• DocumentCode
    3021877
  • Title

    High-resolution Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography with the Frequency-sweeping the Broadened Spectrum of a fs Cr:forsterite Laser

  • Author

    Lu, Chih-Wei ; Tsai, Meng-Tsan ; Wang, Yih-Ming ; Lee, Cheng-Kuang ; Kiang, Yean-Woei ; Yang, C.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a spectral-domain optical coherence tomography system, including a broadband frequency sweeping light source with the central wavelength around 1250 nm, to achieve an axial resolution of 2.4 mum in tissue.
  • Keywords
    biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; chromium; laser applications in medicine; magnesium compounds; optical tomography; solid lasers; Cr:forsterite laser; Mg2SiO4:Cr; biological tissue; broadened spectrum; femtosecond laser; frequency-sweeping; high-resolution imaging; optical coherence tomography; spectral-domain imaging; swept-source imaging; wavelength 1250 nm; Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Light sources; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Resonance; Tomography;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453497
  • Filename
    4453497