Title :
Extended focus optical coherence tomography with optical fiber based Bessel beam illumination
Author :
Hu, Dora Juan Juan ; Yan, Lijun ; Steinvurzel, P. ; Gora, M. ; Lu, Wenchao ; Ramachandran, Siddharth ; Wang, Yannan ; Tearney, G.J.
Author_Institution :
Wellman Center for Photomed., Massachusetts Gen. Hosp., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate an extended depth of focus (DOF) for optical coherence tomography (OCT) using a Bessel-like higher order fiber mode. The DOF is enhanced by 7× and the lateral resolution is about 10 μm.
Keywords :
image resolution; lighting; optical fibres; optical focusing; optical images; optical tomography; extended focus optical coherence tomography; lateral resolution; optical fiber based Bessel beam illumination; Image resolution; Laser beams; Lighting; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Optimized production technology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
