My research involves using terahertz time domain spectroscopy to study the properties of certain materials. Terahertz radiation lies between the microwave and far infra red part of the spectrum. It is the least unexplored part of the electromagnetic spectrum. However, recent studies in this frequency range have unraveled useful information about the vibration modes of certain molecules.  Also, terahertz (unlike x-ray radition) is non-ionizing and thus could be used to image tissue with no damage to body cells.  This imaging could be employed to 3D imaging of teeth, and effective detection of skin cancers like basal cell carcinoma. Last, it could be used for airport screening of materials that would never be spotted by the present screening techniques.

My projects thus far have related to thz waveguiding.  My current project involves a numerical and experimental study of the propagation of thz radiation between two metal wires. I used a software called COMSOL multiphysics for my simulations. The following presentation contains pretty pictures from my simulation.

And here is my submission to the 2007 Confrence on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO)