Photo-acoustic sensor based on an inexpensive piezoelectric film transducer and an amplitude-stabilized single-mode external cavity diode laser for in vitro measurements of glucose concentration

2018-06-01
Bayrakli, Ismail
Erdoğan, Yaşar Kemal
The present paper focuses on development of a compact photo-acoustic sensor using inexpensive components for glucose analysis. An amplitude-stabilized wavelength-tunable single-mode external cavity diode laser operating around 1050 nm was realized and characterized for the use of laser beam as an excitation light source. In the established setup, a fine tuning range of 9 GHz was achieved. The glucose solution was obtained by diluting D-glucose in sterile water. The acoustic signal generated by the optical excitation was detected via a chip piezoelectric film transducer. A detection limit of 50 mM (900 mg/dl) was achieved. The device may be of great interest for its applications in medicine and health monitoring. The sensor is promising for non-invasive in vivo glucose measurements from interstitial fluid. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
OPTICS AND LASER TECHNOLOGY

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Citation Formats
I. Bayrakli and Y. K. Erdoğan, “Photo-acoustic sensor based on an inexpensive piezoelectric film transducer and an amplitude-stabilized single-mode external cavity diode laser for in vitro measurements of glucose concentration,” OPTICS AND LASER TECHNOLOGY, vol. 102, pp. 180–183, 2018, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/94148.