Title :
Laterally super-resolving optical coherence tomography by complex numerical method
Author :
Yamanari, Masahiro ; Sugisaka, Jun-Ichiro ; Sando, Yusuke ; Yasuno, Yoshiaki ; Makita, Shuichi ; Endo, Takashi ; Nakamura, Yoshifumi ; Aoki, Gouki ; Itoh, Masahide ; Yatagai, Toyohiko
Author_Institution :
Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tsukuba, Japan, yamanari@optlab2.bk.tsukuba.ac.jp
Abstract :
A method of lateral superresolution for Fourier domain optical coherence tomography is presented. This method consists of intentional defocus and its numerical compensation using a spatial frequency-phase filter. Theoretical consideration and experimental demonstration are described.
Keywords :
High speed optical techniques; Mechanical variables measurement; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Phase measurement; Signal resolution; Spatial resolution; Time measurement; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569394
