Improved performance in diffuse reflectance measurement by polarization discrimination

Yixiong Su; Kexin Xu; Ruikang K. Wang

doi:10.1117/12.571914

18 January 2005 Improved performance in diffuse reflectance measurement by polarization discrimination

Yixiong Su, Kexin Xu, Ruikang K. Wang

Proceedings Volume 5630, Optics in Health Care and Biomedical Optics: Diagnostics and Treatment II; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.571914
Event: Photonics Asia, 2004, Beijing, China

Abstract

Previous research has shown that un-contact monitoring and characterization of diffuse reflectance photons emerged at the tissue surface could provide the useful physiological parameters within tissue to aid the diagnosis. Generally within this method, the detected optical signal consists of the specular reflection from the tissue surface and diffusive photons emerging from within tissue, while the latter being the signal of interest. However, the surface reflection signal would degrade the signal-to-noise ratio of the system. Therefore, there is a need to eliminate the effect of specular reflection having on the final measurement. In this paper, a simple method using polarization and cross-polarization pair is presented to improve the system SNR by efficiently removing the surface specular reflection. We are expecting that this simple technique could play an important role in the blood glucose measurement with the NIR approach.

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Yixiong Su, Kexin Xu, and Ruikang K. Wang "Improved performance in diffuse reflectance measurement by polarization discrimination", Proc. SPIE 5630, Optics in Health Care and Biomedical Optics: Diagnostics and Treatment II, (18 January 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.571914

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Tissue optics

Reflectivity

Polarization

Natural surfaces

Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy

Tissues

Absorption

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