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Evaluating the benefits of using balance detection in fourier domain optical coherence tomography

Bradu, Adrian and Podoleanu, Adrian (2013) Evaluating the benefits of using balance detection in fourier domain optical coherence tomography. In: Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Techniques VI. Proceedings of SPIE . SPIE. ISBN 978-0-8194-9651-5. (doi:10.1117/12.2032387) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:49327)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2032387

Abstract

A Fourier domain optical coherence tomography system equipped with two spectrometers in balance detection is presented. The set-up was successfully used in reducing the autocorrelation terms and fixed pattern noise. It is concluded that balance detection performs better than single camera techniques, is more tolerant to movement, exhibits longer-term stability and can operate dynamically in real time. The cameras used here exhibit a saturation power larger than the power threshold where excess photon noise exceeds shot noise. We demonstrate that balance detection can reduce the noise in real time operation, in comparison with single camera configurations. However, simple deduction of an average spectrum in single camera configurations provides less noise than the balance detection. © OSA-2013 SPIE.

Item Type: Book section
DOI/Identification number: 10.1117/12.2032387
Additional information: Unmapped bibliographic data: C7 - 880206 [EPrints field already has value set] LA - English [Field not mapped to EPrints] J2 - Progr. Biomed. Opt. Imaging Proc. SPIE [Field not mapped to EPrints] AD - Applied Optics Group, School of Physical Sciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, United Kingdom [Field not mapped to EPrints] DB - Scopus [Field not mapped to EPrints] A4 - The Optical Society; The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) [Field not mapped to EPrints] C3 - Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE [Field not mapped to EPrints]
Uncontrolled keywords: Excess photon noise, Fixed pattern noise, Fourier domain Optical coherence tomography, Power thresholds, Real time, Real-time operation, Saturation power, Single cameras, Optical tomography, Cameras
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
R Medicine > R Medicine (General) > R857.O6 Optical instruments
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: Giles Tarver
Date Deposited: 16 Jul 2015 08:40 UTC
Last Modified: 02 Jan 2024 23:08 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/49327 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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