Binary-phase spatial filter for real-time swept-source optical coherence microscopy

Opt Lett. 2007 Aug 15;32(16):2375-7. doi: 10.1364/ol.32.002375.

Abstract

We report a novel scheme to optimize the focusing condition for real-time, swept-source optical coherence microscopy. The axial and lateral behaviors of four-zone binary-phase spatial filters are presented numerically. A nearly constant axial intensity distribution along an extended depth of focus of 1.5 mm and a lateral resolution of 5 microm are experimentally verified. The A-line scan rate is up to 16 kHz, yielding a frame rate of 25 Hz and 640 lines per image.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't