17 August 2020 Study on the structure and optical imaging characteristics of an all-fiber OCT probe
Chunjiao Jin, Xinglin Tong, Cui Zhang, Chengwei Deng, Qiao Xiong, Yan Mao, Ouyang Xu, Dingjiang Fang
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Abstract

Aiming at small size, compact structure, strong light-collecting ability, and low loss requirements of optical coherence tomography (OCT) probes used for human body detection, we design an all-fiber OCT probe, which is composed of a single-mode fiber and a multimode fiber (MMF) with spherical lens. By measuring the optical performance of these probes, we found that, when the length of the MMF of the composite probe is 372  μm and the diameter of the ball lens is 300  μm, it has the strongest focusing effect and a large reflected light signal receiving angle. Furthermore, the OCT probe studied was applied to a self-made spectral domain OCT system for validation. The results show that our probe can obtain a clear two-dimensional grayscale image of three layers of glass and fish scales, i.e., the probe manufacturing scheme can be used. Furthermore, it meets the needs of miniature OCT probes, which provides more effective options for measuring human blood vessels or other biological tissues.

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Chunjiao Jin, Xinglin Tong, Cui Zhang, Chengwei Deng, Qiao Xiong, Yan Mao, Ouyang Xu, and Dingjiang Fang "Study on the structure and optical imaging characteristics of an all-fiber OCT probe," Optical Engineering 59(8), 085101 (17 August 2020). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.59.8.085101
Received: 29 April 2020; Accepted: 31 July 2020; Published: 17 August 2020
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KEYWORDS
Optical coherence tomography

Single mode fibers

Optical imaging

Graded index fibers

Optical engineering

Tissues

Optical fibers

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