Title :
UV LED arrays for spectroscopic sorting of bioaerosols
Author :
Davitt, Kristina ; Song, Yoon-Kyu ; Patterson, William R., III ; Nurmikko, Arto V. ; Pan, Yong Le ; Chang, Richard K. ; Gherasimova, Maria ; Han, Jung
Author_Institution :
Div. of Eng., Brown Univ., Providence, RI
Abstract :
A compact sensor for physically sorting bio-aerosols based on fluorescence spectra excited using UV-LED arrays is presented. The optical system integrates electronics for real-time processing of spectral data and a miniaturized aerodynamic deflector for particle separation.
Keywords :
aerodynamics; aerosols; biochemistry; biological techniques; fluorescence; light emitting diodes; optical arrays; optical deflectors; optical sensors; sensor arrays; spectrochemical analysis; spectroscopic light sources; UV LED arrays; bioaerosol sensor; compact particle sensors; fluorescence spectra; miniaturized aerodynamic deflector; optical system; particle separation; real-time processing; spectral data processing; spectroscopic sorting; Biomedical optical imaging; Biosensors; Fluorescence; Integrated optics; Light emitting diodes; Optical sensors; Real time systems; Sensor arrays; Sorting; Spectroscopy; (170.6280) Spectroscopy, fluorescence; (220.4830) Optical system designs; (280.1100) Aerosol detection;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628863
