by Dwight L Woolard (US Army Research Laboratory, USA), William R Loerop (US Army Soldier Biological and Chemical Command, USA), & Michael S Shur (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA)

The last research frontier in high frequency electronics lies in the so-called terahertz (or submillimeter wave) regime, between the traditional microwave and the infrared domains. Significant scientific and technical challenges within the terahertz (THz) frequency regime have recently motivated an array of new research activities. During the last few years, major research programs have emerged that are focused on advancing the state of the art in THz frequency electronic technology and on investigating novel applications of THz frequency sensing. This book provides a detailed review of the new THz frequency technological developments that are emerging across a wide spectrum of sensing and technology areas.

Volume II presents cutting edge results in two primary areas: (1) research that is attempting to establish THz-frequency sensing as a new characterization tool for chemical, biological and semiconductor materials, and (2) theoretical and experimental efforts to define new device concepts within the “THz gap”.

• THz-Frequency Spectroscopic Sensing of DNA and Related Biological Materials (T Globus et al.)
• Spectroscopy with Electronic Terahertz Techniques for Chemical and Biological Sensing (M K Choi et al.)
• Terahertz Applications to Biomolecular Sensing (A G Markelz & S E Whitmire)
• Characteristics of Nano-Scale Composites at THz and IR Spectral Regions (J F Federici & H Grebel)
• Fundamentals of Terrestrial Millimeter-Wave and THz Remote Sensing (E R Brown)
• Terahertz Emission Using Quantum Dots and Microcavities (G S Solomon et al.)
• Terahertz Transport in Semiconductor Quantum Structures (S J Allen & J S Scott)
• Advanced Theory of Instability in Tunneling Nanostructures (D L Woolard et al.)
• Wigner Function Simulations of Quantum Device–Circuits Interactions (H L Grubin & R C Buggeln)
• Continuous-Wave Terahertz Spectroscopy of Plasmas and Biomolecules (D F Plusquellic et al.)