Specialty Fibers for Clinical Applications

Abstract

We have supplied fibers for confocal microscopy for the Wellman Institute at Harvard, such that we have a guiding core and a cladding around it that satisfies a specific numerical aperture. We have also done preliminary work an a HD x-ray that uses collimated bundles, in that they have nanoscale scintillating ceramics in the cores of the fibers. Fundamental problems in PMB (Polarization Mode Bearing) will be explored, in that they can provide a more sensitive measure of optical fiber performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 18, 2009
Accession Number
ADA585152

Entities

People

  • Theodore F. Morse

Organizations

  • Boston University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bragg Gratings
  • Confocal Microscopy
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Fibers
  • Films
  • Frequency Shift
  • Materials
  • Microscopy
  • Optical Fibers
  • Optics
  • Polarization
  • Radiation
  • Spectroscopy
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.