Multi-spectral angular domain optical imaging in biological tissues using diode laser sourcesFartash Vasefi
Simon Fraser University, School of Engineering Science, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Opt Express 16:14456-68. 2008
..ADI results of chicken breast as a biological scattering medium are presented for different thicknesses. A spatial resolution of <0.5 mm is achieved with 5 mm thick chicken breast using a 975 nm diode laser source...
Image contrast enhancement in angular domain optical imaging of turbid mediaFartash Vasefi
The School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Opt Express 16:21492-504. 2008
..Experiments where a wedge prism was used to deviate the laser source so that scattered photons could be imaged and subtracted from the image obtained by standard ADI provided the greatest improvement in image contrast...
Optical resonance transmission properties of nano-hole arrays in a gold film: effect of adhesion layerMohamadreza Najiminaini
The School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Opt Express 19:26186-97. 2011
..Consequently, a narrow optical resonance bandwidth characteristic of a nano-hole array with an etched adhesion layer can potentially enhance the spectral selectivity and offer improved optical performance...
Transmission and fluorescence angular domain optical projection tomography of turbid mediaFartash Vasefi
The School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Appl Opt 48:6448-57. 2009
..The proposed method could be used as the basis to construct an optical tomographic scanner for simultaneous absorption and fluorescence-based imaging of biological specimens (i.e., up to 7 mm across)...
Experimental and numerical analysis on the optical resonance transmission properties of nano-hole arraysMohamadreza Najiminaini
1The School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Opt Express 18:22255-70. 2010
..Finally, the experimental and numerical results were analyzed to determine the dependencies and discrepancies between optical resonance transmission properties for various nano-hole arrays...
Angular domain fluorescence imaging for small animal researchFartash Vasefi
Simon Fraser University, The School of Engineering Science, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
J Biomed Opt 15:016023. 2010
..The results suggested that ADFI is a useful technique for submillimeter mapping of the distribution of fluorescent biomarkers in small animals...