In this talk, the current status and future prospects of health care instruments using mid-infrared light (6 microns or longer) and deep ultraviolet light (shorter than 300 nm), which have not been utilized much in the past for health care applications, are reported. The results of non-invasive blood glucose measurement using mid-infrared quantum cascade laser based on photoacoustic spectroscopy method will be reported. As an example of applications of deep ultraviolet and vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy using hollow optical fibers as microvolume and long optical path gas cells, the result of highly accurate measurement of acetone in exhaled breath, which is useful for metabolic measurements, will be presented.
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