Optical coherence tomography (OCT): a review

JM Schmitt - IEEE Journal of selected topics in quantum …, 1999 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reviews the state of the art of optical coherence tomography (OCT), an
interferometric imaging technique that provides cross-sectional views of the subsurface …

Techniques for depth-resolved imaging through turbid media including coherence-gated imaging

C Dunsby, PMW French - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
This article aims to review the panoply of techniques for realising optical imaging through
turbid media such as biological tissue. It begins by briefly discussing optical scattering and …

Method and apparatus for performing optical imaging using frequency-domain interferometry

SH Yun, BE Bouma, GJ Tearney, JF De Boer - US Patent 7,733,497, 2010 - Google Patents
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System and method for optical coherence imaging

M Shishkov, BE Bouma, GJ Tearney - US Patent 7,366,376, 2008 - Google Patents
Apparatus and method are provided for transmitting at least one electro-magnetic radiation
is provided. In particular, at least one optical fiber having at least one end extending along a …

Optical methods for tissue analysis

GJ Tearney, BE Bouma - US Patent 7,231,243, 2007 - Google Patents
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Fiber-optic rotational device, optical system and method for imaging a sample

BE Bouma, GJ Tearney, M Shishkov - US Patent 7,382,949, 2008 - Google Patents
A device, system and method for transmitting electro-magnetic radiation between at least
two separate fibers (as well as for imaging a sample) are provided. For example, a first …

Apparatus and method for ranging and noise reduction of low coherence interferometry LCI and optical coherence tomography OCT signals by parallel detection of …

JF De Boer, GJ Tearney, BE Bouma - US Patent 7,355,716, 2008 - Google Patents
Apparatus, method, logic arrangement and storage medium are provided for increasing the
sensitivity in the detection of optical coherence tomography and low coherence interfer …

Subsurface imaging of living skin with optical coherence microscopy

JM Schmitt, MJ Yadlowsky, RF Bonner - Dermatology, 1995 - karger.com
Background: A new type of microscope has been developed for acquiring cross-sectional
images of living skin noninvasively. It takes advantage of the short temporal coherence of a …

Non-contact optical system, computer-accessible medium and method for measurement at least one mechanical property of tissue using coherent speckle technique …

SK Nadkarni, GJ Tearney - US Patent 9,351,642, 2016 - Google Patents
Exemplary embodiments of apparatus and method for determining at least one material
property of an anatomical structure can be provided. According to one exemplary …

Process and apparatus for a wavelength tuning source

B Bouma, SHA Yun, WYW Oh, J Deboer… - US Patent …, 2009 - Google Patents
An apparatus and source arrangement for filtering an electromagnetic radiation can be
provided which may include at least one spectral separating arrangement configured to …