title: Fiber optic probes for biomedical optical spectroscopy.
abstract: Fiber optic probes are a key element for biomedical spectroscopic sensing. We review the use of fiber optic probes for optical spectroscopy, focusing on applications in turbid media, such as tissue. The design of probes for reflectance, polarized reflectance, fluorescence, and Raman spectroscopy is illustrated. We cover universal design principles as well as technologies for beam deflecting and reshaping.
authors.affiliation: University of Arizona, Biomedical Engineering and Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tucson, Arizona 85724, USA. utzinger@u.arizona.edu
authors.forename: Urs
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Utzinger
authors.forename: Rebecca R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Richards-Kortum
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D055100:Optical Fibers; D012449:Safety; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods