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Spectral-domain, polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography system insensitive to fiber disturbances

Marques, M.J. and Rivet, Sylvain and Bradu, Adrian and Podoleanu, Adrian G.H. (2016) Spectral-domain, polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography system insensitive to fiber disturbances. In: Izatt, Joseph A and Fujimoto, James G and Tuchin, Valery V, eds. Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine XXII. Proceedings of SPIE . SPIE. ISBN 978-1-62841-931-3. (doi:10.1117/12.2213479) (KAR id:54536)

Abstract

This communication presents a spectral-domain, polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) system based on a fiber interferometer using single-mode fibers and couplers. The two orthogonal polarization components which define the polarization state are sequentially detected by a single line camera. Retardance measurements can be affected by polarimetric effects in fibers and couplers. This configuration bypasses such issues by performing the polarization selection before the collection fiber, employing a combination of a polarization rotator and a linear polarizer. Numerical simulations are carried out to verify the tolerance of the proposed configuration to fiber-based disturbances; this was further experimentally verified with similar net retardance maps of a birefringent phantom being obtained for two different settings of induced fiber birefringence.

Item Type: Book section
DOI/Identification number: 10.1117/12.2213479
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics > QC355 Optics
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: M.J.M. Marques
Date Deposited: 15 Mar 2016 11:40 UTC
Last Modified: 13 Jan 2022 16:25 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/54536 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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