Characterization of human skin using Thz time domain spectroscopy for in-body nanonetworks

Nishtha Chopra, Ke Yang, Mike Philpott, Akram Alomainy, Qammer H. Abbasi, Khalid Qaraqe

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Abstract

In this paper, the intrinsic material properties of human skin via THz Time Domain Spectroscopy have been investigated in a working frequency range from 0.1-1.5 THz. These measured material parameters are utilized to characterize the channel for inbody nano-networks. The sample for spectroscopic study is the real human skin and repeated measurements have provided consistent refractive index and absorption coefficient results. The refractive index in the working frequency range is 1.5, while abortion coefficient is 56 cm-1 at 1 THz.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEAI International Conference on Bio-inspired Information and Communications Technologies (BICT)
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event9th EAI International Conference on Bio-Inspired Information and Communications Technologies, BICT 2015 - New York City, United States
Duration: 3 Dec 20155 Dec 2015

Keywords

  • Channel capacity
  • Nanonetworks
  • Pathloss
  • Real skin
  • Thz time domain spectroscopy

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