Title :
A self-calibrating fiber optic probe for tissue optical spectroscopy
Author :
Yu, Bing ; Fu, Henry ; Bydlon, Torre ; Bender, Janelle ; Ramanujam, Nimmi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Duke Univ., Durham, NC
Abstract :
Calibration of diffuse reflectance spectrum for instrument response and time-dependent fluctuation is complicated, time-consuming and potentially inaccurate. We demonstrate a novel fiber optic probe with real-time, self-calibration capability that can be used for tissue spectroscopy.
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; calibration; fibre optic sensors; ultraviolet spectroscopy; diffuse reflectance spectrum; instrument response; self calibrating fiber optic probe; time dependent fluctuation; tissue optical spectroscopy; Calibration; Imaging phantoms; Lamps; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical scattering; Probes; Reflectivity; Spectroscopy; Time measurement; (060.2370) Fiber optics sensors; (170.6510) Spectroscopy, tissue diagnostics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
