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Gayathri R, Suchand Sandeep CS, Vijayan C, Murukeshan VM. Lasing from Micro- and Nano-Scale Photonic Disordered Structures for Biomedical Applications. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2466. [PMID: 37686974 PMCID: PMC10490388 DOI: 10.3390/nano13172466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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A disordered photonic medium is one in which scatterers are distributed randomly. Light entering such media experiences multiple scattering events, resulting in a "random walk"-like propagation. Micro- and nano-scale structured disordered photonic media offer platforms for enhanced light-matter interaction, and in the presence of an appropriate gain medium, coherence-tunable, quasi-monochromatic lasing emission known as random lasing can be obtained. This paper discusses the fundamental physics of light propagation in micro- and nano-scale disordered structures leading to the random lasing phenomenon and related aspects. It then provides a state-of-the-art review of this topic, with special attention to recent advancements of such random lasers and their potential biomedical imaging and biosensing applications.
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- R. Gayathri
- Centre for Optical and Laser Engineering, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore; (R.G.); (C.S.S.S.)
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- Centre for Optical and Laser Engineering, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore; (R.G.); (C.S.S.S.)
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- Centre for Optical and Laser Engineering, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore; (R.G.); (C.S.S.S.)
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Dos Santos Araújo S, Prado MVA, Abegão LMG, Pagani AAC, Rodrigues JJ, Zílio SC, Alencar MARC. Using a random laser to measure the content of protein in skim milk. APPLIED OPTICS 2023; 62:C53-C58. [PMID: 37133058 DOI: 10.1364/ao.476652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The luminescence of skim milk samples with distinct protein content doped with rhodamine B was investigated. The samples were excited by a nanosecond laser tuned at 532 nm, and the emission was characterized as a random laser. Its features were analyzed as a function of the protein aggregate content. The results showed a linear correlation between the random laser peak intensity and the protein content. This paper proposes a rapid detection photonic method to evaluate the protein content in skim milk based on the intensity of the random laser emission.
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Yanina IY, Dyachenko PA, Abdurashitov AS, Shalin AS, Minin IV, Minin OV, Bulygin AD, Vrazhnov DA, Kistenev YV, Tuchin VV. Light distribution in fat cell layers at physiological temperatures. Sci Rep 2023; 13:1073. [PMID: 36658207 PMCID: PMC9852459 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25012-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Adipose tissue (AT) optical properties for physiological temperatures and in vivo conditions are still insufficiently studied. The AT is composed mainly of packed cells close to spherical shape. It is a possible reason that AT demonstrates a very complicated spatial structure of reflected or transmitted light. It was shown with a cellular tissue phantom, is split into a fan of narrow tracks, originating from the insertion point and representing filament-like light distribution. The development of suitable approaches for describing light propagation in a AT is urgently needed. A mathematical model of the propagation of light through the layers of fat cells is proposed. It has been shown that the sharp local focusing of optical radiation (light localized near the shadow surface of the cells) and its cleavage by coupling whispering gallery modes depends on the optical thickness of the cell layer. The optical coherence tomography numerical simulation and experimental studies results demonstrate the importance of sharp local focusing in AT for understanding its optical properties for physiological conditions and at AT heating.
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- Irina Yu Yanina
- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya Str., Saratov, Russia, 410012. .,Laboratory of Laser Molecular Imaging and Machine Learning, Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin's Av., Tomsk, Russia, 634050.
