Coherent Optical Sensor for Contactless Eye Movement Measurement in REM-Sleep Analysis

Schmidt M, Ernst S, Berking M, Carlowitz C (2025)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2025

Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Conference Proceedings Title: 2025 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2025 - Proceedings

Event location: Singapore SG

ISBN: 9798331525590

DOI: 10.1109/IPC65510.2025.11281995

Abstract

We demonstrate a novel precise contactless eye movement sensor for REM sleep analysis enabled through coherent optical reflectometry. Our experiments show that the closed eyelid surface micro-movement can be tracked from 1 m distance with an eye-safe low optical output power of 0.2 mW.

Authors with CRIS profile

Marius Schmidt Lehrstuhl für Hochfrequenztechnik (LHFT) Sharon Ernst Lehrstuhl für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie (KliPs) Matthias Berking Lehrstuhl für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie (KliPs) Christian Carlowitz Lehrstuhl für Hochfrequenztechnik (LHFT)

How to cite

APA:

Schmidt, M., Ernst, S., Berking, M., & Carlowitz, C. (2025). Coherent Optical Sensor for Contactless Eye Movement Measurement in REM-Sleep Analysis. In 2025 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2025 - Proceedings. Singapore, SG: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..

MLA:

Schmidt, Marius, et al. "Coherent Optical Sensor for Contactless Eye Movement Measurement in REM-Sleep Analysis." Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2025, Singapore Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025.

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