Title :
Time-of-flight laser spectroscopy in biomedical diagnostics
Author :
Andersson-Engels, Stefan ; Axelsson, Johan ; Johansson, Ann ; Johansson, Jonas ; Svanberg, Sune ; Svensson, Tomas
Author_Institution :
Lund Univ., Lund
Abstract :
Optical spectroscopy is becoming a very valuable diagnostic tool in biomedical research. Time-of-flight spectroscopy is a tool providing information regarding scattering and absorption properties of the tissue. A unique broadband time-resolved spectroscopy system for turbid media, consists of a mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser pumping a photonic crystal fibre (PCF) and a streak-camera in syncroscan mode. This system is based on the technique called time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC). This equipment is designed to allow in vivo measurement of tissue optical properties of small tissue volumes.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biological tissues; biomedical measurement; laser applications in medicine; optical fibres; optical pumping; photon counting; photonic crystals; streak cameras; time resolved spectroscopy; biomedical diagnostics; in vivo measurement; laser pumping; mode-locked titanium-sapphire laser; optical spectroscopy; photonic crystal fibre; streak-camera; syncroscan mode; time-correlated single photon counting; time-of-flight laser spectroscopy; tissue absorption property; tissue scattering property; turbid media; Absorption; Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Pump lasers; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and Optoelectronics Conference, 2007 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9789217-2-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9789217-2-9
DOI :
10.1109/AOE.2007.4410764
