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1 January 1999 Speckle in optical coherence tomography
Joseph M. Schmitt, S. H. Xiang, Kin Man Yung
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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 4, Issue 1, (January 1999). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.429925
Speckle arises as a natural consequence of the limited spatial-frequency bandwidth of the interference signals measured in optical coherence tomography (OCT). In images of highly scattering biological tissues, speckle has a dual role as a source of noise and as a carrier of information about tissue microstructure. The first half of this paper provides an overview of the origin, statistical properties, and classification of speckle in OCT. The concepts of signal-carrying and signal-degrading speckle are defined in terms of the phase and amplitude disturbances of the sample beam. In the remaining half of the paper, four speckle-reduction methods— polarization diversity, spatial compounding, frequency compounding, and digital signal processing—are discussed and the potential effectiveness of each method is analyzed briefly with the aid of examples. Finally, remaining problems that merit further research are suggested.
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Joseph M. Schmitt, S. H. Xiang, and Kin Man Yung "Speckle in optical coherence tomography," Journal of Biomedical Optics 4(1), (1 January 1999). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.429925
Published: 1 January 1999
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Optical coherence tomography
Speckle
Tissues
Signal to noise ratio
Backscatter
Scattering
Sensors
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