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6 July 2000 PIR-fiber spectroscopy with FTIR and TDL spectrometers in the middle infared range of spectra
Vjacheslav G. Artioushenko, Natalia I. Afanasyeva, Reinhard F. Bruch, G. Daniellian, Eugene V. Stepanov
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Abstract
Development of Polycrystalline Infrared (PIR-) fibers extruded from solid solutions of AgCl/AgBr has opened a new horizon of molecular spectroscopy applications in 4 - 18 micron range of spectra. PIR-fiber cables and probes could be coupled with a variety of Fourier Transform Infrared spectrometer and Tunable Diode Lasers (TDL), including pig tailing of Mercury Cadmium Tellurium (MCT) detectors. Using these techniques no sample preparation is necessary for PIR- fiber probes to measure reflection and absorption spectra, in situ, in vivo, in real time and even multiplexed. Such PIR-fiber probes have been used for evanescent absorption spectroscopy of malignant tissue and skin surface diagnostics in-vivo, glucose detection in blood as well as crude oil composition analysis, for organic pollution and nuclear waste monitoring. A review of various PIR-fiber applications in medicine, industry and environment control is presented. The synergy of PIR-fibers flexibility with a super high resolution of TDL spectrometers with (Delta) v equals 10-4 cm-1, provides the unique tool for gas analysis, specifically when PIR-fibers are coupled as pigtails with MCT-detectors, and Pb-salt lasers. Design of multichannel PIR-fiber tailed TDL spectrometer could be used as a portable device for multispectral gas analysis at 1 ppb level of detectivity for various applications in medicine and biotechnology.
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Vjacheslav G. Artioushenko, Natalia I. Afanasyeva, Reinhard F. Bruch, G. Daniellian, and Eugene V. Stepanov "PIR-fiber spectroscopy with FTIR and TDL spectrometers in the middle infared range of spectra", Proc. SPIE 4129, Subsurface Sensing Technologies and Applications II, (6 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.390626
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KEYWORDS
Optical fibers

Skin

Sensors

Spectroscopy

Diagnostics

Tissues

Spectrometers

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