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 :
Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei
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 mum in tissue.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical optical imaging; chromium; laser applications in medicine; magnesium compounds; optical tomography; solid lasers; Cr:forsterite laser; Mg2SiO4:Cr; biological tissue; broadened spectrum; femtosecond laser; frequency-sweeping; high-resolution imaging; optical coherence tomography; spectral-domain imaging; swept-source imaging; wavelength 1250 nm; Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser beams; Laser mode locking; Light sources; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Resonance; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453497
