High-efficiency and side-viewing micro fiber optic probe for in-vivo diffuse reflectance measurements of human epithelial tissues.

abstract

• In this paper, we present a new micro fiber optic probe for in-vivo diffuse reflectance measurements of human epithelial tissues. The probe consists of seven, 120 x 120 microm collection fibers and one 200 microm incidence source fiber, arranged into a side-viewing configuration by using curved air-core waveguides with high optical transmittance. The outer dimension of the probe is 2 x 8mm(2). The extremely small size, high transmission efficiency and side-viewing capability of the new probe make it suitable for endoscopic spectroscopic applications inside the human body.

authors

• Zou, Jun

published proceedings

• Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc

author list (cited authors)

• Garcia-Uribe, A., Balareddy, K. C., Chang, C., Yapici, M. K., Zou, J., & Wang, L. V.

citation count

• 0

complete list of authors

• Garcia-Uribe, Alejandro||Balareddy, Karthik C||Chang, Cheng-Chung||Yapici, Murat K||Zou, Jun||Wang, Lihong V

publication date

• September 2009

publisher

• IEEE  Publisher

published in

• n2375-7477ISSN  Journal

keywords

• Epithelium
• Equipment Design
• Equipment Failure Analysis
• Fiber Optic Technology
• Miniaturization
• Nephelometry And Turbidimetry
• Photometry
• Reproducibility Of Results
• Sensitivity And Specificity
• Skin Physiological Phenomena

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5334132

start page

• 757

end page

• 760

volume

• 2009

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iembs.2009.5334132