Title :
Optical coherence tomography imaging with k-space linear fourier domain mode locked lasers
Author :
Eigenwillig, Christoph ; Biedermann, Benjamin ; Huber, Robert
Author_Institution :
Lehrstuhl fur BioMolekulare Opt., Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ. Munchen, Munich
Abstract :
We report on a Fourier Domain Mode Locked wavelength swept laser source with a highly linear time-frequency sweep characteristic and demonstrate OCT imaging without k-space resampling prior to Fourier transformation with this source.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; laser beam applications; laser mode locking; optical tomography; time-frequency analysis; k-space linear Fourier domain; linear time-frequency sweep; mode locked wavelength swept laser source; optical coherence tomography imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Coherence; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Optical sensors; Tomography; (140.3600) Lasers, tunable; (170.4500) Optical coherence tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
