Short-wave infrared super-continuum lasers for detecting counterfeit or illicit drugs and pharmaceutical process control
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01N-021/35
G01N-021/359
A61B-005/1455
G01J-003/453
A61B-005/00
H01S-003/30
G01J-003/14
G01J-003/18
G01J-003/28
출원번호
US-0108986
(2013-12-17)
등록번호
US-9164032
(2015-10-20)
발명자
/ 주소
Islam, Mohammed N.
출원인 / 주소
OMNI MEDSCI, INC.
대리인 / 주소
Brooks Kushman P.C.
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145
초록▼
A system and method for using near-infrared or short-wave infrared (SWIR) light sources for identification of counterfeit drugs may perform spectroscopy using a super-continuum laser to provide detection in a non-contact and non-destructive manner at stand-off or remote distances with minimal sample
A system and method for using near-infrared or short-wave infrared (SWIR) light sources for identification of counterfeit drugs may perform spectroscopy using a super-continuum laser to provide detection in a non-contact and non-destructive manner at stand-off or remote distances with minimal sample preparation. Also, near-infrared or SWIR light may penetrate through plastic containers and packaging, permitting on-line inspection and rapid scanning. The near-infrared or SWIR spectroscopy may also be used to detect illicit drugs and their chemical composition. Moreover, the spectroscopic techniques may also be applied to quality assessment and control in pharmaceutical manufacturing, thus permitting the implementation of smart manufacturing with feedback control. Fiber super-continuum lasers may emit light in the near-infrared or SWIR between approximately 1.4-1.8 microns, 2-2.5 microns, 1.4-2.4 microns, 1-1.8 microns. In particular embodiments, the detection system may be a dispersive spectrometer, a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, or a hyper-spectral imaging detector or camera.
대표청구항▼
1. A measurement system comprising: a light source configured to generate an output optical beam, comprising: one or more semiconductor sources configured to generate an input beam;one or more optical amplifiers configured to receive at least a portion of the input beam and to deliver an intermediat
1. A measurement system comprising: a light source configured to generate an output optical beam, comprising: one or more semiconductor sources configured to generate an input beam;one or more optical amplifiers configured to receive at least a portion of the input beam and to deliver an intermediate beam to an output end of the one or more optical amplifiers; andone or more optical fibers configured to receive at least a portion of the intermediate beam and to deliver at least the portion of the intermediate beam to a distal end of the one or more optical fibers to form a first optical beam;a nonlinear element configured to receive at least a portion of the first optical beam and to broaden a spectrum associated with the at least a portion of the first optical beam to at least 10 nm through a nonlinear effect in the nonlinear element to form the output optical beam with an output beam broadened spectrum; andwherein at least a portion of the output beam broadened spectrum comprises a short-wave infrared wavelength between approximately 1400 nanometers and approximately 2500 nanometers, and wherein at least a portion of the one or more fibers is a fused silica fiber with a core diameter less than approximately 400 microns;a measurement apparatus configured to receive a received portion of the output optical beam and to deliver a delivered portion of the output optical beam to a sample for a non-destructive and non-contact measurement, wherein the delivered portion of the output optical beam is configured to generate a spectroscopy output beam from the sample;a receiver configured to receive at least a portion of the spectroscopy output beam having a bandwidth of at least 10 nanometers and to process the portion of the spectroscopy output beam to generate an output signal, and wherein at least a part of the delivered portion of the output optical beam is at least partially transmitting through a packaging material covering at least a part of the sample, and wherein the output signal is based on a chemical composition of the sample; andwherein the delivered portion of the output optical beam is a spatially coherent beam, and wherein the sample is remote from the light source and the receiver. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiver comprises a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer or a dispersive spectrometer. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the semiconductor sources are selected from the group consisting of semiconductor lasers, super-luminescent diodes, and light emitting diodes. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the sample comprises an organic compound with an overtone or combinational absorption band in the wavelength range between approximately 1 micron and approximately 2.5 microns. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the sample comprises a material selected from the group consisting of a pharmaceutical, a counterfeit drug, an illicit drug, a fruit, a vegetable, a grain and a meat. 6. A measurement system comprising: a light source configured to generate an output optical beam, comprising: a plurality of semiconductor sources configured to generate an input optical beam;a multiplexer configured to receive at least a portion of the input optical beam and to form an intermediate optical beam; andone or more fibers configured to receive at least a portion of the intermediate optical beam and to form the output optical beam, wherein the output optical beam comprises one or more optical wavelengths;a measurement apparatus configured to receive a received portion of the output optical beam and to deliver a delivered portion of the output optical beam to a sample, wherein the delivered portion of the output optical beam is configured to generate a spectroscopy output beam from the sample; anda receiver configured to receive at least a portion of the spectroscopy output beam and to process the portion of the spectroscopy output beam to generate an output signal, wherein the receiver comprises a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer or a dispersive spectrometer;wherein at least a part of the delivered portion of the output optical beam is at least partially transmitting through a packaging material covering at least a part of the sample. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the light source comprises a super-continuum laser. 8. The system of claim 6, wherein the semiconductor sources are selected from the group consisting of semiconductor lasers, super-luminescent diodes, and light emitting diodes. 9. The system of claim 6, wherein the delivered portion of the output optical beam is a spatially coherent beam and wherein the sample is remote from the light source and the receiver. 10. The system of claim 6, wherein at least a portion of the one or more optical wavelengths comprises a short-wave infrared wavelength between approximately 1400 nanometers and approximately 2500 nanometers. 11. The system of claim 6, wherein the sample comprises an organic compound with an overtone or combinational absorption band in the wavelength range between approximately 1 micron and approximately 2.5 microns. 12. The system of claim 6, wherein the spectroscopy output beam has a bandwidth of at least 10 nanometers, and wherein the output signal identifies the sample based at least in part on a chemical composition of the sample. 13. The system of claim 6, wherein the measurement apparatus is configured for a non-destructive and non-contact measurement. 14. The system of claim 6, wherein the sample comprises a material selected from the group consisting of a pharmaceutical, a counterfeit drug, an illicit drug, a fruit, a vegetable, a grain and a meat. 15. The system of claim 6, wherein the output signal is configured for on-line inspection, drug detection, quality assessment or process control. 16. A method of measuring, comprising: generating an output optical beam, comprising: generating an input optical beam from a plurality of semiconductor sources;multiplexing at least a portion of the input optical beam and forming an intermediate optical beam; andguiding at least a portion of the intermediate optical beam and forming the output optical beam, wherein the output optical beam comprises one or more optical wavelengths;receiving a received portion of the output optical beam and delivering a delivered portion of the output optical beam to a sample, wherein the sample comprises an organic compound with an overtone or combinational absorption band in the wavelength range between approximately 1 micron and approximately 2.5 microns;generating a spectroscopy output beam having a bandwidth of at least 10 nanometers from the sample using a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer or a dispersive spectrometer;receiving at least a portion of the spectroscopy output beam; andprocessing the portion of the spectroscopy output beam and generating an output signal. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the one or more optical wavelengths comprises a short-wave infrared wavelength between approximately 1400 nanometers and approximately 2500 nanometers. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein at least a part of the delivered portion of the output optical beam is at least partially transmitting through a packaging material covering at least a part of the sample. 19. The method of claim 16, wherein the output signal is configured for on-line inspection, drug detection, quality assessment or process control.
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