Title :
Ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography using supercontinuum source in 1.9 µm wavelength region
Author :
Kawagoe, Hiroyuki ; Nishizawa, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan
Abstract :
Ultrahigh-resolution OCT in 1.9 μm wavelength region was demonstrated using fiber laser supercontinuum. The wavelength dependence of imaging was investigated, and the decrement in attenuation coefficient in longer-wavelength was confirmed for tooth sample.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; dentistry; fibre lasers; laser applications in medicine; light attenuation; optical tomography; attenuation coefficient; fiber laser supercontinuum source; tooth sample; ultrahigh-resolution OCT; ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography; wavelength 1.9 mum; Attenuation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
