HIGH-RESOLUTION OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING USING A MODE-LOCKED TI-AL2O3 LASER SOURCE

被引:243
作者
BOUMA, B
TEARNEY, GJ
BOPPART, SA
HEE, MR
BREZINSKI, ME
FUJIMOTO, JG
机构
[1] MASSACHUSETTS GEN HOSP,CARDIAC UNIT,BOSTON,MA 02144
[2] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,BOSTON,MA 02144
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D O I
10.1364/OL.20.001486
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A Kerr-lens made-locked Ti:Al2O3 oscillator, optimized for minimal coherence length, is demonstrated as a high-power source for high-resolution optical coherence tomographic imaging. Dispersion compensation and heterodyne noise rejection are demonstrated to yield in situ images of biological tissues with 3.7-mu m resolution and 93-dB dynamic range.
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页码:1486 / 1488
页数:3
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