Title :
Glass-clad crystal fiber based ultra-high resolution optical coherence tomography
Author :
Wang, Y.T. ; Tsai, C.C. ; Hsu, K.Y. ; Lin, Y.S. ; Jheng, D.Y. ; Huang, K.Y. ; Huang, S.L. ; Yeh, P.S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Optoelectron., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
Cr4+:YAG double-clad crystal fiber can generate CW and near-Gaussian-shape 265-nm emission at milliwatt level. This work describes a cellular resolution optical coherence tomography, which has a 3.6-mum axial resolution at NIR wavelength in air.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; image resolution; optical fibres; optical glass; optical tomography; superradiance; ASE; CW emission; NIR wavelength; YAG:Cr4+; amplified spontaneous emission; cellular resolution OCT; double-clad crystal fiber; glass-clad crystal fiber; near-Gaussian-shape emission; noninvasive medical imaging; ultra-high resolution optical coherence tomography; wavelength 265 nm; Bandwidth; Biomedical optical imaging; Coherence; Image resolution; Optical crosstalk; Photonic crystal fibers; Pixel; Stimulated emission; Superluminescent diodes; Tomography; Crystal fiber; optical coherence tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292294
