Title :
Real-time optical coherence tomography based on linearly-stretched pulse interference
Author :
Ahn, Tae-Jung ; Park, Yongwoo ; Kieffer, Jean-Claude ; Azana, Jose
Author_Institution :
Inst. Nat. de la Rech. Scientiflque, Varennes, QC
Abstract :
We demonstrate ultrahigh-speed optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging (at 5,000,000 A-lines/s) of biological samples using a recently introduced stretched-pulse interference technique with significantly improved performances in terms of sensitivity (-82dB) and resolution (42-mum).
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; high-speed optical techniques; image resolution; light interferometry; optical tomography; biological samples; image resolution; linearly-stretched pulse interference; real-time optical coherence tomography; ultrahigh-speed OCT imaging; Bandwidth; Biomedical optical imaging; Coherence; High speed optical techniques; Interference; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Tomography; (110.4500) Optical coherence tomography; (170.3880) Medical and biological imaging;
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
