DocumentCode
1564820
Title
Improved performance interferometer designs for optical coherence tomography
Author
Beddows, R. ; James, S.W. ; Tatam, R.P.
Author_Institution
Centre for Photonics & Opt. Eng., Cranfield Univ., Bedford, UK
fYear
2002
Firstpage
527
Abstract
In this paper we show that by using alternative optical components in fibre optic OCT, power conserving interferometers can be constructed that have such properties that a Fizeau interferometer configuration can achieve a higher SNR than that of a conventional Michelson arrangement and a comparable SNR to a Michelson optimised for power conservation.
Keywords
Michelson interferometers; fibre optic sensors; light interferometers; optical noise; optical tomography; Fizeau interferometer; Michelson interferometer; SNR; fibre optic OCT; optical coherence tomography; optical component; power conservation; Biomedical optical imaging; Interference; Optical design; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Tomography;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Sensors Conference Technical Digest, 2002. Ofs 2002, 15th
Conference_Location
Portland, OR, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7289-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFS.2002.1000756
Filename
1000756
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