Confocal Single-Mode-Fiber-Optic Raman Microspectrometer

A proposed optoelectronic apparatus would perform the combined functions of a confocal microscope and a Raman spectrometer. It would be used to acquire Raman-spectral-image and/or monochromatic-image data from mineral and/or biological specimens with high three-dimensional spatial resolution. The Raman-spectral-image data could be used to identify materials present at various locations within the specimens.