Publication detail

Enhancement of the signal-to-noise ratio at depths in Fourier domain optical coherence tomography

BRADU, A. BOUCHAL, P. PODOLEANU, A.

Czech title

Zvýšení poměru signál/šum ve Fourierovské optické koherentní tomografii

English title

Enhancement of the signal-to-noise ratio at depths in Fourier domain optical coherence tomography

Type

conference paper

Language

en

Original abstract

We present a Fourier domain optical coherence tomography set-up built around an optical configuration that exhibits Talbot bands. To produce Talbot bands, the two interferometer beams, object and reference are laterally shifted in their way towards the diffraction grating. This allows attenuation of mirror terms and optimisation of the sensitivity profile. We imaged the human skin in-vivo, and quantified the profile of the sensitivity profile in tissue by measuring the ratio between the strengths of signals originating in the reticular dermis and in the stratum corneum for different values of the lateral shift of the two interfering beams.

Czech abstract

Představujeme Fourierovskou optickou koherentní tomografii využívající Talbotových pásů. V modifikovaném interferometru lze příčně separovat dva interferometrické svazky při jejich cestě do spektrometru. To umožňuje snížit vliv konjugovaného obrazu a optimalizovat kontrast detekovaného signálu ve vybraných hloubkách zobrazovaného objektu. Výsledky jsou demonstrovány a kvantifikovany za využití in-vivo pozorování lidské pokožky.

English abstract

We present a Fourier domain optical coherence tomography set-up built around an optical configuration that exhibits Talbot bands. To produce Talbot bands, the two interferometer beams, object and reference are laterally shifted in their way towards the diffraction grating. This allows attenuation of mirror terms and optimisation of the sensitivity profile. We imaged the human skin in-vivo, and quantified the profile of the sensitivity profile in tissue by measuring the ratio between the strengths of signals originating in the reticular dermis and in the stratum corneum for different values of the lateral shift of the two interfering beams.

Keywords in English

optical coherence tomography; Talbot bands; mirror terms

RIV year

2012

Released

09.02.2012

Publisher

SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING

Location

BELLINGHAM, WA 98227-0010 USA

ISBN

978-0-8194-8856-5

ISSN

0277-786X

Book

Proc. SPIE 8213, Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine XVI

Volume

8213

Number

821337

Pages from–to

[1]–[5]

Pages count

5

BIBTEX


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  author="Adrian {Bradu} and Petr {Bouchal} and Adrian {Podoleanu},
  title="Enhancement of the signal-to-noise ratio at depths in Fourier domain optical coherence tomography",
  booktitle="Proc. SPIE 8213, Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine XVI",
  year="2012",
  volume="8213",
  number="821337",
  month="February",
  pages="[1]--[5]",
  publisher="SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING",
  address="BELLINGHAM, WA 98227-0010 USA",
  isbn="978-0-8194-8856-5",
  issn="0277-786X"
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