Title :
Using the continuum of fractional Fourier domains to compensate dispersion in optical coherence tomography
Author :
Lippok, Norman ; Nielsen, Poul ; Vanholsbeeck, Frédérique
Author_Institution :
Auckland Bioeng. Inst., Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
Using the fractional Fourier transform in optical coherence tomography, the dispersion induced by a 26 mm water cell was compensated for a spectral bandwidth of 110 nm. The theoretical axial resolution of 3.6 μm was recovered from the dispersion degraded point spread function of 49 μm.
Keywords :
Fourier transforms; optical dispersion; optical tomography; dispersion degraded point spread function; fractional Fourier domains; optical coherence tomography; size 26 mm; water cell; Biomedical optical imaging; Coherence; Dispersion; Fourier transforms; Optical detectors; Optical imaging; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193947
