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 :
Graduate Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Taiwan University, I, Roosevelt Road, Sec. 4, Taipei, China
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 ¿m in tissue.
Keywords :
Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Light sources; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Resonance; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431274