Title :
Ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography via Ce3+:YAG double-clad crystal fiber source
Author :
Tsai, Chien-Chung ; Lin, Yen-Sheng ; Chen, Ting-Hao ; Wang, Yu-Ta ; Chang, Wei ; Hsu, Po-Kai ; Chang, Yung-Hsin ; Sun, TaiwanEdmund ; Huang, Sheng-Lung
Author_Institution :
Grad. Inst. of Photonics & Optoelectron., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
A novel light source, emitted from 10-μm-core Ce3+:YAG double-clad crystal fiber, was applied on optical coherence tomography with 1.5-μm axial resolution in air. The 3-dimensional stroma of fish cornea was mapped as an in-vivo demonstration.
Keywords :
biological tissues; cerium; eye; image resolution; light sources; optical fibre fabrication; optical tomography; 3D stroma; YAG:Ce; axial resolution; double-clad crystal fiber source; fish cornea; light source; optical coherence tomography; size 10 mum; ultrahigh resolution; Band pass filters; Biomedical optical imaging; High speed optical techniques; Image quality; Light sources; Optical interferometry; Signal resolution; Spatial resolution; Stimulated emission; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
