Hyperspectral terahertz imaging for human bone biometrics

Suzanna Freer, Cong Sui, Pavel Penchev, Stefan Dimov, Andrei Gorodetsky, Stephen M. Hanham, Liam M. Grover, Miguel Navarro-Ciá*

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Abstract

The realisation of hyperspectral terahertz imaging is a significant step towards understanding of the life sciences on all scales. A key to this understanding is the retrieval of dielectric properties from such images, a task which is plagued by experimental limitations, challenging the terahertz community for more than two decades. In this contribution, we propose a new combined retrieval methodology to overcome misalignments and Fabry-Pérot effects on the extraction of the dielectric properties of human bone samples through the combination of the Kramers-Kronig relations and Fabry-Pérot reflection modelling. Results extracted from ∼100 μm human bone slices composed largely of collagen are consistent with those measured for pristine collagen samples. This represents another stepping-stone towards the adoption of terahertz imaging into pre- A nd clinical practice.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTerahertz Emitters, Receivers, and Applications XII
EditorsManijeh Razeghi, Alexei N. Baranov
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510644939
ISBN (Print)9781510644922
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2021
EventTerahertz Emitters, Receivers, and Applications XII 2021 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 1 Aug 20215 Aug 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11827
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceTerahertz Emitters, Receivers, and Applications XII 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period1/08/215/08/21

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank V. Lucarini et al. for the use of their Kramers-Kronig MATLAB scripts.18 This work was supported in part by the EPSRC [Grant Nos. EP/S018395/1 and EP/V001655/1] and the Royal Society [Grant Nos. IES/R3/183131 and IEC/NSFC/191104]. S. Freer was supported by the University of Birmingham [PhD studentship UKRI Project Reference 2137478]. S. M. Hanham and M. Navarro-Ćıa were supported by the University of Birmingham [Birmingham Fellowship].

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 SPIE.

Keywords

  • dielectric imaging
  • dielectric property extraction
  • Fabry-Perot effects
  • human bone
  • Kramers-Kronig relations
  • Terahertz
  • time domain spectroscopy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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