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- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya Str., Saratov, Russia, 410012.,Laboratory of Laser Molecular Imaging and Machine Learning, Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin's Av., Tomsk, Russia, 634050
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- Center for Neurobiology and Brain Restoration, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 3Nobelya Str., Moscow, Russia, 121205
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- Center for Photonics and 2D Materials, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, 141700, Russia.,Institute of Telecommunications, Riga Technical University, 12 Azenes str., LV-1658, Riga, Latvia.,Laboratory of Fiber Optics and Optical Measurements UB-1, Kotel'nikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics of Russian Academy of Sciences (Ulyanovsk Branch), 48 Goncharova Str., Ulyanovsk, Russia, 432011
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- School of Nondestructive Testing, Tomsk Polytechnic University, 30 Lenin Av., Tomsk, Russia, 634050.,Institute for Strategic Studies, Siberian State University of Geosystems and Technologies, 10 Plahotnogo Str., Novosibirsk, Russia, 630108
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- School of Nondestructive Testing, Tomsk Polytechnic University, 30 Lenin Av., Tomsk, Russia, 634050.,Institute for Strategic Studies, Siberian State University of Geosystems and Technologies, 10 Plahotnogo Str., Novosibirsk, Russia, 630108
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- Laboratory of Laser Molecular Imaging and Machine Learning, Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin's Av., Tomsk, Russia, 634050.,Laboratory of Nonlinear Optical Interactions, V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Academician Zuev Sq., Tomsk, Russia, 634055
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- Laboratory of Laser Molecular Imaging and Machine Learning, Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin's Av., Tomsk, Russia, 634050.,Laboratory for Remote Sensing of the Environment, V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Academician Zuev Sq., Tomsk, Russia, 634055
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- Laboratory of Laser Molecular Imaging and Machine Learning, Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin's Av., Tomsk, Russia, 634050.,Laboratory for Remote Sensing of the Environment, V.E. Zuev Institute of Atmospheric Optics of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Academician Zuev Sq., Tomsk, Russia, 634055
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- Science Medical Center, Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya Str., Saratov, Russia, 410012.,Laboratory of Laser Molecular Imaging and Machine Learning, Tomsk State University, 36 Lenin's Av., Tomsk, Russia, 634050.,Laboratory of Laser Diagnostics of Technical and Living Systems, Institute of Precision Mechanics and Control, FRC "Saratov Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences", 24 Rabochaya Str., Saratov, Russia, 410028.,A.N. Bach Institute of Biochemistry, FRC "Fundamentals of Biotechnology", 33-2, Leninsky Av., Moscow, Russia, 119991
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Ni D, Späth M, Klämpfl F, Hohmann M. Properties and Applications of Random Lasers as Emerging Light Sources and Optical Sensors: A Review. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 23:247. [PMID: 36616846 PMCID: PMC9824070 DOI: 10.3390/s23010247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In a random laser (RL), optical feedback arises from multiple scattering instead of conventional mirrors. RLs generate a laser-like emission, and meanwhile take advantage of a simpler and more flexible laser configuration. The applicability of RLs as light sources and optical sensors has been proved. These applications have been extended to the biological field, with tissues as natural scattering materials. Herein, the current state of the RL properties and applications was reviewed.
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- Dongqin Ni
- Institute of Photonic Technologies (LPT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Konrad-Zuse-Straße 3/5, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
- Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Paul-Gordan-Straße 6, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Photonic Technologies (LPT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Konrad-Zuse-Straße 3/5, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
- Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Paul-Gordan-Straße 6, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Photonic Technologies (LPT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Konrad-Zuse-Straße 3/5, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
- Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Paul-Gordan-Straße 6, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Photonic Technologies (LPT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Konrad-Zuse-Straße 3/5, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
- Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Paul-Gordan-Straße 6, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
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Azmi AN, Wan Ismail WZ, Abu Hassan H, Halim MM, Zainal N, Muskens OL, Wan Ahmad Kamil WM. Review of Open Cavity Random Lasers as Laser-Based Sensors. ACS Sens 2022; 7:914-928. [PMID: 35377613 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c02749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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In this review, the concept of open cavity lasing for ultrasensitive sensing is explored, specifically in driving important innovations as laser-based biosensors─a field mostly dominated by fluorescence-based sensing. Laser-based sensing exhibits higher signal amplification and lower signal-to-noise ratio due to narrow emission lines as well as high sensitivity due to nonlinear components. The versatility of open cavity random lasers for probing analytes directly which is ultrasensitive to small changes in chemical composition and temperature fluctuations paves the path of utilizing narrow emission lines for advanced sensing. The concept of random lasing is first explained followed by a comparison of the different lasing threshold that has been reported. This is followed by a survey of reports on laser-based sensing and more specifically as biosensors. Finally, a perspective on the way forward for open cavity laser-based sensing is put forth.
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- Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 71800, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
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- School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
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- Institute of Nano Optoelectronics Research and Technology (INOR), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia
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- Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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