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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Biomedical Imaging

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    • Double-clad fibers (DCF) offer advantages in confocal microscopy, enabling coherent illumination and partially coherent detection.
    • Existing fabrication methods are unsuitable for small inner cladding DCF couplers.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a novel double-clad fiber coupler (DCFC) for confocal microscopy.
    • To improve collection efficiency and reduce coherent effects while maintaining optical sectioning.

    Main Methods:

    • Introduced three new design concepts for DCFC fabrication.
    • Utilized custom fibers and a modified fusion-tapering technique.
    • Fabricated and tested the DCFC in a reflectance confocal microscope setup.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved high multimodal extraction (≥70%) and single mode transmission (≥80%).
    • Demonstrated a 30-fold increase in detected signal intensity.
    • Reduced speckle contrast by 4-fold, with a 2-fold penalty in axial resolution.

    Conclusions:

    • The novel DCFC design overcomes fabrication challenges for small inner cladding DCF.
    • The developed coupler significantly enhances signal detection and reduces noise in confocal microscopy.
    • This technology holds promise for developing more efficient confocal microscopes for clinical use.