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Volume Holographic Hyperspectral Imaging
A volume hologram has two degenerate Bragg-phase-matching dimensions and provides the capability of volume holographic imaging. We demonstrate two volume holographic imaging architectures and investigate their imaging resolution, aberration, and sensitivity. The first architecture uses the hologram directly as an objective imaging element where strong aberration is observed and confirmed by simulation. The second architecture uses an imaging lens and a transmission geometry hologram to achieve linear two-dimensional optical sectioning and imaging of a four-dimensional (spatial plus spectral dimensions) object hyperspace. Multiplexed holograms can achieve simultaneously three-dimensional imaging of an object without a scanning mechanism
Correlation between the phase and the log-amplitude of a wave through the vertical atmospheric propagation
Expressions of the correlation between the log-amplitude and the phase of a
wavefront propagating through the atmospheric turbulence are presented. These
expressions are useful to evaluate the feasibility of proposed methods to
increase the confidence level of the detection of faint transient astronomical
objects. The properties of the derived angular correlation functions are
discussed using usual synthetic turbulence profiles. The close formulation
between the phase and the log-amplitude allows an analytic formulation in the
Rytov approximation. Equations contain the product of an arbitrary number of
hypergeometric functions that are evaluated using the Mellin transforms
integration method.Comment: 23 pages, 5 figures, version 2, accepted to JOSA
Noncontact simultaneous dual wavelength photoplethysmography: a further step toward noncontact pulse oximetry
We present a camera-based device capable of capturing two photoplethysmographic (PPG) signals at two different wavelengths simultaneously, in a remote noncontact manner. The system comprises a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor camera and dual wavelength array of light emitting diodes (760 and 880 nm). By alternately illuminating a region of tissue with each wavelength of light, and detecting the backscattered photons with the camera at a rate of 16 frames/wavelength s, two multiplexed PPG wave forms are simultaneously captured. This process is the basis of pulse oximetry, and we describe how, with the inclusion of a calibration procedure, this system could be used as a noncontact pulse oximeter to measure arterial oxygen saturation (S(p)O(2)) remotely. Results from an experiment on ten subjects, exhibiting normal S(p)O(2) readings, that demonstrate the instrument's ability to capture signals from a range of subjects under realistic lighting and environmental conditions are presented. We compare the signals captured by the noncontact system to a conventional PPG signal captured concurrently from a finger, and show by means of a J. Bland and D. Altman [Lancet 327, 307 (1986); Statistician 32, 307 (1983)] test, the noncontact device to be comparable to a contact device as a monitor of heart rate. We highlight some considerations that should be made when using camera-based "integrative" sampling methods and demonstrate through simulation, the suitability of the captured PPG signals for application of existing pulse oximetry calibration procedures
MEMS-Based Terahertz Photoacoustic Chemical Sensing System
Advancements in microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology over the last several decades has been a driving force behind miniaturizing and improving sensor designs. In this work, a specialized cantilever pressure sensor was designed, modeled, and fabricated to investigate the photoacoustic (PA) response of gases to terahertz (THz) radiation under low-vacuum conditions associated with high-resolution spectroscopy. Microfabricated cantilever devices made using silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers were tested in a custom-built test chamber in this first ever demonstration of a cantilever-based PA chemical sensor and spectroscopy system in the THz frequency regime. The THz radiation source was amplitude modulated to excite acoustic waves in the chamber, and PA molecular spectroscopy of a gas species was performed. An optical measurement technique was used to evaluate the PA effect on the cantilever sensor; a laser beam was reflected off the cantilever tip and through an iris to a photodiode. As the cantilever movement deflected the laser beam, the beam was clipped by an iris and generated the PA signal. Experimental data indicated a predominantly linear response in signal amplitude from the photodiode measurement technique, which directly correlated to measured cantilever deflections. Using the custom-designed PA chamber and MEMS cantilever sensor, excellent low-pressure PA spectral data of methyl cyanide (CH3CN) at 2 to 40 mTorr range has been obtained. At low chamber pressures, the sensitivity of our system was 1.97 × 10−5 cm−1 and had an excellent normalized noise equivalent absorption (NNEA) coefficient of 1.39 × 10−9 cm−1 W Hz-½ using a 0.5 s signal averaging time
Optical diffraction for measurements of nano-mechanical bending
Micromechanical transducers such as cantilevers for AFM often rely on optical
readout methods that require illumination of a specific region of the
microstructure. Here we explore and exploit the diffraction effects that have
been previously neglected when modeling cantilever bending measurement
techniques. The illumination of a cantilever end causes an asymmetric
diffraction pattern at the photodetector that significantly affects the
calibration of the signal in the popular optical beam deflection technique
(OBDT). Conditions for optimized linear signals that avoid detection artifacts
conflict with small numerical aperture illumination and narrow cantilevers
which are softer and therefore more sensitive. Embracing diffraction patterns
as a physical measurable allows a richer detection technique that decouples
measurements of tilt and curvature and simultaneously relaxes the requirements
on the alignment of illumination and detector. We show analytical results,
numerical simulations and physiologically relevant experimental data
demonstrating the usefulness of these diffraction features. We offer
experimental design guidelines and identify and quantify possible sources of
systematic error of up to 10% in OBDT. We demonstrate a new nanometre
resolution detection method that can replace OBDT, where Frauenhofer and Bragg
diffraction effects from finite sized and patterned cantilevers are exploited.
Such effects are readily generalized to arrays, and allow transmission
detection of mechanical curvature, enabling in-line instruments. In particular,
a cantilever with a periodic array of slots produces Bragg peaks which can be
analyzed to deduce the cantilever curvature. We highlight the comparative
advantages over OBDT by detecting molecular activity of antibiotic Vancomycin,
with an RMS noise equivalent to less than (1.5 nm), as example of
possible multi-maker bio-assays.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figure
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Spectral imaging in preclinical research and clinical pathology.
Spectral imaging methods are attracting increased interest from researchers and practitioners in basic science, pre-clinical and clinical arenas. A combination of better labeling reagents and better optics creates opportunities to detect and measure multiple parameters at the molecular and cellular level. These tools can provide valuable insights into the basic mechanisms of life, and yield diagnostic and prognostic information for clinical applications. There are many multispectral technologies available, each with its own advantages and limitations. This chapter will present an overview of the rationale for spectral imaging, and discuss the hardware, software and sample labeling strategies that can optimize its usefulness in clinical settings
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