Mid-infrared sources for biomedical applications based on chalcogenide glass fibres

Angela B. Seddon; Slawomir Sujecki; Lukasz Sojka; David Furniss; Zhuoqi Tang; David Mabwa; Joel Nunes; Richard Crane; Harriet Parnell; Dinuka Jayasuriya; Meili Shen; Yuanrong Fang; Sendy Phang; Elżbieta Bereś-Pawlik; Emma Barney; Mark Farries; Trevor Benson

doi:10.1117/12.2568040

9 April 2020 Mid-infrared sources for biomedical applications based on chalcogenide glass fibres

Angela B. Seddon, Slawomir Sujecki, Lukasz Sojka, David Furniss, Zhuoqi Tang, David Mabwa, Joel Nunes, Richard Crane, Harriet Parnell, Dinuka Jayasuriya, Meili Shen, Yuanrong Fang, Sendy Phang, Elżbieta Bereś-Pawlik, Emma Barney, Mark Farries, Trevor Benson

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Proceedings Volume 11357, Fiber Lasers and Glass Photonics: Materials through Applications II; 1135710 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2568040
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2020, Online Only

Abstract

Many important molecules show strong characteristic vibrational transitions in the mid-infrared (MIR) part of the electromagnetic spectrum. This leads to applications in spectroscopy, chemical and bio-molecular sensing, security and industry, especially over the mid- and long- wave infrared atmospheric transmission windows of 3-5 μm and 8-13 μm. In this paper, we review some of our more recent experimental and simulation work aimed at developing new light sources based on chalcogenide glass optical fibres that can help us utilize this spectral region for biomedical applications. This includes the development of supercontinuum and bright luminescent sources and our progress towards fibre-based lasers. We place these developments in the context of MIR imaging and spectroscopy in order to show how they bring the promise a new era in healthcare and clinical diagnostics.

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Angela B. Seddon, Slawomir Sujecki, Lukasz Sojka, David Furniss, Zhuoqi Tang, David Mabwa, Joel Nunes, Richard Crane, Harriet Parnell, Dinuka Jayasuriya, Meili Shen, Yuanrong Fang, Sendy Phang, Elżbieta Bereś-Pawlik, Emma Barney, Mark Farries, and Trevor Benson "Mid-infrared sources for biomedical applications based on chalcogenide glass fibres", Proc. SPIE 11357, Fiber Lasers and Glass Photonics: Materials through Applications II, 1135710 (9 April 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2568040

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