- 1 Overview of Biophotonics...............................
- 1.1 What Is Biophotonics?
- 1.2 Diverse Applications
- 1.3 Biophotonics Spectral Windows.
- 1.4 Light Absorption
- 1.5 Signal Attenuation
- 1.6 Structures of Biological Cells and Tissues.
- 1.6.1 Macromolecules.
- 1.6.2 Biological Cells
- 1.6.3 Biological Tissues and Organs.
- 1.7 Summary
- 1.8 Problems.
- References
- 2 Basic Principles of Light...............................
- 2.1 Lightwave Characteristics
- 2.1.1 Monochromatic Waves
- 2.1.2 Pulsed Plane Waves
- 2.2 Polarization.
- 2.2.1 Linear Polarization
- 2.2.2 Elliptical and Circular Polarization
- 2.3 Quantized Photon Energy and Momentum
- 2.4 Reflection and Refraction
- 2.4.1 Snells’Law...............................
- 2.4.2 The Fresnel Equations
- 2.4.3 Diffuse Reflection
- 2.5 Interference
- 2.6 Optical Coherence
- 2.7 Lightwave-Molecular Dipole Interaction
- 2.8 Summary
- 2.9 Problems.
- References
- 2.1 Lightwave Characteristics
- 3 Optical Fibers for Biophotonics Applications.................
- 3.1 Light Guiding Principles in Conventional Optical Fibers.
- 3.1.1 Ray Optics Concepts
- 3.1.2 Modal Concepts.
- 3.1.3 Mode Field Diameter
- 3.2 Graded-Index Optical Fibers
- 3.2.1 Core Index Structure
- 3.2.2 Graded-Index Numerical Aperture
- 3.2.3 Cutoff Condition in Graded-Index Fibers.
- 3.3 Performance Characteristics of Generic Optical Fibers
- 3.3.1 Attenuation Versus Wavelength
- 3.3.2 Bend-Loss Insensitivity.
- 3.3.3 Mechanical Properties.
- 3.3.4 Optical Power-Handling Capability.
- 3.4 Conventional Solid-Core Fibers
- 3.5 Specialty Solid-Core Fibers
- 3.5.1 Photosensitive Optical Fiber
- 3.5.2 Fibers Resistant to UV-Induced Darkening
- 3.5.3 Bend Insensitive Fiber
- 3.5.4 Polarization-Maintaining Fiber
- 3.6 Double-Clad Fibers
- 3.7 Hard-Clad Silica Fibers.
- 3.8 Coated Hollow-Core Fibers
- 3.9 Photonic Crystal Fibers.
- 3.10 Plastic Fibers.
- 3.11 Side-Emitting or Glowing Fibers
- 3.12 Middle-Infrared Fibers
- 3.13 Optical Fiber Bundles.
- 3.14 Summary
- 3.15 Problems.
- References
- 3.1 Light Guiding Principles in Conventional Optical Fibers.
- 4 Fundamentals of Light Sources...........................
- 4.1 Radiometry
- 4.1.1 Optical Flux and Power
- 4.1.2 Irradiance or Exposure Rate
- 4.1.3 Radiant Intensity
- 4.1.4 Radiant Exposure or Radiant Fluence
- 4.1.5 Radiance.
- 4.2 Arc Lamps
- 4.3 Light-Emitting Diodes
- 4.3.1 LED Operation and Structures
- 4.3.2 LED Wavelengths and Device Uses
- 4.3.3 Modulation of an LED
- 4.4 Lasers for Biophotonics
- 4.4.1 Basic Laser Actions
- 4.4.2 Laser Diodes
- 4.4.3 Solid-State Lasers
- 4.4.4 Gas Lasers
- 4.4.5 Optical Fiber Lasers
- 4.5 Superluminescent Diodes
- 4.6 Summary
- 4.7 Problems.
- References
- 4.1 Radiometry
- 5 Fundamentals of Optical Detectors........................
- 5.1 ThepinPhotodetector.
- 5.2 Avalanche Photodiodes.
- 5.3 Photodiode Noises
- 5.3.1 Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- 5.3.2 Noise Sources
- 5.3.3 Noise-Equivalent Power and Detectivity
- 5.3.4 Comparisons of Photodiodes
- 5.4 Multichannel Detectors
- 5.4.1 CCD Array Technology
- 5.4.2 CMOS Array Technology
- 5.5 Photomultiplier Tubes.
- 5.6 Optical Filters
- 5.7 Optical Couplers and Optical Circulators.
- 5.8 Summary
- 5.9 Problems.
- References
- 6 Light-Tissue Interactions...............................
- 6.1 Reflection and Refraction Applications
- 6.1.1 Refraction in Ophthalmology.
- 6.1.2 Specular Reflection
- 6.1.3 Diffuse Reflection
- 6.2 Absorption
- 6.2.1 Absorption Characteristics.
- 6.2.2 Absorption in Biological Tissues
- 6.3 Scattering
- 6.3.1 Elastic Scattering
- 6.3.2 Rayleigh Scattering
- 6.3.3 Anisotropy Factor
- 6.3.4 Inelastic (Raman) Scattering
- 6.4 Scattering with Absorption
- 6.5 Light-Tissue Interaction Mechanisms
- 6.5.1 Photobiomodulation
- 6.5.2 Photochemical Interaction
- 6.5.3 Thermal Interaction
- 6.5.4 Photoablation.
- 6.5.5 Plasma-Induced Photoablation
- 6.5.6 Photodisruption
- 6.6 Formation of Speckles
- 6.7 Fluorescence Basics
- 6.8 Summary
- 6.9 Problems.
- References
- 6.1 Reflection and Refraction Applications
- 7 Optical Probes and Biosensors...........................
- 7.1 Overview of Biosensors and Probes
- 7.2 Optical Fiber Probe Configurations.
- 7.3 Optical Fiber Tip Geometries
- 7.4 Optical Sensors
- 7.4.1 Biorecognition Optical Fiber Sensors
- 7.4.2 ELISA
- 7.4.3 Sensors Based on Optical Fiber Movements
- 7.4.4 Microbending Fiber Sensors
- 7.5 Interferometric Sensors
- 7.5.1 Mach-Zehnder Interferometer.
- 7.5.2 Michelson Interferometer
- 7.5.3 Sagnac Interferometer
- 7.6 Photonic Crystal Fiber Biosensors
- 7.6.1 Interferometry Sensing Methods.
- 7.6.2 Liquid Infiltration Sensor
- 7.7 Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors
- 7.7.1 Smart-Bed FBG System
- 7.7.2 Distributed FBG-Based Catheter Sensor
- 7.8 Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensors
- 7.9 Optical Fiber Nanoprobes
- 7.10 Summary
- 7.11 Problems.
- References
- 8 Microscopy.........................................
- 8.1 Concepts and Principles of Microscopy.
- 8.1.1 Viewing and Illumination Techniques.
- 8.1.2 Observation Methods
- 8.1.3 Numerical Aperture
- 8.1.4 Field of View
- 8.1.5 Depth of Field
- 8.2 Resolution and Diffraction Limit
- 8.3 Confocal Microscopy
- 8.4 Fluorescence Microscopy
- 8.5 Multiphoton Microscopy.
- 8.6 Raman Microscopy
- 8.7 Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy.
- 8.8 Super-Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy
- 8.9 Summary
- 8.10 Problems.
- References
- 8.1 Concepts and Principles of Microscopy.
- 9 Spectroscopic Methodologies.............................
- 9.1 Fluorescence Spectroscopy
- 9.2 FRET/FLIM
- 9.2.1 Förster Resonance Energy Transfer
- 9.2.2 Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy.
- 9.3 Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
- 9.4 Elastic Scattering Spectroscopy
- 9.5 Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy
- 9.6 Raman Spectroscopy
- 9.7 Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Spectroscopy
- 9.8 Coherent Anti-stokes Raman Scattering Spectroscopy.
- 9.9 Stimulated Raman Scattering Spectroscopy
- 9.10 Photon Correlation Spectroscopy
- 9.11 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
- 9.12 Brillouin Scattering Spectroscopy.
- 9.13 Summary
- 9.14 Problems.
- References
- 10 Optical Imaging Procedures.............................
- 10.1 Optical Coherence Tomography.
- 10.1.1 Time Domain OCT
- 10.1.2 Spectral Domain OCT
- 10.1.3 Swept Source OCT
- 10.2 Endoscopy
- 10.2.1 Basic Endoscopy
- 10.2.2 Minimally Invasive Surgery.
- 10.2.3 Tethered Capsule Endomicroscopy
- 10.3 Laser Speckle Imaging
- 10.4 Optical Coherence Elastography.
- 10.5 Photoacoustic Tomography
- 10.6 Hyperspectral Imaging
- 10.7 Summary
- 10.8 Problems.
- References
- 10.1 Optical Coherence Tomography.
- 11 Biophotonics Technology Applications
- 11.1 Optical Manipulation
- 11.2 Miniaturized Analyses Tools
- 11.2.1 Lab-on-a-Chip Technology
- 11.2.2 Lab-on-Fiber Concept.
- 11.3 Microscope in a Needle
- 11.4 Single Nanoparticle Detection
- 11.5 Neurophotonics
- 11.6 Summary
- 11.7 Problems.
- References
- Index.................................................
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