Title :
Development of a high speed and deep scanning optical coherence tomography system
Author :
Hasegawa, M. ; Matsumura, S. ; Nakagawa, T. ; Yokoyama, H. ; Tokuda, M. ; Akiba, M. ; Chan, K.P. ; Tanno, N.
Author_Institution :
Microtomography Co., Yamagata, Japan
Abstract :
An optical coherence tomography system employing an array of retroreflectors mounted on a rotating disk has been developed for ophthalmology. Backscatter signals from the anterior segment and retina of the eye can be detected in a single A-scan.
Keywords :
backscatter; eye; optical arrays; optical scanners; optical tomography; anterior segment; backscatter signal; deep scanning; eye; high speed scanning; ophthalmology; optical coherence tomography system; retina; retroreflector array; rotating disk; single A-scan; Backscatter; Biomedical optical imaging; Cornea; High speed optical techniques; Lenses; Optical arrays; Optical imaging; Optical refraction; Retina; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1274762
