Marques, M.J., Rivet, Sylvain, Bradu, Adrian, Podoleanu, Adrian G.H. (2017) Polarization-sensitive plug-in optical module for a Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography system. In: Fujimoto, James G. and Izatt, Joseph A. and Tuchin, Valery V., eds. Proceedings of SPIE. Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedicine XXI, 100531R. Proceedings of SPIE , 10053. SPIE ISBN 978-1-5106-0547-3. (doi:10.1117/12.2254832) (KAR id:60495)
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Abstract
In this manuscript we communicate a theoretical study on a plug-in optical module to be used within a Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography system (FD-OCT). The module can be inserted between the object under investigation and any single-mode fiber based FD-OCT imaging instrument, enabling the latter to carry out polarization measurements on the former. Similarly to our previous communication this is an active module which requires two sequential steps to perform a polarization measurement. Alternating between the two steps is achieved by changing the value of the retardance produced by two electro-optic polarization modulators, which together behave as a polarization state rotator. By combining the rotation of the polarization state with a projection against a linear polarizer
it is possible to ensure that the polarization measurements are free from any undesirable polarization effects caused by the birefringence in the collecting fiber and diattenuation in the fiber-based couplers employed in the system. Unlike our previous work, though, this module adopts an in-line configuration, employing a Faraday rotator to ensure a non-reciprocal behavior between the forward and backward propagation paths.
Item Type: | Conference or workshop item (Proceeding) |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1117/12.2254832 |
Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics > QC355 Optics |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > School of Physical Sciences |
Depositing User: | Manuel Jorge Monteiro Marques |
Date Deposited: | 21 Feb 2017 10:05 UTC |
Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2021 13:43 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/60495 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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