Simultaneous B-M-mode scanning method for real-time full-range Fourier domain optical coherence tomography

Appl Opt. 2006 Mar 10;45(8):1861-5. doi: 10.1364/ao.45.001861.

Abstract

High-speed complex full-range Fourier domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) is demonstrated. In this FD-OCT, the phase modulation of a reference beam (M scan) and transversal scanning (B scan) are simultaneously performed. The Fourier transform method is applied along the direction of the B scan to reconstruct complex spectra, and the complex spectra comprise a full-range OCT image. Because of this simultaneous B-M-mode scan, the FD-OCT requires only a single A scan for each single transversal position to obtain a full-range FD-OCT image. A simple but slow version of the FD-OCT visualizes the cross section of a plastic plate. A modified fast version of this FD-OCT investigates a sweat duct in a finger pad in vivo and visualizes it with an acquisition time of 27 ms.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Computer Systems
  • Image Enhancement / instrumentation*
  • Image Enhancement / methods
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / instrumentation*
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / methods
  • Systems Integration
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / instrumentation*
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods