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  • Biomedical optics
  • Optical imaging
  • Cell biology

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  • Full-field optical coherence tomography (FF-OCT) is a powerful imaging technique.
  • Phase-sensitive imaging in FF-OCT typically requires multiple acquisitions or complex setups.
  • Existing methods can be limited by camera dynamic range and susceptibility to aberrations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a new method for single-shot, phase-sensitive FF-OCT imaging.
  • To improve dynamic range and reduce sensitivity to optical aberrations and speckle noise.
  • To demonstrate the method's performance in imaging biological samples.

Main Methods:

  • Simultaneous acquisition of four phase-shifted images using a single camera and unpolarized light.
  • Utilizing different areas of the camera sensor to capture each image, preserving dynamic range.
  • Imaging phantoms and live cell cultures (fibroblast, cancer, macrophage cells).

Main Results:

  • Achieved 59 dB sensitivity.
  • Reached isotropic resolution down to 1 μm.
  • Demonstrated displacement sensitivity down to 0.1 nm.
  • Showcased robustness against optical aberrations and speckle noise when using broadband spatially incoherent light sources.

Conclusions:

  • The presented method enables high-sensitivity, high-resolution, single-shot phase-sensitive FF-OCT.
  • The technique offers a robust platform for advanced imaging systems, particularly for live cell imaging.
  • It overcomes limitations of dynamic range and optical artifacts, paving the way for improved biomedical imaging.