The only way to get thermal images of living organisms without perturbing them is to use
luminescent probes with temperature-dependent spectral properties. The acquisition of such …

The development of optical methods in modern medicine in the areas of diagnostics,
therapy, and surgery has stimulated the investigation of optical properties of various …

We present a review of short-wave infrared (SWIR, defined here as∼ 1000 to 2000 nm)
spectroscopy and imaging techniques for biological tissue optical property characterization …

Continuous-wave near-infrared spectroscopy and near-infrared imaging enable the
measurement of relative concentration changes in oxy-and deoxyhemoglobin and thus …

The absorption and transport scattering coefficients of caucasian and negroid dermis,
subdermal fat and muscle have been measured for all wavelengths between 620 and 1000 …

In this paper we present the absorption coefficient μa and the isotropic scattering coefficient
μs′ for 22 human skin samples measured using a double integrating sphere apparatus in …

Luminescence nanothermometry has emerged over the past decade as an exciting field of
research due to its potential applications where conventional methods have demonstrated to …

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Apparatus and method are provided for transmitting at least one electro-magnetic radiation
is provided. In particular, at least one optical fiber having at least one end extending along a …

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