Angle polished single mode fiber probe with optimized reference for a common-path optical coherence tomography

Xuan Liu; Jin U. Kang

doi:10.1117/12.2038188

4 March 2014 Reference optimization for a common-path optical coherence tomography probe using angle polishing

Xuan Liu, Jin U. Kang

Proceedings Volume 8934, Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine XVIII; 893431 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2038188
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2014, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

In this study, we polished the tip of single mode fiber to an angle that optimizes the reference power of a common-path optical coherence tomography (CP OCT) system. OCT images obtained with optimized reference show significantly improved signal to noise ratio.

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Xuan Liu and Jin U. Kang "Reference optimization for a common-path optical coherence tomography probe using angle polishing", Proc. SPIE 8934, Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine XVIII, 893431 (4 March 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2038188

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