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Integrated Photoacoustic Ophthalmoscopy and Spectral-domain Optical Coherence Tomography
Published on: January 15, 2013
High-resolution simultaneous dual-band spectral domain optical coherence tomography
Stefan Kray1, Felix Spöler, Michael Först
1Institute of Semiconductor Electronics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. kray@iht.rwth-aachen.de
Abstract:
A fiber-based spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) system is described, imaging simultaneously at 740 and 1300 nm central wavelengths. Real-time imaging is demonstrated with axial resolutions <3 and <5 microm, respectively. This technique allows for in vivo high-resolution functional OCT imaging with outstanding spectroscopic contrast.
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