Research on Detection of Food additives Based on Terahertz Spectroscopy and Analytic Hierarchy Process

Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy is a kind of far-infrared spectroscopy technology,and its spectrum reflects the internal properties of substances with rich physical and chemical information,so the use of terahertz waves can be used to qualitatively identify food additives containing nitrogen elements.Analytic hierarchy process(AHP)was originally used to solve evaluation-type problems,and this paper introduces it into the field of terahertz spectral qualitative analysis,proposes a terahertz time-domain spectral qualitative identification method combined with analytic hierarchy process,and verifies the feasibility of the method by taking four common food additives(xylitol,L-alanine,sorbic acid,and benzoic acid)and two illegal additives(melamine,and Sudan Red No.I)as the objects of study.Firstly,the collected terahertz time-domain spectral data were pre-processed and transformed into a data set consisting of peaks,peak positions,peak numbers and overall trends;then,the data were divided into comparison and test sets,and a qualitative additive identification model incorporating analytic hierarchy process was constructed and parameter optimisation was performed.The results showed that the qualitative identification accuracies of additives based on single factors,i.e.,overall trend,peak value,peak position,and peak number,were 80.23%,70.93%,67.44%,and 40.70%,respectively,whereas the identification accuracy of the analytic hierarchy process qualitative identification method based on multi-factors could be improved to 92.44%.In addition,the fuzzy characterisation of the absorption spectrum data was binarised in the data pre-processing stage and used as the base data for the overall trend,and the recognition accuracy was improved to 94.19%by combining the fuzzy characterisation method of such data with the hierarchical analysis qualitative recognition model.The results show that it is feasible to use terahertz technology to identify different varieties of additives,and this paper constructs a hierarchical analytical qualitative model with better effect,which provides a new means for food additives detection,and the method is simple in steps,with a small demand for samples,which is suitable for the rapid detection of small samples.

Investigation of copper sulfate pentahydrate dehydration by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

Copper sulfate pentahydrate is investigated by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. It is shown that the terahertz absorption coefficients are correlated with the particle size of the samples, as well as the heating rates of the ambient temperature. Furthermore, the water molecules of copper sulfate pentahydrate can be quantitatively characterized due to the high sensitivity of the terahertz wave to water molecules. Based on such results, the status of water incorporated in mineral opal is also characterized using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. It indicates that terahertz technology can be considered as an efficient method to detect the dehydration of minerals.

Broadband terahertz time-domain spectroscopy and fast FMCW imaging: Principle and applications

We report a broadband terahertz time-domain spectroscopy(THz-TDS)which enables twenty vibrational modes of adenosine nucleoside to be resolved in a wide frequency range of 1-20 THz.The observed spectroscopic features of adenosine are in good agreement with the published spectra obtained using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR)and Raman spectroscopy.This much extended bandwidth leads to enhanced material characterization capability as it provides spectroscopic information on both intra-and inter-molecular vibrations.In addition,we also report a low-cost frequency modulation continuous wave(FMCW)imaging system which has a fast measurement speed of 40000 waveforms per second.Cross-sectional imaging capability through cardboard has also been demonstrated using its excellent penetration capability at a frequency range of 76-81 GHz.We anticipate that the integration of these two complementary imaging technologies would be highly desirable for many real-world applications because it provides both spectroscopic discrimination and penetration capabilities in a single instrument.

Detection of the spatiotemporal field of a single-shot terahertz pulse based on spectral holography

According to electro-optical sampling theory, we propose a new method to detect the spatiotemporal field of a single- shot terahertz pulse by spectral holography for the first time. The single-shot terahertz pulse is coupled into a broadened chirped femtosecond pulse according to electro-optical sampling theory in the detecting system. Then the reference wave and the signal wave are split by Dammann grating and spread into the interference band-pass filter. The filtered sub-waves are at different central-frequencies because of the different incident angles. These sub-waves at different central-frequencies interfere to form sub-holograms, which are recorded in a single frame of a charge coupled device （CCD）. The sub-holograms are numerically processed, and the spatiotemporal field distribution of the original terahertz pulse is reconstructed. The computer simulations verify the feasibility of the proposed method.

Far-infrared conductivity of CuS nanoparticles measured by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

This paper reports that terahertz time-domain spectroscopy is used to measure the optical properties of CuS nanoparticles in composite samples. The complex conductivity of pure CuS nanoparticles is extracted by applying the Bruggeman effective medium theory. The experimental data are consistent with the Drude-Smith model of conductivity in the range of 0.2 1.5 THz. The results demonstrate that carriers become localized with a backscattering behaviour in small-size nanostructures. In addition, the time constant for the carrier scattering is obtained and is only 64.3 fs due to increased electron interaction with interfaces and grain boundaries.

