Dual-Source Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Reconstructed on Integrated Spectrum

Dual-source swept-source optical coherence tomography (DS-SSOCT) has two individual sources with different central wavelengths, linewidth, and bandwidths. Because of the difference between the two sources, the individually reconstructed tomograms from each source have different aspect ratio, which m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shoude Chang, Youxin Mao, Costel Flueraru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Optics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/565823
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Summary:Dual-source swept-source optical coherence tomography (DS-SSOCT) has two individual sources with different central wavelengths, linewidth, and bandwidths. Because of the difference between the two sources, the individually reconstructed tomograms from each source have different aspect ratio, which makes the comparison and integration difficult. We report a method to merge two sets of DS-SSOCT raw data in a common spectrum, on which both data have the same spectrum density and a correct separation. The reconstructed tomographic image can seamlessly integrate the two bands of OCT data together. The final image has higher axial resolution and richer spectroscopic information than any of the individually reconstructed tomography image.
ISSN:1687-9384
1687-9392