Abstract

The selective detection of biochemical substances with high sensitivity in the terahertz (THz) band has emerged as a prominent research area, attracting significant attention. Waveguide-on-chip detection of biochemical substances can effectively enhance the interaction between samples and waves, but there is a lack of reports in the THz band. In this work, a dual-channel metallic parallel-plate waveguide (PPWG) is applied to creatively construct a THz Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) sensor for highly sensitive and selective detection of reducing drug on a chip. This sensor exhibits a strong numerical response of 0.75 THz/RIU, allowing for dynamic sensitivity adjustment through mechanically tuning structural parameters, and it is modified through in-situ growth of Prussian blue (PB) to achieve the selective detection of reducing drug. The experiments confirm that the designed sensor-on-chip possesses exceptional detection sensitivity for cysteamine, reaching an impressive maximum sensitivity of 0.09 GHz/nmol and a low limit of detection of 88 nmol. The modified chip exhibits selective detection of cysteamine, demonstrating a maximum response difference of 4.2 times compared to other configurations. Collectively, a pioneer validates the feasibility of the highly sensitive MZI chip in the THz regime and opens up new possibilities for advancing THz biochemical sensing.

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