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Bernd M Fischer
 Dr Bernd M Fischer
PhD

Publications:

Journal Papers:
  • S. Atakaramians, S. Afshar V., B. M. Fischer, D. Abbott, and T. M. Monro, "Low loss, low dispersion and highly birefringent terahertz porous fibres", Optical Communications (2008) in press.  abstract
  • W. Withayachumnankul, B. M. Fischer, H. Lin, and D. Abbott, “Uncertainty in terahertz time-domain spectroscopy measurement,” Journal of Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics 25, No. (6) (2008), 1059-1072

  • W. Withayachumnankul, B. M. Fischer, and D. Abbott, "Numerical removal of water-vapour effects from THz-TDS measurements," Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences 464 (2097) (2008) 2435-2456
  • S. Atakaramians, S. Afshar V., B. M. Fischer, D. Abbott, and T. M. Monro, "Porous fibers: a novel approach to low loss THz waveguides," Optics Express, Vol. 16, No. 12, pp. 8845-8854, 2008.

  • W. Withayachumnankul, B. M. Fischer, and D. Abbott, "Material thickness optimization for transmission-mode terahertz time-domain spectroscopy," Optics Express 16 (10) (2008), 7382-7396
  • . Withayachumnankul, B. Fischer, and D. Abbott, "Quarter-wavelength multilayer interference filter for terahertz waves," Optics Communications 281 (9) (2008), 2374-2378.
  • M. Franz, B.M. Fischer, and M. Walther, "The Christiansen effec in terahertz time-domain spectra of coarse-grained powders", Appl. Phys. Lett. 92 (2) (2008) 021107
  • X. Yin, B.W. Ng, B.M. Fischer, B. Ferguson, and D. Abbott, "Support vector machine applications in terahertz pulsed signals feature sets", IEEE Sensors Journal  7 (11-12) (2007) 1597-1608
  • W. Withaychumnankul, B.M. Fischer, S.P. Mickan, and D. Abbott, "Retrofittable antireflection coatings for T-rays", Microwave and Optical Technology Letters 49  (9) (2007)  2267-2270
  • W. Withayachumnankul, G. Png, X.X. Yin, S. Atakaramians, H. Lin, I. Jones, J. Balakrishnan, B. Ung, B. Ferguson, S.P. Mickan, B.M. Fischer, and D. Abbott, “T-ray sensing and imaging,” Proceedings of the IEEE 95 (8) (2007) 1528-1558
  • B.M. Fischer, M. Hoffmann, H. Helm, and P. Uhd Jepsen, “Chemical recognition with broadband THz spectroscopy” (Invited  2-02-2005) Proceedings of the IEEE 95 (8) (2007) 1592-1604
  • Simon Schrödle, Bernd Fischer, Hanspeter Helm, and Richard Buchner, "Picosecond Dynamics and Microheterogenity of Water + Dioxane Mixtures", J. Phys. Chem. A, 111 (11), (2007), 2043-2046 abstract
  • Peter Uhd Jepsen, Bernd M. Fischer, Andreas Thoman, Hanspeter Helm, J. Y. Suh, René Lopez, and R. F. Haglund, Jr.: Metal-insulator phase transition in a VO2 thin film observed with terahertz spectroscopy,  Phys Rev B 74, (2006), 205103 -1-9  abstract
  • I. Jones, T. Rainsford, B. Fischer, and D. Abbott, Towards T-ray spectroscopy of retinal isomers:  review of methods and modelling, Vibrational Spectroscopy 41 (2), (2006), 144-154  abstract
  • S. Gorenflo, I. Hinkov, A. Lambrecht, B. Fischer, M. Hoffmann, H. Helm, P.Uhd Jepsen, "Low-power terahertz time-domain spectroscopy with optimized electro-optical detection", Technisches Messen 72 (7-8), (2005), 430-439 abstract
  •   B. M. Fischer, M. Hoffmann, H. Helm, R. Wilk, F. Rutz, T. Kleine-Ostmann, M. Koch, P. Uhd Jepsen, "Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy and imaging of artificial RNA", Optics Express 13 (14) (2005) 5205-5215 article
  • B.M. Fischer, M. Hoffmann, H. Helm, G. Modjesch and P. Uhd Jepsen, "Chemical recognition in THz time-domain spectroscopy and imaging", Semiconductor Science and Technology 20 (7) (2004) 246-25 abstract
  • P. Uhd Jepsen and B.M. Fischer, "Dynamic range in terahertz time-domain transmission and reflection spectroscopy", Optics Letters 30(1) (2005) 29-31 abstract

