Title :
Design and characterization of SiON integrated optics components for optical coherence tomography
Author :
Nguyen, V. Duc ; Kalkman, J. ; Ismail, N. ; Sun, F. ; Wörhoff, K. ; Driessen, A. ; Pollnau, M. ; Van Leeuwen, T.G.
Author_Institution :
Acad. Med. Center, Univ. of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Abstract :
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a technique for high resolution imaging of biological tissues with a depth range of a few millimeters. OCT is based on interferometry to enable depth ranging. Currently, optical components for OCT are rather bulky and expensive; the use of integrated optical circuits presents a great opportunity to reduce costs and enhance system functionality and performance. We present the design and characterization of SiON-based integrated optics waveguides, splitters, couplers and interferometers for OCT operating at a wavelength of 1.3 mum.
Keywords :
biological tissues; integrated optics; light coherence; optical tomography; silicon compounds; SiON; biological tissues; depth ranging; high resolution imaging; integrated optical circuits; integrated optics components; optical coherence tomography; optical components; wavelength 1.3 mum; Biological tissues; Biomedical optical imaging; Circuits; High-resolution imaging; Integrated optics; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical waveguides; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192529
