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Månefjord H, Li M, Brackmann C, Reistad N, Runemark A, Rota J, Anderson B, Zoueu JT, Merdasa A, Brydegaard M. A biophotonic platform for quantitative analysis in the spatial, spectral, polarimetric, and goniometric domains. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2022; 93:113709. [PMID: 36461456 DOI: 10.1063/5.0095133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Advanced instrumentation and versatile setups are needed for understanding light interaction with biological targets. Such instruments include (1) microscopes and 3D scanners for detailed spatial analysis, (2) spectral instruments for deducing molecular composition, (3) polarimeters for assessing structural properties, and (4) goniometers probing the scattering phase function of, e.g., tissue slabs. While a large selection of commercial biophotonic instruments and laboratory equipment are available, they are often bulky and expensive. Therefore, they remain inaccessible for secondary education, hobbyists, and research groups in low-income countries. This lack of equipment impedes hands-on proficiency with basic biophotonic principles and the ability to solve local problems with applied physics. We have designed, prototyped, and evaluated the low-cost Biophotonics, Imaging, Optical, Spectral, Polarimetric, Angular, and Compact Equipment (BIOSPACE) for high-quality quantitative analysis. BIOSPACE uses multiplexed light-emitting diodes with emission wavelengths from ultraviolet to near-infrared, captured by a synchronized camera. The angles of the light source, the target, and the polarization filters are automated by low-cost mechanics and a microcomputer. This enables multi-dimensional scatter analysis of centimeter-sized biological targets. We present the construction, calibration, and evaluation of BIOSPACE. The diverse functions of BIOSPACE include small animal spectral imaging, measuring the nanometer thickness of a bark-beetle wing, acquiring the scattering phase function of a blood smear and estimating the anisotropic scattering and the extinction coefficients, and contrasting muscle fibers using polarization. We provide blueprints, component list, and software for replication by enthusiasts and educators to simplify the hands-on investigation of fundamental optical properties in biological samples.
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- Hampus Månefjord
- Department of Physics, Lund University, Sölvegatan 14, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Lund University, Sölvegatan 14, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Lund University, Sölvegatan 14, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Lund University, Sölvegatan 14, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Biology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 35, SE-223 63 Lund, Sweden
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- Biological Museum, Department of Biology, Lund University, Sölvegatan 37, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden
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- Laboratoire d'Instrumentation, Image et Spectroscopie, INP-HB, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Department of Physics, Lund University, Sölvegatan 14, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Lund University, Sölvegatan 14, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden
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The Use of Supercontinuum Laser Sources in Biomedical Diffuse Optics: Unlocking the Power of Multispectral Imaging. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11104616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Optical techniques based on diffuse optics have been around for decades now and are making their way into the day-to-day medical applications. Even though the physics foundations of these techniques have been known for many years, practical implementation of these technique were hindered by technological limitations, mainly from the light sources and/or detection electronics. In the past 20 years, the developments of supercontinuum laser (SCL) enabled to unlock some of these limitations, enabling the development of system and methodologies relevant for medical use, notably in terms of spectral monitoring. In this review, we focus on the use of SCL in biomedical diffuse optics, from instrumentation and methods developments to their use for medical applications. A total of 95 publications were identified, from 1993 to 2021. We discuss the advantages of the SCL to cover a large spectral bandwidth with a high spectral power and fast switching against the disadvantages of cost, bulkiness, and long warm up times. Finally, we summarize the utility of using such light sources in the development and application of diffuse optics in biomedical sciences and clinical applications.
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Broadband Time Domain Diffuse Optical Reflectance Spectroscopy: A Review of Systems, Methods, and Applications. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9245465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This review presents recent developments and a wide overview of broadband time domain diffuse optical spectroscopy (TD-DOS). Various topics including physics of photon migration, advanced instrumentation, methods of analysis, applications covering multiple domains (tissue chromophore, in vivo studies, food, wood, pharmaceutical industry) are elaborated. The key role of standardization and recent studies in that direction are discussed. Towards the end, a brief outlook is presented on the current status and future trends in broadband TD-DOS.
