A living tissue light transmission simulator system (208, 308) includes
receptors of light (215, 216, 315, 316) in portions of the infrared and
red spectral bands and the receptors (215, 216, 315, 316), together with
amplification (217, 218, 317, 318), infrared detection (239, 371),
spectral separation circuitry (219, 319), and post-separation
amplification (220, 221, 338, 339, 340, 320, 321), that may be used to
drive at least one light source (222, 223, 322, 361). The living tissue
light transmission simulator system (208, 308) includes at least one
shutter (225, 235, 324, 363, 450) to mechanically modulate generated
light from the at least one driven light source (222, 223, 322, 361)
where the modulated light may be directed to a pulse oximeter.