Title :
Glass-clad crystal fibers based ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography
Author :
Tsai, C.C. ; Hsu, K.Y. ; Wang, Y.T. ; Lin, Y.S. ; Jheng, D.Y. ; Chang, C.K. ; Huang, P.L. ; Sun, E. ; Huang, S.L. ; Yeh, P.S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Optoelectron., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
Active crystal fibers can generate CW and near-Gaussian-shape milliwatt-level broadband emissions at 560 nm, 770 nm, and 1380 nm with 3-dB bandwidths of 98, 210, and 240 nm, respectively. They are eminently suitable for ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical glass; optical resolving power; optical tomography; wavelength 1380 nm; wavelength 210 nm; wavelength 240 nm; wavelength 560 nm; wavelength 770 nm; wavelength 98 nm; Cornea; Crystals; Image resolution; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber amplifiers; Tomography; crystal fiber; optical coherence tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Playa del Carmen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3730-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3731-3
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2010.5553707
