Noninvasive glucose measurements in skin using mid-IR quantum cascade laser spectroscopy
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Werth, Alexandra; Schultheis, Grant; Dong, Anqi; Liakat, Sabbir; Gmachl, Claire
- Source
- 2017 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2017 Conference on. :1-2 May, 2017
- Subject
- Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
General Topics for Engineers
Photonics and Electrooptics
Sugar
Quantum cascade lasers
Skin
Principal component analysis
Absorption
Blood
Diabetes
- Language
A mobile sensor using a quantum cascade laser and integrating sphere has been implemented to detect glucose noninvasively in human skin. Principal component analysis of the backscattered spectra closely matched the known glucose absorption spectrum.