Abstract

We present the accurate terahertz spectra of between imitation and cultured pearls using continuous-wave terahertz (CW-THz) spectroscopy. Using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurements, cultured pearls can be distinguished from imitation pearls by observing distinct absorption peaks and discriminative boundaries. The THz absorption spectra up to 0.3 THz obtained from CW-THz spectroscopy show several absorption peaks at specific frequencies with the cultured pearls but no peaks with the imitation pearls, which results from the existence of the nacre polymorph of cultured pearls. Hence, it is expected that the CW-THz system proposed herein will be applicable to fast, nondestructive spectrum analysis including pearl identification.

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