Title :
Optical Coherence Tomography Phase Microscopy Using Buffered Fourier Domain Mode Locked (FDML) Lasers at up to 370,000 Lines per Second
Author :
Adler, Desmond C. ; Huber, Robert ; Fujimoto, James G.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge
Abstract :
Buffered FDML lasers are applied for phase-sensitive sub-nanometer OCT phase microscopy and dynamic surface displacement measurements at speeds up to 370,000 axial lines per second. Excellent phase stability is demonstrated at high speeds.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; laser mode locking; optical microscopy; optical tomography; FDML; buffered Fourier domain mode locked lasers; dynamic surface displacement; optical coherence tomography; optical phase microscopy; phase stability; Coherence; High speed optical techniques; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Optical buffering; Optical interferometry; Optical microscopy; Optical sensors; Phase noise; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452406
