Title :
Fiber optic confocal microscope with miniature objective for in vivo imaging
Author :
Kung-Bin Sung ; Collier, Terence ; Richards-Kortum, R. ; Chen Liang ; Descour, M. ; Follen, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Texas Univ., Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
Summary from only given. We have developed a fiber-based reflected light confocal microscope that has a miniature objective for easier access to tissue and a hydraulic mechanism for positioning the objective and changing the image depth within tissue. Confocal images are produced by raster scanning the illumination spot over the proximal end of the fiber bundle and synchronizing the operations of the scanners and the frame grabber.
Keywords :
biological techniques; biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; light coherence; optical fibres; optical microscopy; confocal images; fiber bundle; fiber-based reflected light confocal microscope; frame grabber; hydraulic mechanism; illumination spot; image depth; in vivo imaging; miniature objective; proximal end; raster scanning; scanners; tissue; Biomedical optical imaging; Diodes; In vivo; Lighting; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Optical microscopy; Optical pulse shaping; Pulse measurements; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034092
