Title :
Fiber-coupled terahertz endoscope system for human body
Author :
Young Bin Ji ; Kim, Sang Hoon ; Lee, Eui Su ; Son, Joo-Hiuk ; Jeon, Tae-In
Author_Institution :
Korea Maritime Univ., Busan, South Korea
Abstract :
We have fabricated a miniaturized optical fiber coupled THz endoscope system. The cross section of the endoscope head is only 2 × 4 mm and 6 mm long, which is small enough to be inserted into mouth. For a feasibility test, we measure reflective THz signals from the side wall of the mouth, tongue, and palm skin as well as from water for comparison.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; endoscopes; fibre optic sensors; reflectivity; skin; terahertz wave imaging; fiber coupled THz endoscope system; miniaturized optical THz endoscope system; mouth side wall; palm skin; reflective THz signals; size 2 mm; size 4 mm; size 6 mm; tongue; Absorption; Endoscopes; Mouth; Optical fibers; Optical reflection; Refractive index; Skin;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612844
