Abstract
We report the construction and characterization of an all-reflective optical coherence tomography (OCT) system using a newly developed compact fiber-based broadband supercontinuum source. The use of only reflective optical components has enabled us to avoid chromatic dispersion effects and to obtain ultrahigh resolution OCT images of biological samples. We achieved an axial resolution of 2 μm in air with 87 dB dynamic range at a center wavelength around 1300 nm.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 106004 |
Journal | Journal of biomedical optics |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2011 |
Keywords
- biomedical optical imaging
- broadband
- optical tomography
- reflective
- supercontinuum
- ultrahigh resolution
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Biomaterials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Biomedical Engineering