Optical devices and techniques for bio and medical applications (2)

[ALPS5-02] Mid-infrared Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Using Piezoelectric Transducer For Non-invasive Blood Component Analysis

*Kiiko Aiba¹, Saiko Kino¹, Yuji Matsuura¹ (1. Tohoku University)

In photoacoustic spectroscopy detecting ultrasounds produced by irradiation of infrared pulsed light, a method for inducing resonance by varying the pulse modulation frequency was investigated. Using this method, we obtained photoacoustic spectra of human skin.