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Development of a two-beveled-fiber polarized fiber-optic Raman probe coupled with a ball lens for in vivo superficial epithelial Raman measurements in endoscopy

Optics Letters, ISSN: 1539-4794, Vol: 48, Issue: 18, Page: 4885-4888
2023
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We report on the development of a two-beveled-fiber polarized (TBFP) fiber-optic Raman probe coupled with a ball lens for in vivo superficial epithelial Raman measurements in endoscopy. The two-beveled fibers positioned symmetrically along a ball lens, in synergy with paired parallel-polarized polarizers integrated between the fibers and the ball lens, maximize the Raman signal excitation and collection from the superficial epithelium where gastrointestinal (GI) precancer arises. Monte Carlo (MC) simulations and two-layer tissue phantom experiments show that the probe developed detects ~90% of the Raman signal from the superficial epithelium. The suitability of the probe developed for rapid (<3 s) superficial epithelial Raman measurements is demonstrated on fresh swine esophagus, stomach, and colon tissues, followed by their differentiation with high accuracies (92.1% for esophagus [sensitivity: 89.3%, specificity: 93.2%], 94.1% for stomach [sensitivity: 86.2%, specificity: 97.2%], and 94.1% for colon [sensitivity: 93.2%, specificity: 94.7%]). The presented results suggest the great potential of the developed probe for enhancing in vivo superficial epithelial Raman measurements in endoscopy.

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