure of the infiltrative holding member is substantially isotropic. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 22)
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