Coherent broadband light source for parallel optical coherence tomography
Rivier, S., Laversenne, L., Bourquin, S., Salathe, R.P., Pollnau, M., Grivas, C., Shepherd, D.P., Eason, R.W., Flury, I., Philipoussis, H.P. and Herzig, H.P. (2004) Coherent broadband light source for parallel optical coherence tomography. In, Proceedings of EPS-QEOD Europhoton Conference - Special Symposium on "Photonic Crystal Fibers and Waveguides". EPS-QEOD Europhoton Conference Mulhouse, France, European Physical Society.
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Description/Abstract
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a recent technique for biomedical imaging. Tomographic images with micrometer resolution can be generated using fiber interferometers with broadband light sources. The longitudinal resolution of such instruments is inversely proportional to the optical bandwidth of the light source. Femtosecond Ti:sapphire lasers have, therefore, been used as large-bandwidth, high-brightness light sources, and sub-cellular imaging with longitudinal resolution of ~1μm has been demonstrated in this way. Unfortunately, these systems are expensive and complex, limiting their widespread use.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Additional Information: | WeD5 |
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| Subjects: | T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Q Science > QC Physics |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > Optoelectronics Research Centre |
| Item ID: | 41697 |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Oct 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jun 2012 10:40 |
| Contributors: | Rivier, S. (Author) Laversenne, L. (Author) Bourquin, S. (Author) Salathe, R.P. (Author) Pollnau, M. (Author) Grivas, C. (Author) Shepherd, D.P. (Author) Eason, R.W. (Author) Flury, I. (Author) Philipoussis, H.P. (Author) Herzig, H.P. (Author) |
| Date: | 2004 |
| Additional Information: | WeD5 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | European Physical Society |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/41697 |
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