Title :
Fluorescence background suppression in Raman spectroscopy
Author :
Mazilu, Michael ; De Luca, Anna Chiara ; Riches, Andrew ; Herrington, Simon ; Dholakia, Kishan
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Univ. of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, UK
Abstract :
Raman spectroscopy provides a non-invasive method to study biological samples. We demonstrate the powerful capabilities of our novel Raman modulation technique to detect weak Raman signals hidden by a strong fluorescent background.
Keywords :
Raman spectroscopy; biomedical optical imaging; fluorescence; image processing; Raman modulation technique; Raman spectroscopy; biological sample; fluorescence background suppression; weak Raman signal; Biological information theory; Cells (biology); Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Modulation coding; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Principal component analysis; Raman scattering; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
