We are investigating the utility of UV light emitting diodes (LEDs) as the excitation source for fluorescence-based biological agent detection. These LEDs may enable the development of small and low-cost biological agent detectors. We have designed, and are currently fabricating, a test bed using UV LEDs for detecting biological agent aerosols. Using an experimental apparatus, we have measured the elastic scattering and fluorescence signals from single bacterial spores illuminated by low-power 408-nm laser diode radiation.

Date Published: 22 September 2003
PDF: 7 pages
Proc. SPIE 5071, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Defense and Law Enforcement II, (22 September 2003); doi: 10.1117/12.500858

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 5071:
Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Defense and Law Enforcement II
Edward M. Carapezza, Editor(s)