THz-TDS parameter extraction: Empirical correction terms for the analytical transfer function solution

Gorecki, Jonathan and Apostolopoulos, Vasileios (2021) THz-TDS parameter extraction: Empirical correction terms for the analytical transfer function solution. Applied Optics, 60 (13), 4013-4020. (doi:10.1364/AO.420987).

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Abstract

Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (TDS) is capable of determining both real and imaginary refractive indices of a wide range of material samples; however, converting the TDS data into complex refractive indices typically involves iterative algorithms that are computationally slow, involve complex analysis steps, and can sometimes lead to non-convergence issues. To avoid using iterative algorithms, it is possible to solve the transfer function analytically by assuming the material loss is low; however, this leads to errors in the refractive index values.Here we demonstrate howthe errors created by solving the transfer function analytically are largely predictable, and present a set of empirically derived equations to diminish the error associated with this analytical solution by an impressive two to three orders of magnitude.We propose these empirical correction terms are well suited for use in industrial applications such as process monitoring where analysis speed and accuracy are of the utmost importance.

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