The potential of terahertz sensing for cancer diagnosis

Z Vafapour, A Keshavarz, H Ghahraloud - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
The terahertz (THz) region lies between the microwave and infrared regions of the
electromagnetic (EM) spectrum such that it is strongly attenuated by water and very sensitive …

Polarization-independent perfect optical metamaterial absorber as a glucose sensor in food industry applications

Z Vafapour - IEEE transactions on nanobioscience, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Perfect optical metamaterial absorbers (POMMA) utilize intrinsic loss, with the aid of
appropriate structural design, to achieve near unity absorption at a certain wavelength. In all …

Colon cancer detection by designing and analytical evaluation of a water-based THz metamaterial perfect absorber

Z Vafapour, W Troy, A Rashidi - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Colon Cancer is the fourth most common form of cancer and the second-leading cause of
cancer related deaths in the United States. A large part of the reason the number of fatalities …

The potential of refractive index nanobiosensing using a multi-band optically tuned perfect light metamaterial absorber

Z Vafapour, H Ghahraloud, A Keshavarz… - IEEE Sensors …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An optically tunable perfect light absorber as a refractive index (RI) metamaterial (MM)
nanobiosensor (NBS) is designed for sensing chemicals, monitoring the concentration of …

Sensing avian influenza viruses using terahertz metamaterial reflector

A Keshavarz, Z Vafapour - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We numerically demonstrate a highly sensitive detection of three subtypes of Avian
Influenza (AI) viruses, namely, H1N1, H5N2, and H9N2 viruses, using terahertz (THz) …

Cost-effective bull's eye aperture-style multi-band metamaterial absorber at sub-THz band: design, numerical analysis, and physical interpretation

Z Vafapour - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Theoretical and numerical studies were conducted on plasmonic interactions at a
polarization-independent semiconductor–dielectric–semiconductor (SDS) sandwiched layer …

Solute concentration sensing in two aqueous solution using an optical metamaterial sensor

MR Forouzeshfard, S Ghafari, Z Vafapour - Journal of Luminescence, 2021 - Elsevier
An optically semiconductor metamaterial sensor for solute concentration sensing is
designed based on plasmonically induced transparency (PIT) effect. The concentration of …

Water-based terahertz metamaterial for skin cancer detection application

A Keshavarz, Z Vafapour - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a highly sensitive detection of skin cancer using a novel water-based terahertz
(THz) metamaterial (MM) and a semiconductor film. We apply the application of terahertz …

Sensing and slow light applications based on graphene metasurface in terahertz

Y Wang, B Chang, J Xue, X Cao, H Xu, H He… - Diamond and Related …, 2022 - Elsevier
A simple structure graphene metasurface composed of a continuous graphene strip and a
truncated graphene strip is designed and investigated for sensing and slow light …

Sensing, switching and modulating applications of a superconducting THz metamaterial

Z Vafapour, M Dutta, MA Stroscio - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The emergence of planar metamaterials (PrMMs) has opened a gateway to unprecedented
electromagnetic (EM) properties and functionality unattainable from naturally occurring …