Probe-hosted silicon photomultipliers for time-domain functional near-infrared spectroscopy: phantom and in vivo tests

R Re, E Martinenghi, AD Mora, D Contini… - …, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We report the development of a compact probe for time-domain (TD) functional near-infrared
spectroscopy (fNIRS) based on a fast silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) that can be put directly …

Characterization of a fiber-less, multichannel optical probe for continuous wave functional near-infrared spectroscopy based on silicon photomultipliers detectors: in …

AM Chiarelli, S Libertino, F Zappasodi… - …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We report development, testing, and in vivo characterization of a multichannel optical probe
for continuous wave (CW) functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) that relies on silicon …

Reliable fast (20 Hz) acquisition rate by a TD fNIRS device: brain resting-state oscillation studies

R Re, I Pirovano, D Contini, C Amendola, L Contini… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
A high power setup for multichannel time-domain (TD) functional near infrared spectroscopy
(fNIRS) measurements with high efficiency detection system was developed. It was fully …

Design and development of a fNIRS system prototype based on SiPM detectors

D Sanfilippo, G Valvo, M Mazzillo, A Piana… - Silicon …, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) uses near infrared sources and detectors to
measure changes in absorption due to neurovascular dynamics in response to brain …

Imaging System Based on Silicon Photomultipliers and Light Emitting Diodes for Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy

G Maira, AM Chiarelli, S Brafa, S Libertino, G Fallica… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Featured Application System suitable for human brain imaging (fNIRS, DOT). Abstract We
built a fiber-less prototype of an optical system with 156 channels each one consisting of an …

Silicon photomultipliers for improved detection of low light levels in miniature near-infrared spectroscopy instruments

R Zimmermann, F Braun, T Achtnich… - Biomedical optics …, 2013 - opg.optica.org
Silicon photomultipliers are novel solid state photodetectors that recently became
commercially available. The goal of this paper was to investigate their suitability for low light …

[HTML][HTML] Kernel Flow: a high channel count scalable time-domain functional near-infrared spectroscopy system

HY Ban, GM Barrett, A Borisevich… - Journal of …, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Significance: Time-domain functional near-infrared spectroscopy (TD-fNIRS) has been
considered as the gold standard of noninvasive optical brain imaging devices. However …

Compact optical probe for time-resolved NIRS-imaging

S Saha, Y Lu, S Weyers, F Lesage… - IEEE Sensors …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present the design of a standalone optical probe integrated with a Time-Gated Single
Photon Detection module and Pulsed Light Emission unit. The detection module is capable …

Probe-hosted large area silicon photomultiplier and high-throughput timing electronics for enhanced performance time-domain functional near-infrared spectroscopy

L Di Sieno, A Behera, S Rohilla, E Ferocino… - Biomedical Optics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Two main bottlenecks prevent time-domain diffuse optics instruments to reach their
maximum performances, namely the limited light harvesting capability of the detection chain …

Wearable and modular functional near-infrared spectroscopy instrument with multidistance measurements at four wavelengths

D Wyser, O Lambercy, F Scholkmann, M Wolf… - …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
With the aim of transitioning functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) technology from
the laboratory environment to everyday applications, the field has seen a recent push toward …