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Terahertz characterisation of living plant leaves for quality of life assessment applications

  • Adnan Zahid
  • , Ke Yang
  • , Hadi Heidari
  • , Chong Li
  • , Muhammad Ali Imran
  • , Akram Alomainy
  • , Qammer H. Abbasi
  • University of Glasgow
  • Queen Mary University of London

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Abstract

This paper presents preliminary results on employing Terahertz (THz) technology for measuring the water contents of leaves. The main purpose of this work is to highlight transmission constraints of terahertz radiation through the plants in the THz frequency region. Multiple leaves of plants are examined using the THz Swissto12 system, and the effect of thickness and water contents on transmission loss and attenuation are observed at different frequency regions, which can lead to meaningful information to study and analyse the existence of any pesticides in leaves with terahertz frequencies. The results of this paper pave the way for applicability of terahertz frequencies for sensing the quality of life in plants.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationURSI 2018 - Baltic URSI Symposium
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages117-120
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9788394942137
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Jul 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event2018 Baltic URSI Symposium, URSI 2018 - Poznan, Poland
Duration: 14 May 201817 May 2018

Publication series

NameURSI 2018 - Baltic URSI Symposium

Conference

Conference2018 Baltic URSI Symposium, URSI 2018
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityPoznan
Period14/05/1817/05/18

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