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19 April 2017 A coaxially focused multi-mode beam for optical coherence tomography imaging with extended depth of focus (Conference Presentation)
Biwei Yin, Chia-Pin Liang, Barry Vuong, Guillermo J. Tearney
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Proceedings Volume 10053, Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine XXI; 100531N (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2254928
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States
Abstract
Conventional OCT images, obtained using a focused Gaussian beam have a lateral resolution of approximately 30 μm and a depth of focus (DOF) of 2-3 mm, defined as the confocal parameter (twice of Gaussian beam Rayleigh range). Improvement of lateral resolution without sacrificing imaging range requires techniques that can extend the DOF. Previously, we described a self-imaging wavefront division optical system that provided an estimated one order of magnitude DOF extension. In this study, we further investigate the properties of the coaxially focused multi-mode (CAFM) beam created by this self-imaging wavefront division optical system and demonstrate its feasibility for real-time biological tissue imaging. Gaussian beam and CAFM beam fiber optic probes with similar numerical apertures (objective NA≈0.5) were fabricated, providing lateral resolutions of approximately 2 μm. Rigorous lateral resolution characterization over depth was performed for both probes. The CAFM beam probe was found to be able to provide a DOF that was approximately one order of magnitude greater than that of Gaussian beam probe. By incorporating the CAFM beam fiber optic probe into a μOCT system with ~1.5 μm axial resolution, we were able to acquire cross-sectional images of swine small intestine ex vivo, enabling the visualization of subcellular structures, providing high quality OCT images over more than a 300 μm depth range.
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Biwei Yin, Chia-Pin Liang, Barry Vuong, and Guillermo J. Tearney "A coaxially focused multi-mode beam for optical coherence tomography imaging with extended depth of focus (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 10053, Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine XXI, 100531N (19 April 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2254928
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KEYWORDS
Optical coherence tomography
Coherence imaging
Gaussian beams
Laser beam diagnostics
Image resolution
Fiber optics
Optical imaging
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