Work

Portable optical fiber probe for in vivo brain temperature measurements

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: This work reports on the development of an optical fiber based probe for in vivo measurements of brain temperature. By utilizing a thin layer of rare-earth doped tellurite glass on the tip of a conventional silica optical fiber a robust probe, suitable for long-term in vivo measurements of temperature can be fabricated. This probe can be interrogated using a portable optical measurement setup, allowing for measurements to be performed outside of standard optical laboratories.

Source: Biomedical Optics Express

DOI: 10.1364/boe.7.003069

Authors: Stefan Musolino, Erik P. Schartner, Georgios Tsiminis, Abdallah Salem, Tanya M. Monro, Mark R. Hutchinson

Institutions: ARC Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, University of South Australia

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,913

Funder: Australian Research Council