Two-Dimensional Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy and Its Applications

In this work, we review the developing progress of two-dimensional terahertz time-domain spectroscopy（THz-TDS） and its diverse applications, including analyzing the polarization of THz radiation from a laser-induced plasma source and studying the corresponding physical mechanism, and characterizing the optical properties of crystals, etc.

New terahertz dispersive device for single-shot spectral measurements of terahertz pulse

A new terahertz dispersive device designed for single-shot spectral measurements of broadband terahertz pulses is proposed. With two-dimensional quasi-randomly distributed element design, the device exhibits approximately the dispersive property of single-order diffraction in far field. Its far-field diffraction pattern is experimentally verified employing a continuous terahertz source centered at 2.52 THz and a pyroelectric focal-plane-array camera, which is in good agreement with the numerical result. The device provides a new approach for direct single-shot spectral measurements of broadband terahertz waves.

Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy and Its Applications

The terahertz time-domain spectroscopy （THz-TDS） system and the related technology and the applications in Capital Normal University are presented. The most often used THz-TDS system as a spectroscopic measurement setup in our lab is introduced in detail, including the THz radiation source, the THz detection method and its measurement, and the control system. THz spectra of various materials is summarized and discussed. These materials include but not limited to two kinds of typical matter-the illegal drugs and explosives. The biological macro-molecules, cosmetics and fine chemical materials, edible pigments and food additives, homocysteic acid and related compounds, heavy ions in soil, Chinese medicines, tobacco and crops, oil and chemical products, carbon nanotubes, superconductors, and various semiconductors and their heterojunctions, are presented. THz emissions from the InAs and InN semiconductors surface are compared. THz spectral investigation of metallic mesh structures is summarized. Finally, an outlook of THz spectroscopic applications is given.

The transmission enhancement of a THz pulse through an Ag/Ag_2 O layer detected by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

This paper reports a new way to detect the enhanced transmission of a THz electromagnetic wave through an Ag/Ag2O layer by THz-TDS （time-domain spectroscopy）. As the THz beam illuminates the sub-wavelength Ag particles gained by Ag2O thermal decomposition, the evanescent wave is generated. The evanescent wave is coupled by a 500μm-GaAs substrate, which attaches behind the Ag/Ag2O layer, and then it transmits to the far field to be detected. The experimental results indicate that the transmitting amplitude is enhanced, as well as the frequent shifting and spectra broadening.

Coverage and Area Spectral Efficiency Analysis of Dense Terahertz Networks in Finite Region

This paper develops a general and tractable framework for the finite-sized downlink terahertz(THz)network.Specifically,the molecular absorption loss,receiver locations,directional antennas,and dynamic blockage are taken into account.Using the tools from stochastic geometry,the exact expressions of the blind probability,signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio(SINR)coverage probability,and area spectral efficiency(ASE)for the reference receivers and random receivers are derived.The upper bounds of the SINR coverage probability are also obtained by using the generalized dominant interferers approach.Numerical results validate the accuracy of our theoretical analysis and suggest that two or more dominant interferers are required to provide sufficiently tight approximations for the SINR coverage probability.We also show that densifying the finite terahertz networks over a certain density threshold will degrade the coverage probability while the ASE keeps increasing.Moreover,deploying more obstructions appropriately in ultra-dense THz networks will benefit both the coverage probability and ASE.

Terahertz Spectroscopic Characterization and Thickness Evaluation of Internal Delamination Defects in GFRP Composites

The use of terahertz time-domain spectroscopy(THz-TDS)for the nondestructive testing and evaluation(NDT&E)of materials and structural systems has attracted significant attention over the past two decades due to its superior spatial resolution and capabilities of detecting and characterizing defects and structural damage in non-conducting materials.In this study,the THz-TDS system is used to detect,localize and evaluate hidden multi-delamination defects(i.e.,a three-level multi-delamination system)in multilayered GFRP composite laminates.To obtain accurate results,a wavelet shrinkage de-noising algorithm is used to remove the noise from the measured time-of-flight(TOF)signals.The thickness and location of each delamination defect in the z-direction(i.e.,through-the-thickness direction)are calculated from the de-noised TOF signals considering the interaction between the pulsed THz waves and the different interfaces in the GFRP composite laminates.A comparison between the actual and the measured thickness values of the delamination defects before and after the wavelet shrinkage denoising process indicates that the latter provides better results with less than 3.712%relative error,while the relative error of the non-de-noised signals reaches 16.388%.Also,the power and absorbance levels of the THz waves at every interface with different refractive indices in the GFRP composite laminates are evaluated based on analytical and experimental approaches.The present study provides an adequate theoretical analysis that could help NDT&E specialists to estimate the maximum thickness of GFRP composite materials and/or structures with different interfaces that can be evaluated by the THz-TDS.Also,the accuracy of the obtained results highlights the capabilities of the THz-TDS for the NDT&E of multilayered GFRP composite laminates.

Temperature and Pressure Effects on Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy of Crystalline Methedrine by Molecular Dynamics Simulation

In this study, the terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) of crystalline methedrine, which is one of the illegal drugs, is performed using molecular dynamics simulation by the Fourier transform of time derivative auto-correlation functions of the dipole moment. In order to accurately detect the drugs from samples, it is necessary to build a complete database for terahertz spectra under different external conditions from theoretical calculation, which are hardly obtained from the experiments directly. Our results show remarkable consistency with the available experimental data in the frequency range of 10 - 100 cm-1 indicating that the presented method has significant capability to simulate terahertz spectra at various conditions. We investigated the effects of temperature and pressure on THz-TDS by simulating the system at temperature range between 78.4 K and 400 K at pressures up to 100 atm. Results show the spectral features of THz-TDS both in intensity and profile are highly sensitive to the variation of temperature and with a lower magnitude to the variation of pressure. The vanishing, rebuilding and shifting of spectral peaks are due to the complex mechanisms such as the anharmonicity, shifting in the vibration energy levels, formation and destruction of hydrogen-binding and the deformation of the potential energy surface during the environment changing. This improved our understanding for complicated THz-TDS of crystalline methedrine and would be useful for assignment of the practical measurements.

Terahertz spectral analysis of Yunpian Lurong

Objective: Provide a rapid and simple method to identify Yunpian Lurong. Method: Terahertz spectroscopy was used to detect Yunpian Lurong. Result: Compared with the reference wave, the spectral amplitude of Yunpian Lurong decreases significantly. The frequency - domain spectra of Yunpian Lurong are different from conventional Lurong. Compared with the spectrum of free space, both of them have obvious absorption to THz wave, but the intensity and location of absorption are different, which provides a basis for the identification of Yunpian Lurong. The refractive index of the two samples is obviously different, which may be related to the different internal structure and composition content of the samples. The absorption coefficient of the two samples are different as well, when the frequency ranges from 0 to 2.4 THz, the absorption coefficients of the two kinds of Lurong samples have obvious difference, which makes it easy to distinguish the Yunpian Lurong. Conclusion: This study proves that terahertz spectroscopy can be used as an efficient and convenient method to identify Yunpian Lurong.

Isotopic analysis based on terahertz spectrum

As a new promising detection technology in the terahertz research field,the terahertz time-domain spec-troscopy(THz-TDS)has very broad application potential in many fields because its advantage on the characteristic spectrum,wide spectrum and non-destructive analysis of interested substances.In this paper,the terahertz absorption spectra of gases mixed with 12 CO and 13 CO in the spec-trum range of 0.5–2.5 THz are measured by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy for the first time.Several isotopo-logues can be clearly distinguished based on the difference in their rotational energies and the consequent terahertz spectrum.The experimental results show that 12 CO and 13 CO have obvious characteristic absorption peaks in the spectrum range of 0.5–2.5 THz due to the difference in rotational energy,and the rotational constant B can be calculated according to the experimental values to distin-guish the two gaseous isotopologues.The frequency posi-tions of the characteristic absorption peak measured by this experiment and the rotation constant B calculated accord-ing to the experimental values are compared with those previous theoretical calculations and experimental results,and they are in good agreement.This result lays a foun-dation for developing more sophisticated terahertz instru-ments to the detection of different isotopologues.

Integrated system of traditional THz time-domain spectroscopy and asynchronous optical sampling

Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy(THz-TDS)system,as a new means of spectral analysis and detection,plays an increasingly pivotal role in basic scientific research.However,owing to the long scanning time of the traditional THz-TDS system and the complex control of the asynchronous optical scanning(ASOPS)system,which requires frequent calibration,we combine traditional THz-TDS and ASOPS systems to form a composite system and propose an all-fiber trigger signal generation method based on the time overlapping interference signal generated by the collinear motion of two laser pulses.Finally,the time-domain and frequency-domain spectra are obtained by using two independent systems in the integrated systems.It is found that the full width at half maximum(FWHM)of the time-domain spectra and the spectral width of the frequency-domain spectra are almost the same,but the sampling speed of the ASOPS system is significantly faster than that of the traditional THz-TDS system,which conduces to the study of the transient characteristics of substances.

太赫兹光谱技术在食品污染检测中的研究进展

随着新的食品加工技术及新型食品材料的不断涌现,食品污染问题也越来越多,国际食品安全事件频繁爆发,食品污染造成的食源性疾病对人民生命健康造成严重威胁,如何把控好食品质量成为人们关注的焦点问题。太赫兹技术作为一项新兴的检测技术,其反映样品的物理结构、性质及化学成分的同时,也获取样品在太赫兹波段的时域和频域信息作为物质“指纹”谱,用于无损检测和识别领域并取得了一定的成果。相较于传统的检测手段,太赫兹技术安全性高、透视性好以及波谱分辨能力强等优势使其在食品污染检测领域具有极大的应用潜力和应用前景。文章简述了太赫兹光谱技术的基本原理,以其中最为常用的太赫兹时域光谱技术为主要研究重点,对该技术在食品生物性污染、化学性污染、物理性污染检测方面的应用研究工作进行了重点归纳总结,最后聚焦于太赫兹技术在食品污染检测领域的实际应用现状,讨论其发展趋势和应用前景,并分析目前研究仍存在的问题,以期为太赫兹技术在食品安全检测领域未来的进一步发展提供参考。

运用GQFD的手持反射式太赫兹光谱探测器性能指标分析

在对手持反射式太赫兹光谱探测器性能指标分析过程中,通过爆炸物探测任务需求分析,采用界值法筛选了光谱分辨率、动态范围等8项性能指标,剔除了光谱获取率和快速扫描时间2项指标,运用灰关联分析的质量展开功能方法,建立任务需求与性能指标的质量屋模型。通过计算绝对权值与灰色综合关联矩阵,求解性能指标重要度排序,验证了方法的可行性和有效性。该方法减少了主观因素对权重计算的影响,提高了需求分析结果的可靠性,可为手持反射式太赫兹光谱探测器技术研发和决策提供有效支撑。

太赫兹时域光谱成像增强算法

低分辨率是扫描太赫兹时域光谱(THz-TDS)系统图像的一个重要缺点.本文提出了一种针对太赫兹时域光谱图像的超分辨率增强算法,该算法结合了多层感知机(MLP)和超分辨率卷积神经网络(SRCNN),创建了一个复合网络.本文算法针对太赫兹光谱图像的特点,通过引入新的目标函数,避免了传统机器学习算法需要采集或模拟生成大量训练集的弊端,实现了训练图像即目标图像的单幅光谱图像增强.为了实现这一目标,本文算法的基本原理是,让试件产生一个刚体位移,利用THz-TDS系统采集位移前后两幅三维(1个时间维,2个空间维)光谱图像作为输入数据.机器学习网络包括两部分:首先,利用一个MLP网络实现三维光谱图像到二维光强图像的转化;其次,采用传统针对二维图像的SRCNN网络获取一幅高分辨率图像,对位移前后图像处理后计算得到新的高分辨率图像的位移场,并将位移场方差作为目标函数,再通过机器学习算法,优化网络中的成像参数,实现太赫兹光谱图像的分辨率增强.典型验证性实验最终得到的峰值信噪比为42.65 dB,结构相似度为0.816,均比其他现有方法高,表明本文算法能获得良好的图像增强.

Different Types of Bone Fractures Observed by Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy

Microcracks are common in compact bone,but their continued propagation can lead to macroscopic fractures.These microcracks cannot be visualized radiographically,necessitating alternative noninvasive methods to identify excessive microcracking and prevent fractures.In this study,terahertz time-domain spectroscopy(THz-TDS)was used to examine bone interiors near cracks resulting from loading in bovine tibia samples.Various loading configurations,such as impact,quasi-static loading,and fatigue loading,known to induce different types of micro-scale damage,were applied.The values of refractive index and absorption coefficient of the bone samples were then determined from the THz-TDS spectra acquired before loading and after fracture.The study revealed that different loading configurations led to varying terahertz optical coefficients associated with various types of bone fractures.Specifically,the refractive index notably increased under fatigue loading but remained relatively stable during quasi-static bending.The absorption coefficient of bone decreased only under fatigue loading.Furthermore,samples were subjected to axial and radial impacts without sustaining damage.Results indicated that in the undamaged state,the change in refractive index was smaller compared to after impact failure,while the change in absorption coefficient remained consistent after failure.Under radial impact loading,changes in refractive index and absorption coefficient were significantly more pronounced than under axial loading.Prior to loading,the measured value of refractive index was 2.72±0.11,and the absorption coefficient was 6.33±0.09 mm^(−1)at 0.5 THz.

科教融合视角下太赫兹前沿技术在光谱分析实验教学中的实践

以光电信息科学与工程专业开设的光谱分析实验课程为例,笔者将从事的太赫兹前沿分析技术研究与本科实验教学工作相结合,开展了一系列新型的太赫兹光谱检测实验,开阔了学生的科研视野,促进了学生对光学基本概念的理解认识,培养了学以致用的能力与创新思维,取得良好的教学实践效果。本文所蕴含的“科教融合”教学思想还可以延伸到分析化学实验、仪器分析实验等相关学科课程教学实践。