Advanced nanoelectronic architectures for THz-based biological agent detection

Dwight L. Woolard; James O. Jensen

doi:10.1117/12.809127

12 February 2009 Advanced nanoelectronic architectures for THz-based biological agent detection

Dwight L. Woolard, James O. Jensen

Proceedings Volume 7215, Terahertz Technology and Applications II; 72150K (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809127
Event: SPIE OPTO: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices, 2009, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

The U.S. Army Research Office (ARO) and the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) jointly lead and support novel research programs that are advancing the state-of-the-art in nanoelectronic engineering in application areas that have relevance to national defense and security. One fundamental research area that is presently being emphasized by ARO and ECBC is the exploratory investigation of new bio-molecular architectural concepts that can be used to achieve rapid, reagent-less detection and discrimination of biological warfare (BW) agents, through the control of multi-photon and multi-wavelength processes at the nanoscale. This paper will overview an ARO/ECBC led multidisciplinary research program presently under the support of the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) that seeks to develop new devices and nanoelectronic architectures that are effective for extracting THz signatures from target bio-molecules. Here, emphasis will be placed on the new nanosensor concepts and THz/Optical measurement methodologies for spectral-based sequencing/identification of genetic molecules.

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Dwight L. Woolard and James O. Jensen "Advanced nanoelectronic architectures for THz-based biological agent detection", Proc. SPIE 7215, Terahertz Technology and Applications II, 72150K (12 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.809127

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