Open AccessPortable optical fiber probe for in vivo brain temperature measurements
Author(s) -
Stefan Musolino,
Erik P. Schartner,
Georgios Tsiminis,
Abdallah Salem,
Tanya M. Monro,
Mark R. Hutchinson
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
biomedical optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.362
H-Index - 86
ISSN - 2156-7085
DOI - 10.1364/boe.7.003069
Subject(s) - optical fiber , materials science , optics , optoelectronics , fiber optic sensor , hard clad silica optical fiber , temperature measurement , in vivo , fiber , biomedical engineering , polarization maintaining optical fiber , composite material , physics , quantum mechanics , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
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.