Fiber optically integrated cost-effective spectrometer for optical coherence tomography

Abstract

A tilted fiber Bragg grating (TFBG) was integrated as the dispersive element in a high performance biomedical imaging system. The spectrum emitted by the 23 mm long active region of the fiber is projected through custom designed optics consisting of a cylindrical lens for vertical beam collimation and successively by an achromatic doublet onto a linear detector array. High resolution tomograms of biomedical samples were successfully acquired by the frequency domain OCT-system. Tomograms of ophthalmic and dermal samples obtained by the frequency domain OCT-system were obtained achieving 2.84 μm axial and 10.2 μm lateral resolution. The miniaturization reduces costs and has the potential to further extend the field of application for OCT-systems in biology, medicine and technology.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2052595
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT)
Additional Information: Stefan Remund ; Anke Bossen ; Xianfeng Chen ; Ling Wang ; Lin Zhang ; Boris Považay and Christoph Meier, "Fiber optically integrated cost-effective spectrometer for optical coherence tomography", Proc. SPIE 9129, Biophotonics: Photonic Solutions for Better Health Care IV, 91293G (May 8, 2014). Copyright XXXX (year) Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2052595
Event Title: Biophotonics: photonic solutions for better health care IV
Event Type: Other
Event Dates: 2014-04-14 - 2014-04-17
Uncontrolled Keywords: cost-effective spectrometer,miniaturized spectrometer,OCT spectrometer,optical coherence tomography,spectrometer approach,TFBG spectrometer,tilted fiber Bragg grating,Applied Mathematics,Computer Science Applications,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials,Condensed Matter Physics
ISBN: 978-1-6284-1077-8
Last Modified: 19 Dec 2024 08:25
Date Deposited: 13 May 2015 10:25
Full Text Link: http://proceedi ... ticleid=1871499
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PURE Output Type: Conference contribution
Published Date: 2014-05-08
Authors: Remund, Stefan
Bossen, Anke
Chen, Xianfeng
Wang, Ling
Zhang, Lin (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-1691-5577)
Považay, Boris
Meier, Christoph

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