Depth-sensitive reflectance measurements using obliquely oriented fiber probes

Adrien Wang; Janelle Elise Bender; T. Joshua Pfefer; Urs. Utzinger; Rebekah Drezek

doi:10.1117/12.593655

23 March 2005 Depth-sensitive reflectance measurements using obliquely oriented fiber probes

Adrien Wang, Janelle Elise Bender, T. Joshua Pfefer, Urs. Utzinger, Rebekah Drezek

Proceedings Volume 5691, Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Applications V; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.593655
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2005, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Computer simulation was used to facilitate the design of fiber-probe geometries which enable enhanced detection of optical signals arising from specific tissue depths. Obtaining understanding of the relationship between fiber-probe design and tissue interrogation is critical when developing strategies for optical detection of epithelial pre-cancers which originate at known depths from the tissue surface. We investigated how the depth of optical interrogation may be controlled through combinations of collection angles, source-detector separations and numerical apertures. We found that increasing the obliquity of collection fibers at a given source-detector separation can effectively enhance the detection of superficially scattered signals. Fiber numerical aperture provides additional depth selectivity; however, the perturbations in sampling depth achieved through this means are modest relative to the changes generated by modifying the angle of collection and source-detection separation.

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Adrien Wang, Janelle Elise Bender, T. Joshua Pfefer, Urs. Utzinger, and Rebekah Drezek "Depth-sensitive reflectance measurements using obliquely oriented fiber probes", Proc. SPIE 5691, Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Applications V, (23 March 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.593655

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