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Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 21, 2017
Applicant:

Femto Deployments Inc., Okayama-shi, Okayama, JP;

Inventors:

Akira Watanabe, Okayama, JP;

Tadashi Okuno, Okayama, JP;

Takeji Ueda, Okayama, JP;

Assignee:

FEMTO DEPLOYMENTS INC., Okayama, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/35 (2014.01); G01N 21/3586 (2014.01); G01N 21/3577 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/3586 (2013.01); G01N 21/3577 (2013.01);
Abstract

A terahertz wave is spectrally dispersed into two waves which are caused to pass through a sample liquid filmand a reference liquid filmand are then collected, and the terahertz waves in an interference state are detected by a terahertz wave detecting semiconductorConsequently, only spectroscopic information related to a distinctive characteristic of the sample liquid filmis detected. In addition, a predetermined optical path length difference is provided between a path where the terahertz wave is transmitted through the sample liquid filmand a path where the terahertz wave is transmitted through the reference liquid filmby an optical delaying unitIna frequency spectrum obtained by performing Fourier transformation over a terahertz wave signal having an interference waveform by a terahertz wave signal analyzing deviceconsequently, a feature caused by an interaction of dissimilar molecules in the sample liquid filmappears in a spectral intensity at a frequency depending on the optical path length difference.


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