Patent ID: 8525115

Claim:
An integrated THz micro-detector assembly comprising a sub-micron probe connected to a miniature bolometer detector and control circuit with a corresponding impedance matching network to achieve the precise detection of the electric field in the near-field configuration, said sub-micron probe being mounted on a stage and positioned for near field scanning, with a resolution of less than 1 nm, over the sample under test along XYZ direction with nanometer accuracy controlled by said control circuit, wherein said sub-micron probe is positioned in the near field of THz radiation through an analyte sample, within 2 microns of said sample, and further comprising means for increased coupling of THz radiation to molecules in said analyte sample, said means comprising a slotted member, said slotted member being positioned between said source of EM radiation in the THz spectral range and said materials of interest, said probe being positioned at a slot edge.