Design of a high-speed multiple-reference optical coherence tomography system

The imaging speed of a time domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) system is limited by the speed of the moving mirror. As a solution to this problem an integrated-optics-based multiple-reference TD-OCT system is presented in this work. The reference and sample lights will be sequentially tapped...

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Published in:Optics express 2016-11, Vol.24 (23), p.26709-26714
Main Author: Akca, B Imran
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The imaging speed of a time domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) system is limited by the speed of the moving mirror. As a solution to this problem an integrated-optics-based multiple-reference TD-OCT system is presented in this work. The reference and sample lights will be sequentially tapped out at multiple locations using electro-optically controlled switches. For the design considered here an axial resolution of 20 µm and a depth range of 1 mm at the central wavelength of 800 nm were aimed at. With this design the mechanical scanner will be completely eliminated and, thereby imaging speed will be significantly improved.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.24.026709