Title :
Sensitive and stable electro-optic sensor for intrabody communication
Author :
Sasaki, Ai-ichiro ; Shinagawa, Mitsuru ; Ochiai, Katsuyuki
Author_Institution :
Microsyst. Integration Labs., NTT Corp., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We developed highly sensitive and stable electro-optic sensors for intrabody communication among mobile computers. We explain the principle of the communication and the advantage of detecting signals on human bodies with such sensors.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; electro-optical modulation; medical computing; optical sensors; electrooptic modulator; electrooptic sensor; human body signal detection; intrabody communication; mobile computers; sensitive sensor; stable sensor; Electrodes; Electrooptic devices; Electrooptic modulators; Humans; Laser beams; Optical beams; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Optical sensors; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363141