  • M. Walther, B.M. Fischer, P. Uhd Jepsen, Noncovalent intermolecular forces in polycrystalline and amorphous saccarides in the far-infrared, Chemical Physics 228 (2003) 261-268 abstract
  • M.Walther, P. Plochocka, B. Fischer, H. Helm and P. Uhd Jepsen, "Collective vibrational modes in biological molecules investigated by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy", Biopolymers(Biospectroscopy), 67 (4-5) (2002)  310-313 abstract
  • B M Fischer, M. Walther, and P. Uhd Jepsen "Far-infrared vibrational modes of DNA components studied by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy" Phys. Med. Biol. 47(21) (2002) 3807-3814 abstract
  • M.. Walther, B. Fischer, M. Schall, H. Helm, and P. Uhd Jepsen, "Far-infrared vibrational spectra of all-trans, 9-cis and 13-cis retinal measured by THz time-domain spectroscopy", Chem. Phys. Lett., 332 (2000) 389-395 abstract
Selected refereed conference proceedings papers:

  • B. M. Fischer, H. Helm, P. Uhd Jepsen, "T-ray spectroscopy of biomolecules: from chemical recognition toward biochip analysis–horizons and hurdles", Proc. SPIE Photonics: Design, Technology and Packaging II, 6038, Brisbane, 12-14th December 2005, (Invited), pp42-54.
  • B. Fischer, M. Walther, and P. Uhd Jepsen "Far-infrared spectroscopy of hydrogen bonding in nucleobases, nucleosides, and nucleotides" Proceedings of the 10th IEEE International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, September 2002, Cambridge, UK (IEEE Catalog number: 02EX621, ISBN: 0-7803-7630-7)         
Other refreed conference proceedings:
  • X.X. Yin, B.W.-H. Ng, B. Ferguson, S. P. Mickan, B. M. Fischer, T. J. Rainsford, and D. Abbott, "Information Fusion and Wavelet Based Segment Detection with Aplications to the Identification of 3D Target T-ray CT Imaging" 31th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, Shanghai, China, Sept. 18-22, 2006, IEEE Catalog number 06EX1385, p. 187
  • M. Franz, B. Fischer, D. Abbott, and H. Helm, "Terahertz study of Chiral and Racemic Crystals", 31th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, Shanghai, China, Sept. 18-22, 2006, IEEE Catalog number 06EX1385, p. 230
  • S. Atakarami, S. Afshar Vahid, H. Ebbendorff-Heidepriem, B. M. Fischer, T. Monro, and D. Abbott, "Trahertz Waveguides and Materials",  31th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, Shanghai, China, Sept. 18-22, 2006, IEEE Catalog number 06EX1385, p. 281
  • H. Lin, B. M. Fischer, S. P.Mickan, and D.Abbott, "THz near-field microscopy - A review", 31th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, Shanghai, China, Sept. 18-22, 2006, IEEE Catalog number 06EX1385, p. 441
  • I. Jones, T. Rainsford, B. Fischer, and D. Abbott, "THz Fingerprintng of Biomolecules Suppored by Ab Initio Molecular Modelling", 31th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, Shanghai, China, Sept. 18-22, 2006, IEEE Catalog number 06EX1385, p. 442
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  • Withawat
  • S. Biber, D. Schneidebanger, L.-P. Schmidt, M. Walther, B. Fischer, M. Schwarzer, P. U. Jepsen, "Low loss silicon window material for submillimeter waves using micromachined artificial dielectrics for anti-reflection coating", 29th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 12th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, Karlsruhe, Germany, 27th September–1st October, 2004, pp. 105–106.

Invited talks given at the following conferences:
  • Adelaide
  • Brisbane
  • Adlaide
  • Rennes

