Optical coherent tomographic (OCT) imaging apparatus and...

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2006-04-17

2009-08-18

Turner, Samuel A (Department: 2877)

Optics: measuring and testing

By light interference

Using fiber or waveguide interferometer

Reexamination Certificate

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07576865

ABSTRACT:
A fiber-optic bundle based optical coherence tomography (OCT) probe method is demonstrated in a multimode optical fiber bundle based OCT system. The system can achieve a lateral resolution of 12 μm and an axial resolution of 10 μm using a super-luminescent diode source. This imaging approach eliminates any moving parts in the probe and has a primary advantage for use in extremely compact and safe OCT endoscopes to image internal organs and great potential to be combined with confocal endoscopic microscopy.

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