Figure 4.
(a) Fibre-optic respiratory rate sensor (FiRRS) system, including a laser diode (SLD), spectrometer (I-MON 512USB), optical circulator, recording laptop and fibre-optic respiratory rate sensor enclosed within a 21-gauge hypodermic needle polished at the tip. (b) Integration of the sensing probe into (left) CO2 mask (with EtCO2 capnometry), (middle) nasal cannula and (right) non-rebreathe trauma mask. The image and caption were adapted from their original created by Sinha et al. [47] under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unsorted license.