Fourier domain--optical coherence tomography based on a quadrature Mach-Zehnder interferometer

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2007:2007:2643-6. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352872.

Abstract

A quadrature Mach-Zehnder interferometer based on a 3 x 3 fiber coupler is presented. This novel interferometric platform is used in a homodyne configuration within an optical coherence tomography system. A fast swept laser source is used as light source. The complex interferometric signal is reconstructed so the complex conjugate ambiguity is removed. The features of this novel setup are discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Fourier Analysis
  • Interferometry / methods
  • Lasers*
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / instrumentation
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods*