Measurement and uniformization of power distribution on the prism for biomedical applications of mid-infrared, attenuated-total-reflection spectroscopy

T. Koyama*, S. Kino, T. Sasaki, Y. Wada, R. Kasahara, Y. Oba, Y. Matsuura

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Abstract

To obtain uniform power distribution on the ATR prism for biomedical spectroscopy system, the power intensity mapping on the prism is precisely measured by using a newly developed probing technique. It is found that the distribution of QCL based system is less uniform than that of the FT-IR based system due to the high coherency of the laser beam. To homogenize the distribution, a lens is introduced to diffuse the light and the incident beam is inclined to increase the number of reflections in the prism. As a result, we confirmed that the measurement error of in-vivo experiments is suppressed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics, Treatment and Environmental Applications XXI
EditorsIsrael Gannot, Katy Roodenko
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510641051
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
EventOptical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics, Treatment and Environmental Applications XXI 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: 2021/03/062021/03/11

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume11635
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

ConferenceOptical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics, Treatment and Environmental Applications XXI 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Online
Period2021/03/062021/03/11

Keywords

  • ATR spectroscopy
  • Hollow optical fiber
  • Quantum cascade laser

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biomaterials
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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