Title :
Optical devices for biomedical applications
Author :
Bouma, B.E. ; Yun, S.H. ; Oh, W.Y. ; Shishkov, M. ; De Boer, J.F. ; Tearney, G.J.
Author_Institution :
Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Harvard Med. Sch., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
The recent availability of high-performance light sources and miniature optical components in the telecommunications sector has enabled the development of powerful new diagnostic technologies for biology and medicine. Recent advances in this field is presented.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; optical tomography; biology technologies; biomedical applications; diagnostic technologies; medicine technologies; miniature optical components; optical devices; optical frequency domain imaging; performance light sources; spectral-domain optical coherence tomography; telecommunications sector; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Light sources; Medical diagnostic imaging; Optical devices; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Time domain analysis; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192648
