Optimizing a fiber-optic probe for spectroscopic measurements
CA 2385277 A1 · Owner: Sensys Medical, Inc. · Inventors: Ruchti, Timothy L.; Elliott, Barry C.; Monfre, Stephen L.
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The invention provides a design process that is used in the determination of the pattern of detector and illumination optical fibers at the sampling area of a subject. Information about the system specifically a monochromator , (e.g.) to determine the optimal number of fibers at an output slit) and the bundle termination at a detector optics stack (e.g.) to determine the optimal number of fibers at the bundle termination) is of critical importance to this , design. It is those numbers that determine the ratio and number of illumination to detection fibers, significantly limiting and constraining the solution space. Additional information about the estimated signal and noise in the …
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