Fiber-optic direct raman imaging system based on a hollow-core fiber bundle

S. Inoue, T. Katagiri, Y. Matsuura

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Abstract

A Raman imaging system which combined a hollow fiber bundle and a direct imaging technique was constructed for high-speed endoscopic Raman imaging. The hollow fiber bundle is fabricated by depositing a silver thin film on the inner surface of pre-drawn glass capillary bundle. It performs as a fiber optic probe which transmits a Raman image with high signal-to-noise ratio because the propagating light is confined into the air core inducing little light scattering. The field of view on the sample is uniformly irradiated by the excitation laser light via the probe. The back-scattered image is collected by the probe and captured directly by an image sensor. A pair of thin film tunable filters is used to select target Raman band. This imaging system enables flexible and high-speed Raman imaging of biological tissues.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XV
EditorsIsrael Gannot
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781628414073
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
EventOptical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XV - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 2015 Feb 72015 Feb 8

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume9317
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

ConferenceOptical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XV
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period15/2/715/2/8

Keywords

  • Fiber bundle
  • Hollow optical fiber
  • Imaging
  • Raman spectroscopy

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