Optical-fiber finger photo-plethysmograph using digital techniques

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 20-25

  Lygouras, John N ^a,b   Tsalides, Philippos G ^b  

^a IEEE   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Direct digital synthesis; Noninvasive measurements; Photo plethysmograph

Indexed keywords

DIRECT DIGITAL SYNTHESIS (DDS); NONINVASIVE MEASUREMENTS; PHOTO-PLETHYSMOGRAPH; VASCULAR DISEASES;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LOW PASS FILTERS; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; OPTICAL FIBERS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33748512619     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/7361.987057     Document Type: Article

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