Title :
Capability of intensity-correlation spectral-domain optical coherence tomography
Author :
Shirai, Tokimasa ; Friberg, Ari T.
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Instrum. Frontier (RIIF), Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We describe spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) based on classical intensity correlations. The setup employs a Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometer as a classical analogue of quantum OCT. It is shown theoretically that it enables scanless cross-sectional imaging with dispersion cancellation and axial resolution enhancement. Some basic features of the technique are addressed.
Keywords :
image enhancement; image resolution; light interferometers; optical correlation; optical dispersion; optical tomography; Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometer; OCT; axial resolution enhancement; classical intensity correlation; dispersion cancellation; intensity-correlation spectral-domain optical coherence tomography; scanless cross-sectional imaging; Coherence; Correlation; Detectors; Dispersion; Optical interferometry; Optical reflection; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Microoptics Conference (MOC), 2013 18th
