Title :
Optical coherence tomography based on intensity correlations of quasi-thermal light
Author :
Zerom, Petros ; Piredda, Giovanni ; Boyd, Robert W. ; Shapiro, Jeffrey H.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
We show theoretically that the longitudinal resolution of conventional optical coherence tomography can be improved by a factor of radic2 when a two-photon (as opposed to a single-photon) sensitive detector is used, and we present preliminary supporting results.
Keywords :
image resolution; optical correlation; optical tomography; photodetectors; two-photon processes; longitudinal resolution; optical coherence tomography; optical intensity correlation; quasi-thermal light; two-photon sensitive detector; Tomography; (030.1670) Coherent optical effects; (040.5250) Photomultipliers; (170.4500) Optical coherence tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
