Title :
Application of OFDR-OCT to biological tissues
Author :
Choi, D. ; Amano, T. ; Hiro-Oka, H. ; Furukawa, H. ; Shimizu, K. ; Ohbayashi, K.
Author_Institution :
Center for Natural Science, Kitasato University, Japan, sai@phys.clas.kitasato-u.ac.jp
Abstract :
Optical Coherence tomography (OCT) system based on optical frequency-domain reflectometry (OFDR) has been developed using a super structure-grating distributed Bragg reflector (SSG-DBR) laser. OFDR-OCT images are demonstrated for a few biological tissues.
Keywords :
Biological tissues; Biomedical optical imaging; High speed optical techniques; Light sources; Optical attenuators; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical variables control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569437