• DocumentCode
    1252997
  • Title

    Optical coherence tomography (OCT): a review

  • Author

    Schmitt, Joseph M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Hong Kong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1999
  • Firstpage
    1205
  • Lastpage
    1215
  • Abstract
    This paper reviews the state of the art of optical coherence tomography (OCT), an interferometric imaging technique that provides cross-sectional views of the subsurface microstructure of biological tissue. Following a discussion of the basic theory of OCT, an overview of the issues involved in the design of the main components of OCT systems is presented. The review concludes by introducing new imaging modes being developed to extract additional diagnostic information
  • Keywords
    bio-optics; biomedical imaging; light coherence; light interferometry; optical tomography; reviews; speckle; biological tissue subsurface microstructure; cross-sectional views; diagnostic information extraction; imaging modes; medical diagnostic imaging; speckle; Adaptive optics; Biological tissues; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Medical diagnostic imaging; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; Optical microscopy; Optical scattering; Tomography;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1077-260X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/2944.796348
  • Filename
    796348