SPIE - Education Biomedical Applications of Specialty Optical Fibers and Fiber Sensors SC981

This course provides a broad overview of optical fiber sensing principles and techniques for biological and medical applications, as well as on the generic uses of specialty optical fibers for biomedical devices and medical instruments. Healthcare industry trends, its sensing needs and the benefits brought on by fiber optics are also reviewed. The course is divided into three sections. Section I provides an introduction to the ongoing status and trends in the healthcare industry and the medical needs that demand the use of optical fibers and fiber-based sensors. In Section II, a review of fiber optic sensor (FOS) technology is made, describing its operating principles, associated components (such as light sources, detectors, couplers, polarizers, etc.), and the specialty fiber types required for biomedical sensing system integration. A review of the non-sensing applications of fibers for illumination, imaging and laser delivery is also made. Finally, in Section III, a review of the major classes of biomedical fiber sensors and sensing techniques is made based on fiber Bragg gratings (FBG), Fabry-Perot cavities, interferometers and others, for single-point and distributed in-vivo sensing. A brief overview will also be given on fiber-optic endoscopic, intra-vascular and needle type probes for Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). This course provides a broad overview of optical fiber sensing principles and techniques for biological and medical applications, as well as on the generic uses of specialty optical fibers for biomedical devices and medical instruments. Healthcare industry trends, its sensing needs and the benefits brought on by fiber optics are also reviewed. The course is divided into three sections. Section I provides an introduction to the ongoing status and trends in the healthcare industry and the medical needs that demand the use of optical fibers and fiber-based sensors. In Section II, a review of fiber optic sensor (FOS) technology is made, describing its operating principles, associated components (such as light sources, detectors, couplers, polarizers, etc.), and the specialty fiber types required for biomedical sensing system integration. A review of the non-sensing applications of fibers for illumination, imaging and laser delivery is also made. Finally, in Section III, a review of the major classes of biomedical fiber sensors and sensing techniques is made based on fiber Bragg gratings (FBG), Fabry-Perot cavities, interferometers and others, for single-point and distributed in-vivo sensing. A brief overview will also be given on fiber-optic endoscopic, intra-vascular and needle type probes for Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT).