Electro-mechano-optical NMR detection
Kyoto-Tokyo system promises higher sensitivity for MRI

An international research project led by Kazuyuki Takeda of Kyoto University and Koji Usami of the University of Tokyo has developed a new method of light detection for nuclear magnetic resonance -- NMR -- by up-converting NMR radio-frequency signals into optical signals.

This new detection method -- appearing in the journal Optica -- has the potential to provide more sensitive analysis compared with conventional NMR. Its possible utilization in higher-accuracy chemical analysis, as well as in magnetic resonance imaging -- MRI -- technology, are also of interest.

The paper "Electro-mechano-optical detection of nuclear magnetic resonance" appeared 2 February 2018 in the journal OpticaThe paper "Electro-mechano-optical detection of nuclear magnetic resonance" appeared 2 February 2018 in the journal Optica.

[Paper Information]

Kazuyuki Takeda, Kentaro Nagasaka, Atsushi Noguchi, Rekishu Yamazaki, Yasunobu Nakamura, Eiji Iwase, Jacob M. Taylor, and Koji Usami, "Electro-mechano-optical detection of nuclear magnetic resonance," Optica 5, 152-158 (2018)

DOI : 10.1364/OPTICA.5.000152

[Press Release]

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