Optical coherence tomography using a dynamically focusing tunable micro-lens

Khaled Aljasem; Armin Werber; Daniel Mader; Stephan Reichelt; Hans Zappe

doi:10.1117/12.727630

11 July 2007 Optical coherence tomography using a dynamically focusing tunable micro-lens

Khaled Aljasem, Armin Werber, Daniel Mader, Stephan Reichelt, Hans Zappe

Proceedings Volume 6627, Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Techniques III; 662713 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.727630
Event: European Conferences on Biomedical Optics, 2007, Munich, Germany

Abstract

A fiber-optic-based, time-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) system coupled with a pneumatically actuated micro-lens is demonstrated. The OCT system uses a superluminescent diode emitting at a center wavelength of &lgr; ≈ 1300 nm. Microsystem fabrication technologies employing polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) are used to fabricate the micro-lens with an aperture of 2 mm. A B-scan is carried out while dynamically shifting the focal length of the micro-lens along the axial scan. The OCT scan results show a higher lateral resolution and higher contrast of the backscattered interference signals when using the tunable lens; hence, deeper axial scans are possible. The ability to miniaturize the dimensions of the micro-lens will allow the system to be applicable to en-face optical coherence tomography and endoscopic applications.

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Khaled Aljasem, Armin Werber, Daniel Mader, Stephan Reichelt, and Hans Zappe "Optical coherence tomography using a dynamically focusing tunable micro-lens", Proc. SPIE 6627, Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Techniques III, 662713 (11 July 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.727630

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