Does reflected green light PPG provide more accurate pulse rate measurements compared to infrared PPG?
Reflected green light PPG offers superior accuracy for pulse rate monitoring compared to infrared PPG, especially in cold conditions.
We evaluated the accuracy of pulse rate measurements obtained by reflected green light photoplethysmography (PPG) compared to reflected infrared light photoplethysmography and ECG. The wavelengths of the green and infrared light were 525 and 880 nm, respectively, and experiments were performed at 25 degrees C and at a skin temperature below 15 degrees C. The pulse rate obtained from reflected green light PPG was compared with the ECG RR interval and the pulse rate from reflected infrared PPG. The results indicated a stronger correlation between green PPG and ECG results at both temperatures. These results suggested that reflected green light PPG had an advantage over reflected infrared PPG, especially at temperatures below 15 degrees C.
Maeda et al. (Fri,) studied this question.