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Sekar SKV, Pacheco A, Martella P, Li H, Lanka P, Pifferi A, Andersson-Engels S. Solid phantom recipe for diffuse optics in biophotonics applications: a step towards anatomically correct 3D tissue phantoms. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 10:2090-2100. [PMID: 31061772 PMCID: PMC6484985 DOI: 10.1364/boe.10.002090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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We present a tissue mimicking optical phantom recipe to create robust well tested solid phantoms. The recipe consists of black silicone pigment (absorber), silica microspheres (scatterer) and silicone rubber (SiliGlass, bulk material). The phantom recipe was characterized over a broadband spectrum (600-1100 nm) for a wide range of optical properties (absorption 0.1-1 cm-1, reduced scattering 5-25 cm-1) that are relevant to human organs. The results of linearity show a proper scaling of optical properties as well as the absence of coupling between the absorber and scatterer at different concentrations. A reproducibility of 4% among different preparations was obtained, with a similar grade of spatial homogeneity. Finally, a 3D non-scattering mock-up phantom of an infant torso made with the same recipe bulk material (SiliGlass) was presented to project the futuristic aspect of our work that is 3D printing human organs of biomedical relevance.
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- Biophotonics@Tyndall, IPIC, Tyndall National Institute, Lee Maltings, Dyke Parade, Cork, Ireland
- Department of Physics, University College Cork, College Road, Cork, T12 K8AF, Ireland
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- Biophotonics@Tyndall, IPIC, Tyndall National Institute, Lee Maltings, Dyke Parade, Cork, Ireland
- Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Biophotonics@Tyndall, IPIC, Tyndall National Institute, Lee Maltings, Dyke Parade, Cork, Ireland
- School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Northeastern University, China
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Milano, Italy
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- Biophotonics@Tyndall, IPIC, Tyndall National Institute, Lee Maltings, Dyke Parade, Cork, Ireland
- Department of Physics, University College Cork, College Road, Cork, T12 K8AF, Ireland
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Larsson J, Liao P, Lundin P, Krite Svanberg E, Swartling J, Lewander Xu M, Bood J, Andersson-Engels S. Development of a 3-dimensional tissue lung phantom of a preterm infant for optical measurements of oxygen-Laser-detector position considerations. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2018; 11:e201700097. [PMID: 28816029 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201700097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Revised: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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There is a need to further improve the clinical care of our most vulnerable patients-preterm infants. Novel diagnostic and treatment tools facilitate such advances. Here, we evaluate a potential percutaneous optical monitoring tool to assess the oxygen and water vapor content in the lungs of preterm babies. The aim is to prepare for further clinical studies by gaining a detailed understanding of how the measured light intensity and gas absorption signal behave for different possible geometries of light delivery and receiver. Such an experimental evaluation is conducted for the first time utilizing a specially developed 3-dimensional-printed optical phantom based on a geometry model obtained from computer tomography images of the thorax (chest) of a 1700-g premature infant. The measurements yield reliable signals for source-detector distances up to about 50 mm, with stronger gas absorption signals at long separations and positions related to the lower part of the lung, consistent with a larger relative volume of this. The limitations of this study include the omission of scattering tissue within the lungs and that similar optical properties are used for the wavelengths employed for the 2 gases, yielding no indication on the optimal wavelength pair to use.
