Title :
Waveguide optics for novel in situ biomedical imaging
Author :
Sampson, D.D. ; Lorenser, D.
Author_Institution :
Opt.+Biomed. Eng. Lab., Univ. of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
Abstract :
Optical microscope-in-a-needle technology for 3D tissue micro-imaging will open up new avenues in diagnosis and treatment of disease. We describe innovations in guided-wave optical design for needle probes and demonstrate applications in tissues.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; diseases; optical design techniques; optical microscopes; optical waveguides; 3D tissue microimaging; disease; guided-wave optical design; in situ biomedical imaging; needle probes; optical microscope-in-a-needle technology; waveguide optics; Microscopy; Needles; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
