title: Spectral and fluorescence lifetime endoscopic system using a double-clad photonic crystal fiber.
abstract: We present a customized small-core double-clad photonic crystal fiber for spectral and fluorescence lifetime measurements of human samples. In this Letter, the new fiber has been characterized on different fluorophores and samples of human brain tumor; a comparison to a bi-fiber homemade system and a commercial fiber probe was made.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Poulon
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Melouki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zanello
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Varlet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Habert
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Devaux
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kudlinski
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Abi Haidar