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- Jim Larsson
- Division of Combustion Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- GASPOROX AB (publ), Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- GASPOROX AB (publ), Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Lund Laser Centre, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Combustion Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- IPIC, Tyndall National Institute, Lee Maltings, Cork, Ireland
- Department of Physics, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Time-Resolved Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy and Imaging Using Solid-State Detectors: Characteristics, Present Status, and Research Challenges. SENSORS 2017; 17:s17092115. [PMID: 28906462 PMCID: PMC5621067 DOI: 10.3390/s17092115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2017] [Revised: 09/03/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Diffuse optical spectroscopy (DOS) and diffuse optical imaging (DOI) are emerging non-invasive imaging modalities that have wide spread potential applications in many fields, particularly for structural and functional imaging in medicine. In this article, we review time-resolved diffuse optical imaging (TR-DOI) systems using solid-state detectors with a special focus on Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes (SPADs) and Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs). These TR-DOI systems can be categorized into two types based on the operation mode of the detector (free-running or time-gated). For the TR-DOI prototypes, the physical concepts, main components, figures-of-merit of detectors, and evaluation parameters are described. The performance of TR-DOI prototypes is evaluated according to the parameters used in common protocols to test DOI systems particularly basic instrumental performance (BIP). In addition, the potential features of SPADs and SiPMs to improve TR-DOI systems and expand their applications in the foreseeable future are discussed. Lastly, research challenges and future developments for TR-DOI are discussed for each component in the prototype separately and also for the entire system.
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Pifferi A, Contini D, Mora AD, Farina A, Spinelli L, Torricelli A. New frontiers in time-domain diffuse optics, a review. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2016; 21:091310. [PMID: 27311627 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.21.9.091310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The recent developments in time-domain diffuse optics that rely on physical concepts (e.g., time-gating and null distance) and advanced photonic components (e.g., vertical cavity source-emitting laser as light sources, single photon avalanche diode, and silicon photomultipliers as detectors, fast-gating circuits, and time-to-digital converters for acquisition) are focused. This study shows how these tools could lead on one hand to compact and wearable time-domain devices for point-of-care diagnostics down to the consumer level and on the other hand to powerful systems with exceptional depth penetration and sensitivity.
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- Antonio Pifferi
- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Fisica, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan I-20133, ItalybIstituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Consiglio Nazionale per le Ricerche, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan I-20133, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Fisica, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan I-20133, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Fisica, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan I-20133, Italy
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- Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Consiglio Nazionale per le Ricerche, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan I-20133, Italy
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- Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Consiglio Nazionale per le Ricerche, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan I-20133, Italy
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- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Fisica, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan I-20133, ItalybIstituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Consiglio Nazionale per le Ricerche, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan I-20133, Italy
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Kamran F, Abildgaard OHA, Subash AA, Andersen PE, Andersson-Engels S, Khoptyar D. Computationally effective solution of the inverse problem in time-of-flight spectroscopy. OPTICS EXPRESS 2015; 23:6937-6945. [PMID: 25836913 DOI: 10.1364/oe.23.006937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Photon time-of-flight (PTOF) spectroscopy enables the estimation of absorption and reduced scattering coefficients of turbid media by measuring the propagation time of short light pulses through turbid medium. The present investigation provides a comparison of the assessed absorption and reduced scattering coefficients from PTOF measurements of intralipid 20% and India ink-based optical phantoms covering a wide range of optical properties relevant for biological tissues and dairy products. Three different models are used to obtain the optical properties by fitting to measured temporal profiles: the Liemert-Kienle model (LKM), the diffusion model (DM) and a white Monte-Carlo (WMC) simulation-based algorithm. For the infinite space geometry, a very good agreement is found between the LKM and WMC, while the results obtained by the DM differ, indicating that the LKM can provide accurate estimation of the optical parameters beyond the limits of the diffusion approximation in a computational effective and accurate manner. This result increases the potential range of applications for PTOF spectroscopy within industrial and biomedical applications.
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Kamran F, Abildgaard OHA, Sparén A, Svensson O, Johansson J, Andersson-Engels S, Andersen PE, Khoptyar D. Transmission near-infrared (NIR) and photon time-of-flight (PTOF) spectroscopy in a comparative analysis of pharmaceuticals. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2015; 69:389-397. [PMID: 25664562 DOI: 10.1366/14-07530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We present a comprehensive study of the application of photon time-of-flight spectroscopy (PTOFS) in the wavelength range 1050-1350 nm as a spectroscopic technique for the evaluation of the chemical composition and structural properties of pharmaceutical tablets. PTOFS is compared to transmission near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). In contrast to transmission NIRS, PTOFS is capable of directly and independently determining the absorption and reduced scattering coefficients of the medium. Chemometric models were built on the evaluated absorption spectra for predicting tablet drug concentration. Results are compared to corresponding predictions built on transmission NIRS measurements. The predictive ability of PTOFS and transmission NIRS is comparable when models are based on uniformly distributed tablet sets. For non-uniform distribution of tablets based on particle sizes, the prediction ability of PTOFS is better than that of transmission NIRS. Analysis of reduced scattering spectra shows that PTOFS is able to characterize tablet microstructure and manufacturing process parameters. In contrast to the chemometric pseudo-variables provided by transmission NIRS, PTOFS provides physically meaningful quantities such as scattering strength and slope of particle size. The ability of PTOFS to quantify the reduced scattering spectra, together with its robustness in predicting drug content, makes it suitable for such evaluations in the pharmaceutical industry.
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- Faisal Kamran
- Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborg 399, 4000 Denmark
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Lemaillet P, Bouchard JP, Hwang J, Allen DW. Double-integrating-sphere system at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in support of measurement standards for the determination of optical properties of tissue-mimicking phantoms. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2015; 20:121310. [PMID: 26505172 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.20.12.121310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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There is a need for a common reference point that will allow for the comparison of the optical properties of tissue-mimicking phantoms. After a brief review of the methods that have been used to measure the phantoms for a contextual backdrop to our approach, this paper reports on the establishment of a standardized double-integrating-sphere platform to measure absorption and reduced scattering coefficients of tissue-mimicking biomedical phantoms. The platform implements a user-friendly graphical user interface in which variations of experimental configurations and model-based analysis are implemented to compute the coefficients based on a modified inverse adding-doubling algorithm allowing a complete uncertainty evaluation. Repeatability and validation of the measurement results of solid phantoms are demonstrated for three samples of different thicknesses, d = 5.08 mm, 7.09 mm, and 9.92 mm, with an absolute error estimate of 4.0% to 5.0% for the absorption coefficient and 11% to 12% for the reduced scattering coefficient (k = 2). The results are in accordance with those provided by the manufacturer. Measurements with different polarization angles of the incident light are also presented, and the resulting optical properties were determined to be equivalent within the estimated uncertainties.
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- Paul Lemaillet
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Physical Measurement Laboratory, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Physical Measurement Laboratory, 325 Broadway Street, Boulder, Colorado 80305, United States
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Physical Measurement Laboratory, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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Spinelli L, Botwicz M, Zolek N, Kacprzak M, Milej D, Sawosz P, Liebert A, Weigel U, Durduran T, Foschum F, Kienle A, Baribeau F, Leclair S, Bouchard JP, Noiseux I, Gallant P, Mermut O, Farina A, Pifferi A, Torricelli A, Cubeddu R, Ho HC, Mazurenka M, Wabnitz H, Klauenberg K, Bodnar O, Elster C, Bénazech-Lavoué M, Bérubé-Lauzière Y, Lesage F, Khoptyar D, Subash AA, Andersson-Engels S, Di Ninni P, Martelli F, Zaccanti G. Determination of reference values for optical properties of liquid phantoms based on Intralipid and India ink. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2014; 5:2037-53. [PMID: 25071947 PMCID: PMC4102347 DOI: 10.1364/boe.5.002037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Revised: 05/23/2014] [Accepted: 05/25/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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A multi-center study has been set up to accurately characterize the optical properties of diffusive liquid phantoms based on Intralipid and India ink at near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths. Nine research laboratories from six countries adopting different measurement techniques, instrumental set-ups, and data analysis methods determined at their best the optical properties and relative uncertainties of diffusive dilutions prepared with common samples of the two compounds. By exploiting a suitable statistical model, comprehensive reference values at three NIR wavelengths for the intrinsic absorption coefficient of India ink and the intrinsic reduced scattering coefficient of Intralipid-20% were determined with an uncertainty of about 2% or better, depending on the wavelength considered, and 1%, respectively. Even if in this study we focused on particular batches of India ink and Intralipid, the reference values determined here represent a solid and useful starting point for preparing diffusive liquid phantoms with accurately defined optical properties. Furthermore, due to the ready availability, low cost, long-term stability and batch-to-batch reproducibility of these compounds, they provide a unique fundamental tool for the calibration and performance assessment of diffuse optical spectroscopy instrumentation intended to be used in laboratory or clinical environment. Finally, the collaborative work presented here demonstrates that the accuracy level attained in this work for optical properties of diffusive phantoms is reliable.
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- L. Spinelli
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche–Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Milano,
Italy
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- IBIB, Nalecz Instutute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw,
Poland
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- IBIB, Nalecz Instutute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw,
Poland
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- IBIB, Nalecz Instutute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw,
Poland
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- IBIB, Nalecz Instutute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw,
Poland
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- IBIB, Nalecz Instutute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw,
Poland
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- IBIB, Nalecz Instutute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw,
Poland
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- ICFO, Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia, Castelldefels,
Spain
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- ICFO, Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia, Castelldefels,
Spain
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- ILM, Institut für Lasertechnologien in der Medizin und Messtechnik an der Universität Ulm,
Germany
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- ILM, Institut für Lasertechnologien in der Medizin und Messtechnik an der Universität Ulm,
Germany
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- INO, National Optics Institute, Québec,
Canada
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- INO, National Optics Institute, Québec,
Canada
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- INO, National Optics Institute, Québec,
Canada
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- INO, National Optics Institute, Québec,
Canada
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- INO, National Optics Institute, Québec,
Canada
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche–Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Milano,
Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche–Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Milano,
Italy
- POLIMI, Politecnico di Milano–Dipartimento di Fisica, Milano,
Italy
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- POLIMI, Politecnico di Milano–Dipartimento di Fisica, Milano,
Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche–Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Milano,
Italy
- POLIMI, Politecnico di Milano–Dipartimento di Fisica, Milano,
Italy
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- ITRI, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- PTB, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig und Berlin,
Germany
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- PTB, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig und Berlin,
Germany
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- PTB, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig und Berlin,
Germany
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- PTB, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig und Berlin,
Germany
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- PTB, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig und Berlin,
Germany
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- PTB, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig und Berlin,
Germany
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- TomOptUS, Département de génieélectrique, Université de Sherbrooke,
Canada
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- TomOptUS, Département de génieélectrique, Université de Sherbrooke,
Canada
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- Département de génieélectrique, École Polytechnique de Montréal,
Canada
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- ULUND, Department of Physics, Lund University,
Sweden
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- ULUND, Department of Physics, Lund University,
Sweden
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- UNIFI, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università degli Studi di Firenze,
Italy
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- UNIFI, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università degli Studi di Firenze,
Italy
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- UNIFI, Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università degli Studi di Firenze,
Italy
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Gaikwad P, Ungureanu S, Backov R, Vynck K, Vallée RAL. Photon transport in cylindrically-shaped disordered meso-macroporous materials. OPTICS EXPRESS 2014; 22:7503-7513. [PMID: 24718124 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.007503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We theoretically and experimentally investigate light diffusion in disordered meso-macroporous materials with a cylindrical shape. High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE)-based silica foam samples, exhibiting a polydisperse pore-size distribution centered around 19 μm to resemble certain biological tissues, are realized. To quantify the effect of a finite lateral size on measurable quantities, an analytical model for diffusion in finite cylinders is developed and validated by Monte Carlo random walk simulations. Steady-state and time-resolved transmission experiments are performed and the transport parameters (transport mean free path and material absorption length) are successfully retrieved from fits of the experimental curves with the proposed model. This study reveals that scattering losses on the lateral sides of the samples are responsible for a lowering of the transmission signal and a shortening of the photon lifetime, similar in experimental observables to the effect of material absorption. The recognition of this geometrical effect is essential since its wrong attribution to material absorption could be detrimental in various applications, such as biological tissue diagnosis or conversion efficiency in dye-sensitized solar cells.
