Optical waveguides – Optical fiber bundle – Imaging
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-10
2007-07-10
Connelly-Cushwa, Michelle (Department: 2874)
Optical waveguides
Optical fiber bundle
Imaging
C385S115000, C385S116000, C600S182000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10311358
ABSTRACT:
A method and an apparatus for examining the subsurface microstructure of a sample are provided. Radiation from a plurality of optical radiation sources travels along a first optical path. In the first optical path, a device focuses the optical radiati n from each of the optical sources into a plurality of respective focal points along the first optical path to provide substantially continuous coverage of a selected portion of the first optical path. Then, a sample on the first optical path within the selected length extending into the sample is scanned along said selected portion of the first optical path.
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Page from website http://hft.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de/uk/forschng/pic—oct.1.html, printed on May 3, 2000 —Chair of High Frequency Technique—Research—optical OCT sensor.
Pages from website http://hft.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de/uk/forschng/octsensoruk.html, printed on May 3, 2000—Chair of High Frequency Technique—Research—Sensor for the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT).
Gordon Margaret Leslie
Katz Sharon
Mok Alvin Ho Kwan
Vitkin I. Alex
Wilson Brian C.
Borsari Peter A.
Connelly-Cushwa Michelle
University Health Network
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