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.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Biophotonics |
| Subtitle of host publication | photonic solutions for better health care IV |
| Editors | Jürgen Popp, Valery V. Tuchin, Dennis L. Matthews, Francesco S. Pavone, Paul Garside |
| Place of Publication | Bellingham, WA (US) |
| Publisher | Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-6284-1077-8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 8 May 2014 |
| Event | Biophotonics: photonic solutions for better health care IV - Brussels, Belgium Duration: 14 Apr 2014 → 17 Apr 2014 |
Publication series
| Name | SPIE proceedings |
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| Publisher | SPIE |
| Volume | 9129 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
Conference
| Conference | Biophotonics: photonic solutions for better health care IV |
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| Country/Territory | Belgium |
| City | Brussels |
| Period | 14/04/14 → 17/04/14 |
Bibliographical note
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
Keywords
- cost-effective spectrometer
- miniaturized spectrometer
- OCT spectrometer
- optical coherence tomography
- spectrometer approach
- TFBG spectrometer
- tilted fiber Bragg grating