@inproceedings{a5f0b71084df45e89c43d017e67e7a46,
title = "Hollow-optical fiber probe for confocal Raman endoscopy",
abstract = "A confocal Raman probe based on a silver hollow optical fiber is developed to apply in remote optical biopsy via a micro-endoscope. The probe consists of a single hollow optical fiber delivering both the excitation and the Raman scattered light, and a confocal end unit attached at the distal end of the fiber. We demonstrate a high spatial resolution remote Raman measurement with the present probe. The measured spectrum shows a depth-resolution of below 150 μm. In addition, we propose a ball lens coupled miniature high-resolution Raman probe and show that it operates as well as the confocal probe.",
keywords = "Confocal, Hollow optical fiber, Optical biopsy, Raman spectroscopy",
author = "Takashi Katagiri and Yuichi Komachi and Yusuke Hattori and Yuji Matsuura and Mitsunobu Miyagi and Hideo Tashiro and Hidetoshi Sato",
year = "2006",
doi = "10.1117/12.645814",
language = "English",
isbn = "0819461253",
series = "Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE",
booktitle = "Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE",
note = "Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications VI ; Conference date: 21-01-2006 Through 22-01-2006",
}