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Mei L, Somesfalean G, Svanberg S. Pathlength determination for gas in scattering media absorption spectroscopy. SENSORS 2014; 14:3871-90. [PMID: 24573311 PMCID: PMC4003920 DOI: 10.3390/s140303871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2013] [Revised: 02/19/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gas in scattering media absorption spectroscopy (GASMAS) has been extensively studied and applied during recent years in, e.g., food packaging, human sinus monitoring, gas diffusion studies, and pharmaceutical tablet characterization. The focus has been on the evaluation of the gas absorption pathlength in porous media, which a priori is unknown due to heavy light scattering. In this paper, three different approaches are summarized. One possibility is to simultaneously monitor another gas with known concentration (e.g., water vapor), the pathlength of which can then be obtained and used for the target gas (e.g., oxygen) to retrieve its concentration. The second approach is to measure the mean optical pathlength or physical pathlength with other methods, including time-of-flight spectroscopy, frequency-modulated light scattering interferometry and the frequency domain photon migration method. By utilizing these methods, an average concentration can be obtained and the porosities of the material are studied. The last method retrieves the gas concentration without knowing its pathlength by analyzing the gas absorption line shape, which depends upon the concentration of buffer gases due to intermolecular collisions. The pathlength enhancement effect due to multiple scattering enables also the use of porous media as multipass gas cells for trace gas monitoring. All these efforts open up a multitude of different applications for the GASMAS technique.
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- Liang Mei
- Physics Department, Lund University, P.O. Box 118, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden.
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- Physics Department, Lund University, P.O. Box 118, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden.
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Liu H, Xu CT, Dumlupinar G, Jensen OB, Andersen PE, Andersson-Engels S. Deep tissue optical imaging of upconverting nanoparticles enabled by exploiting higher intrinsic quantum yield through use of millisecond single pulse excitation with high peak power. NANOSCALE 2013; 5:10034-40. [PMID: 23963319 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr01917a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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We have accomplished deep tissue optical imaging of upconverting nanoparticles at 800 nm, using millisecond single pulse excitation with high peak power. This is achieved by carefully choosing the pulse parameters, derived from time-resolved rate-equation analysis, which result in higher intrinsic quantum yield that is utilized by upconverting nanoparticles for generating this near infrared upconversion emission. The pulsed excitation approach thus promises previously unreachable imaging depths and shorter data acquisition times compared with continuous wave excitation, while simultaneously keeping the possible thermal side-effects of the excitation light moderate. These key results facilitate means to break through the general shallow depth limit of upconverting-nanoparticle-based fluorescence techniques, necessary for a range of biomedical applications, including diffuse optical imaging, photodynamic therapy and remote activation of biomolecules in deep tissues.
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- Haichun Liu
- Department of Physics, Lund University, P.O. Box 118, S-221 00 Lund, Sweden.
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Khoptyar D, Subash AA, Johansson S, Saleem M, Sparén A, Johansson J, Andersson-Engels S. Broadband photon time-of-flight spectroscopy of pharmaceuticals and highly scattering plastics in the VIS and close NIR spectral ranges. OPTICS EXPRESS 2013; 21:20941-53. [PMID: 24103967 DOI: 10.1364/oe.21.020941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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We present extended spectroscopic analysis of pharmaceutical tablets in the close near infrared spectral range performed using broadband photon time-of-flight (PTOF) absorption and scattering spectra measurements. We show that the absorption spectra can be used to perform evaluation of the chemical composition of pharmaceutical tablets without need for chemo-metric calibration. The spectroscopic analysis was performed using an advanced PTOF spectrometer operating in the 650 to 1400 nm spectral range. By employing temporal stabilization of the system we achieve the high precision of 0.5% required to evaluate the concentration of tablet ingredients. In order to further illustrate the performance of the system, we present the first ever reported broadband evaluation of absorption and scattering spectra from pure and doped Spectralon®.
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Farina A, Bargigia I, Taroni P, Pifferi A. Note: Comparison between a prism-based and an acousto-optic tunable filter-based spectrometer for diffusive media. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2013; 84:016109. [PMID: 23387715 DOI: 10.1063/1.4789312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This paper compares two continuously tunable systems for time-resolved spectroscopy of diffusive media based on a supercontinuum laser source. Two approaches for spectral selection are considered relying either on a dispersive prism or on a commercial acoustic-optic tunable filter (AOTF) device. The comparison was performed first in terms of extracted power and spectral response function, then in terms of distortions introduced in the retrieved absorption and scattering spectra. Simulations and experiments on diffusive phantoms confirmed that, besides narrower FWHM in the AOTF bandpass, the prism solution is superior with respect to the distortions produced on the recovered spectra.
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- A Farina
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy.
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Bargigia I, Tosi A, Bahgat Shehata A, Della Frera A, Farina A, Bassi A, Taroni P, Dalla Mora A, Zappa F, Cubeddu R, Pifferi A. Time-resolved diffuse optical spectroscopy up to 1700 nm by means of a time-gated InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche diode. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2012; 66:944-50. [PMID: 22800436 DOI: 10.1366/11-06461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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We present a new compact system for time-domain diffuse optical spectroscopy of highly scattering media operating in the wavelength range from 1100 nm to 1700 nm. So far, this technique has been exploited mostly up to 1100 nm: we extended the spectral range by means of a pulsed supercontinuum light source at a high repetition rate, a prism to spectrally disperse the radiation, and a time-gated InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche diode working up to 1700 nm. A time-correlated single-photon counting board was used as processing electronics. The system is characterized by linear behavior up to absorption values of about 3.4 cm(-1) where the relative error is 17%. A first measurement performed on lipids is presented: the absorption spectrum shows three major peaks at 1200 nm, 1400 nm, and 1700 nm.
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- Ilaria Bargigia
- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Fisica, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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Xu CT, Svenmarker P, Liu H, Wu X, Messing ME, Wallenberg LR, Andersson-Engels S. High-resolution fluorescence diffuse optical tomography developed with nonlinear upconverting nanoparticles. ACS NANO 2012; 6:4788-95. [PMID: 22568960 DOI: 10.1021/nn3015807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Fluorescence diffuse optical tomography (FDOT) is an emerging biomedical imaging technique that can be used to localize and quantify deeply situated fluorescent molecules within tissues. However, the potential of this technique is currently limited by its poor spatial resolution. In this work, we demonstrate that the current resolution limit of FDOT can be breached by exploiting the nonlinear power-dependent optical emission property of upconverting nanoparticles doped with rare-earth elements. The rare-earth-doped core-shell nanoparticles, NaYF(4):Yb(3+)/Tm(3+)@NaYF(4) of hexagonal phase, are synthesized through a stoichiometric method, and optical characterization shows that the upconverting emission of the nanoparticles in tissues depends quadratically on the power of excitation. In addition, quantum-yield measurements of the emission from the synthesized nanoparticles are performed over a large range of excitation intensities, for both core and core-shell particles. The measurements show that the quantum yield of the 800 nm emission band of core-shell upconverting nanoparticles is 3.5% under an excitation intensity of 78 W/cm(2). The FDOT reconstruction experiments are carried out in a controlled environment using liquid tissue phantoms. The experiments show that the spatial resolution of the FDOT reconstruction images can be significantly improved by the use of the synthesized upconverting nanoparticles and break the current spatial resolution limits of FDOT images obtained from using conventional linear fluorophores as contrast agents.
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- Can T Xu
- Department of Physics, Lund University, Box 118, S-221 00 Lund, Sweden.
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Alerstam E, Svensson T. Observation of anisotropic diffusion of light in compacted granular porous materials. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2012; 85:040301. [PMID: 22680409 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.85.040301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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By analyzing spatio-temporal characteristics of short optical pulses diffusively transmitted through compacted granular materials, we reveal that powder compaction can give rise to strongly anisotropic light diffusion. Our disclosure represents a revision of the understanding of optics of powder compacts. Routes to material characterization and investigation of compression-induced structural anisotropy are opened, and the falsification of isotropic models have implications for quantitative spectroscopy of powder compacts (e.g., pharmaceutical tablets).
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- Erik Alerstam
- Department of Physics, Lund University, P.O. Box 118, 221 00 Lund, Sweden.
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Tosi A, Della Frera A, Shehata AB, Scarcella C. Fully programmable single-photon detection module for InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche diodes with clean and sub-nanosecond gating transitions. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2012; 83:013104. [PMID: 22299926 DOI: 10.1063/1.3675579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We present the design and characterization of a modern near-infrared photon counting module, able to exploit the best performance of InGaAs/InP single-photon avalanche diodes for the detection of fast and faint optical signals up to 1.7 μm. Such instrument is suitable for many applications, thanks to the user-friendly interface and the fully adjustable settings of all operating parameters. We extensively characterized both the electronics and the detector, and we validated such instrument up to 133 MHz gate repetition frequency, for photon-counting and photon-timing applications, with very clean temporal response and excellent timing performance of less than 100 ps.
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- Alberto Tosi
- Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Milano, Italy.
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Svensson T, Adolfsson E, Lewander M, Xu CT, Svanberg S. Disordered, strongly scattering porous materials as miniature multipass gas cells. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2011; 107:143901. [PMID: 22107194 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.107.143901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2011] [Revised: 06/16/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We investigate the interaction of light and gas in strongly scattering nano- and macroporous media. Manufacturing and structural characterization of ZrO(2), Al(2)O(3) and TiO(2) ceramics with different pore sizes, measurements of optical properties using photon time-of-flight spectroscopy, and high-resolution laser spectroscopy of O(2) at 760 nm are reported. We show that extreme light scattering can be utilized to realize miniature spectroscopic gas cells. Path length enhancement factors up to 750 are reached (5.4 m path through gas for light transmitted through a 7 mm ZrO(2) with 49% porosity and 115 nm pores).
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- Tomas Svensson
- Department of Physics, Lund University, Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden.
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Giudicotti L, Pasqualotto R, Alfier A, Beurskens M, Kempenaars M, Flanagan J, Walsh M, Balboa I. Near-infrared detectors for ITER LIDAR Thomson scattering. FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2010.12.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Svensson T, Lewander M, Svanberg S. Laser absorption spectroscopy of water vapor confined in nanoporous alumina: wall collision line broadening and gas diffusion dynamics. OPTICS EXPRESS 2010; 18:16460-73. [PMID: 20721033 DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.016460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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We demonstrate high-resolution tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) of water vapor confined in nanoporous alumina. Strong multiple light scattering results in long photon pathlengths (1 m through a 6 mm sample). We report on strong line broadening due to frequent wall collisions (gas-surface interactions). For the water vapor line at 935.685 nm, the HWHM of confined molecules are about 4.3 GHz as compared to 2.9 GHz for free molecules (atmospheric pressure). Gas diffusion is also investigated, and in contrast to molecular oxygen (that moves rapidly in and out of the alumina), the exchange of water vapor is found very slow.
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- Tomas Svensson
- Division of Atomic Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University PO Box 118, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden.
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Svensson T, Alerstam E, Johansson J, Andersson-Engels S. Optical porosimetry and investigations of the porosity experienced by light interacting with porous media. OPTICS LETTERS 2010; 35:1740-1742. [PMID: 20517400 DOI: 10.1364/ol.35.001740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We investigate how light samples disordered porous materials such as ceramics and pharmaceutical materials. By combining photon time-of-flight spectroscopy and sensitive laser-based gas sensing, we obtain information on the extent to which light interacts with solid and pore volumes, respectively. Comparison with mercury intrusion porosimetry shows that light predominantly interacts with the solid. Analysis based on a two-state model does not fully explain observations, revealing a need for refined modeling. Nonetheless, excellent correlation between actual porosity and the porosity experienced by photons demonstrates the potential of nondestructive optical porosimetry based on gas absorption.
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- Tomas Svensson
- Department of Physics, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden.
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