Stationary-fiber rotary probe with unobstructed 360° view for optical coherence tomography

被引:22
作者
Chang, Shoude [1 ]
Murdock, Erroll [1 ]
Mao, Youxin [1 ]
Flueraru, Costel [1 ]
Disano, John [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Res Council Canada, Inst Microstruct Sci, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
关键词
IN-VIVO;
D O I
10.1364/OL.36.004392
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A side-scanning fiber probe is a critical component for optical coherence tomography in medical imaging and diagnosis. We propose and fabricate an on-axis rotating probe that performs in situ, circumferential scanning that is shadow-free (not susceptible to shadow effects caused by the motor's wires). A miniature motor that incorporates a bored-out shaft for the optical fiber is located at the distal end of the probe, which results in a more stable and uniform circumferential scan, free from wire-shadow interference effects. More importantly, this design, novel to our knowledge, compared to other probes avoids the insertion losses introduced by optical coupling components and the multitude of optical interfaces, which is very important for sensing weak signals backscattered from structures deep in the tissue. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America
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页码:4392 / 4394
页数:3
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