Portable Raman device for detection of chemical and biological warfare agents

Musundi B. Wabuyele; Matthew E. Martin; Fei Yan; David L. Stokes; Joel Mobley; Brian M. Cullum; Alan Wintenberg; Roberto Lenarduzzi; Tuan Vo-Dinh

doi:10.1117/12.604451

1 April 2005 Portable Raman device for detection of chemical and biological warfare agents

Musundi B. Wabuyele, Matthew E. Martin, Fei Yan, David L. Stokes, Joel Mobley, Brian M. Cullum, Alan Wintenberg, Roberto Lenarduzzi, Tuan Vo-Dinh

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Proceedings Volume 5692, Advanced Biomedical and Clinical Diagnostic Systems III; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.604451
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2005, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

This paper describes a compact, self-contained, cost effective, and portable Raman Integrated Tunable Sensor (RAMiTs) for screening a wide variety of chemical and biological agents for homeland defense applications. The instrument is a fully-integrated, tunable, "point-and-shoot" Raman monitor based on solid-state acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF) technology. It can provide direct identification and quantitative analysis of chemical and biological samples in a few seconds under field conditions. It also consists of a 830-nm diode laser for excitation, and an avalanche photodiode for detection. Evaluation of this instrument has been performed by analyzing several standard samples and comparing the results those obtained using a conventional Raman system. In addition to system evaluation, this paper will also discuss potential applications of the RAMiTs for detection of chemical and biological warfare agents.

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Musundi B. Wabuyele, Matthew E. Martin, Fei Yan, David L. Stokes, Joel Mobley, Brian M. Cullum, Alan Wintenberg, Roberto Lenarduzzi, and Tuan Vo-Dinh "Portable Raman device for detection of chemical and biological warfare agents", Proc. SPIE 5692, Advanced Biomedical and Clinical Diagnostic Systems III, (1 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.604451

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