Paper Title
Blood Group Detection Using Fiber Optics
Abstract
Identification of blood group plays a vital role in the medical field for any treatment. Miss-transfusion of blood will
lead to many complications. This paper provides an easy and fast means of identification of blood groups. The difference in the
amount absorption by each blood group is exploited so as to categorize the blood groups. The light from the pulsating IR LED
is passed through the blood sample via an Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) and the transmitted light is then detected, conditioned
and is converted into voltage signal. The variations in the intensity of the received signal due to the absorption of blood for
different blood groups are translated into corresponding voltage changes, to classify the blood groups.
Index Terms- Blood groups, HFBR1415TZ IR LED, Optical fibers, Optical properties, PIN photodiode, Receiver,
Transmitter.