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Fiber-optic technology: non-invasive monitoring sensor of the human body

JAN NEDOMA1,* , MARCEL FAJKUS1, RENE JAROS2, RADEK MARTINEK2

Affiliation

  1. Department of Telecommunications, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 33 Ostrava, Czech Republic
  2. Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 15/2172, 708 33 Ostrava, Czech Repub

Abstract

This paper deals with a non-invasive monitoring sensor based on two Fiber Bragg Gratings encapsulated in interesting body-inert material entitled fiberglass. The proposal sensor integrates three monitoring sensors into one compact sensor which can measure Respiratory Rate (RR), Heart Rate (HR) and Body Temperature (BT) simultaneously. Functionality and accuracy of the sensor were verified by the laboratory tests performing on 8 volunteers (both genders) with their written consent. All tests showed satisfactory accuracy based on the objective Bland-Altman method with a small relative error below 5 %. The innovative benefit is the minimum probe thickness of 1 mm..

Keywords

Fiber-optic sensor, Bragg grating, Physiological parameters monitoring.

Submitted at: Dec. 17, 2018
Accepted at: June 14, 2019

Citation

JAN NEDOMA, MARCEL FAJKUS, RENE JAROS, RADEK MARTINEK, Fiber-optic technology: non-invasive monitoring sensor of the human body, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 21, Iss. 5-6, pp. 306-312 (2019)