Title :
Hybrid mid-IR OCT system for imaging and spectroscopy using new high power low-coherence quantum cascade superluminescent emitters
Author :
Varnell, Deborah ; Mei Chai Zheng ; Nyan Aung ; Musse, Ahmed ; Lee, Samantha ; Gmachl, Claire
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We have successfully constructed and tested a new mid-infrared optical coherence tomography imaging system capable of simultaneous imaging and spatial spectroscopy using new quantum cascade superluminescent emitters.
Keywords :
infrared imaging; infrared spectroscopy; optical tomography; quantum cascade lasers; superradiance; high power low-coherence quantum cascade superluminescent emitters; hybrid mid-IR OCT system; mid-infrared optical coherence tomography imaging; spatial spectroscopy; Biomedical optical imaging; Coherence; Mirrors; Optical imaging; Optical reflection; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA