METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIBER OPTIC PHOTOTHERMAL IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY

    公开(公告)号:US20230251190A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-10

    申请号:US18003131

    申请日:2021-06-25

    Inventor: Craig PRATER

    CPC classification number: G01N21/359 G01J3/42 A61B1/00167 G01N2021/3595

    Abstract: Improvements in spectroscopy are disclosed herein that rely on the interaction of both an infrared beam and a probe beam with a sample. These beams are used in a pump-probe arrangement, with a fiber optic probe collecting the beams of infrared and probe radiation from the infrared source and delivering it to the sample. At least a portion of the beam of infrared radiation and the beam of probe radiation overlap one another on the sample. The fiber also collects probe radiation that has interacted with the sample. A detector can use this collected signal to indicate an intensity of the collected probe radiation, and an analyzer can generate a signal indicative of infrared absorption of the sample adjacent the fiber.

    FLUORESCENCE ENHANCED PHOTOTHERMAL INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY AND CONFOCAL FLUORESCENCE IMAGING

    公开(公告)号:US20220357275A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17872418

    申请日:2022-07-25

    Inventor: Craig Prater

    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed include methods and apparatus for Fluorescent Enhanced Photothermal Infrared (FE-PTIR) spectroscopy and chemical imaging, which enables high sensitivity and high spatial resolution measurements of IR absorption with simultaneous confocal fluorescence imaging. In various embodiments, the FE-PTIR technique utilizes combined/simultaneous OPTIR and fluorescence imaging that provides significant improvements and benefits compared to previous work by simultaneous detection of both IR absorption and confocal fluorescence using the same optical detector at the same time.

    FLUORESCENCE ENHANCED PHOTOTHERMAL INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY AND CONFOCAL FLUORESCENCE IMAGING

    公开(公告)号:US20220018773A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-20

    申请号:US17381021

    申请日:2021-07-20

    Inventor: Craig Prater

    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed include methods and apparatus for Fluorescent Enhanced Photothermal Infrared (FE-PTIR) spectroscopy and chemical imaging, which enables high sensitivity and high spatial resolution measurements of IR absorption with simultaneous confocal fluorescence imaging. In various embodiments, the FE-PTIR technique utilizes combined/simultaneous OPTIR and fluorescence imaging that provides significant improvements and benefits compared to previous work by simultaneous detection of both IR absorption and confocal fluorescence using the same optical detector at the same time.

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