• DocumentCode
    3022038
  • Title

    An All-Fiber-Optic Confocal Interference Microscope Using Low-Coherence Near-Infrared Light Source

  • Author

    Kim, Do-Hyun ; Waynant, Ronald W. ; Ilev, Ilko K. ; Kang, Jin U.

  • Author_Institution
    U.S. Food & Drug Adm., Rockville
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    An all-fiber-optic confocal interference microscope using a broadband near-infrared light source is demonstrated. Detection of interference fringes increases sensitivity and usage of a broadband source reduces undesirable interference between optical components.
  • Keywords
    infrared sources; light coherence; light interference; optical fibres; optical microscopy; all-fiber-optic confocal interference microscope; broadband source; confocal microscopy; interference fringes; low-coherence near-infrared light source; Biomedical optical imaging; Interference; Lenses; Light emitting diodes; Light sources; Mirrors; Optical devices; Optical fiber couplers; Optical microscopy; Optical recording;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453505
  • Filename
    4453505