Other selected conference contributions:
  • Bernd M. Fischer, Matthias Hoffmann, Peter Uhd Jepsen "Dynamic range and Numerical Error propagation in Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy", Optical Terahertz Science and Technology (OTST), Orlando, Florida, 2005 abstract
  • Walther M., Schall M., Fischer B., Jepsen P. Uhd, Helm H.: Generation and detection of THz-pulses and applications in far-infrared spectroscopy: 2-phonon processes in semiconductors and collectivce motion in biomolecules, 2001 (Optoelectronic & Photonic, Winterschool, Trento, Italien) 
  • Walther M., Fischer B., Schall M., Rutz F., Helm H., and P. U. Jepsen: Investigations of collective vibrational modes in biological molecules by THz time-domain spectroscopy, 2001 (9th European Conference on the Spectroscopy opf Biological Molecules, Prag
  • P. Plochocka, M. Walther, B. Fischer, P. Uhd Jepsen: Low-frequency collective vibrational modes in organic molecules - new possibilities in medical diagnostics? 2001 (Ultrafast Optics, Montebello, Canada)
  • P. Plochocka, M. Walther, B. Fischer, P. Uhd Jepsen: Low-frequency molecular vibrations in organic molecules studied by THz time-domain spectroscopy, 2001; paper PII53 (Femtochemistry V, Toledo, Spain)
  • Fischer B., Walther M., Plochocka P., Helm H., Jepsen P. U.: Observation of low-frequency vibrations as conformational fingerprints of biologically important molecules, 2001 (BISAT 2001, Leeds, UK)
  • Fischer B., Walther M., Plochocka P., Helm H., Jepsen P. Uhd: Spectroscopy of THz-frequency collective motion in organic molecules: a sensitive fingerprint technique, 2001 (9th International Conference on THz-Electronics, Charlottesville, USA)
  • P. Plochocka, M. Walther, B. Fischer, P. Uhd Jepsen: Study of low-frequency molecular vibrations by THz-TDS, 2001 (EOSAM 2001, Zakopane, Poland)
  • Fischer B, Walther M, Helm H, Jepsen P: Untersuchung kollektiver Schwingungsmoden von Biomolekülen mittels THz-Spektrsokopie, 2001 (DPG-Tagung, Hamburg)
  • Walther, M., Fischer, B., Jepsen, P.: Biomolecular spectroscopy in the THz region, 2002 (THz-Bridge Workshop, Capri, Italy)
  • Fischer, B. M., Walther, M., Jepsen, P.: Far-infrared spectroscopy of hydrogen bonding in nucleobases, nuclesides and nucleotides, 2002 (THz 2002, Cambridge)
  • Walter, M., Fischer, B. M., Helm, H., Jepsen, P.: Soft Phonons in biomolecular systems, 2002 (Phonon Enineering Forum, Sendai, Japan)
  • Jepsen P. U., Fischer B., Walther M., Helm H.: Spectroscopy of biomolecules in the conformational fingerprint region, 2002 (Spring Meeting of the German Physical Society, Osnabrück)
  • Fischer, B., Walther, M., Helm, H., Jepsen, P.: THz-Spektroskopie an Biomolekülen, 2002 (FMF-Kolloquium, Freiurg, Germany)
  • Walther M., Fischer B. M., Helm H., Jepsen P. U.: THz-Spektroskopie an Biomolekülen - Niederfrequente Molekülschwingungen als direkter Fingerprint der Struktur} 2002 (Spring Meeting of the German Physical Society, Osnabrück)
  • Hoffmann, M., Fischer, B. M., Walther, M., Jepsen, P. U., Helm, H. 12.: Erzeugung von Ferninfrarotimpulsen zur Spektroskopie, 2003 (FMF-Kolloquium, Freiburg)
  • Fischer, B. M., Walther, M., Hoffmann, M., Jepsen, P., Helm, H.: Ferninfrarotspektroskopie in Sicherheits- und Medizintechnik, 2003 (12. FMF-Kolloquium, Freiburg)
  • Fischer, B. M., Walther, M., Hoffmann, M., Helm, H., Jepsen, P.: Nichkovalente intermolekulare Kräfte in polykristallinen und amorphen Zuckern im fernen Infrarot, 2003 (DPG-Frühjahrstagung, Dresden)
  • Walther, M., Raicu, V., Miller, R. J. D., Fischer, B. M., Helm, H., Jepsen, P.: Photodissocation of carboxymyoglobin studied by Four-wave mixing techniques and THz-Spectroscopy, 2003 (DPG-Frühjahrstagung, Dresden)
  • Fischer, B. M., Walther, M., Hoffmann, M., Helm, H., Jepsen, P.: Untersuchungen kollektiver niederfrequenter Molekülschwingungen mittels THz-Spektroskopie, 2003 (DPG-Frühjahrstagung, Hannover)
  • Fischer, B. M., Hoffmann, M., Jepsen, P., Helm, H.: Ferninfrarotspektroskopische Untersuchungen niederfrequenter Molekül- und Gitterschwingungen biologisch relevanter Moleküle, Spring Meeting of the German Physical Society,  München., Germany
  • Jepsen P U, Fischer B M, Thoman A, Helm H, Suh J Y, Lopez R, Hagelund R Jr: New Light on the Metal-Insulator Transition in VO2, International Workshop on Terahertz Technology, Osaka, Japan
  • Fischer B. M., Hoffmann M., Jepsen P. Uhd, Helm H.: "Spektrales Durchleuchten im fernen Infrarot",  Biophotnics Symposium "Struktur und Dynamik biologischer Zellen mit optischen Methoden auf der Spur", Jena, Germany
  • Jepsen P. U., Fischer B. M., Hoffmann M., Helm M., Clark S. J.: THz molecular spectroscopy, 2005 (35th workshop: Physics and Technology of THz photonics, Erice)
  • Fischer B. M., Wilk R., Rutz F., Kleine-Ostmann T., Jepsen P. Uhd, Koch M., Helm H.: THz-Spektroskopie und Imaging von RNA-Oligonukleotiden, 2005 (Biophotonik-Symposium "Struktur und Dynamik biologischer Zellen mit optischen Methoden auf der Spur", Jena)
2006
  • Thoman A, Fischer B M, Jepsen P Uhd, Hagelund R, Helm H, "Beobachtung eines reversiblen Phasenübergang in dünnen VO2-Schichten im fernen Infrarot", Spring Meeting of the German Physical Society,  Frankfurt a. M., Germany