Title :
High-resolution second harmonic optical coherence tomography
Author :
Jiang, Yi ; Tomov, Ivan V. ; Wang, Yimin ; Chen, Zhongping
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., California Univ., Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
A high-resolution second harmonic optical coherence tomography (SH-OCT) system is demonstrated using a spectrum broadened femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser. Images of highly organized collagen fibrils in the rat-tail tendon are demonstrated.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; high-speed optical techniques; image resolution; laser applications in medicine; medical image processing; molecular biophysics; optical harmonic generation; optical tomography; proteins; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; high-resolution second harmonic optical coherence tomography; organized collagen fibrils; rat-tail tendon; spectrum broadened femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser; Biomedical optical imaging; High-resolution imaging; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Structural beams; Tendons; Tomography; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Biophotonics, 2004. APBP 2004. The Second Asian and Pacific Rim Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8676-0
DOI :
10.1109/APBP.2004.1412266
