Ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography using continuum generation in an air-silica microstructure optical fiber

Opt Lett. 2001 May 1;26(9):608-10. doi: 10.1364/ol.26.000608.

Abstract

We demonstrate ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography (OCT) using continuum generation in an air-silica microstructure fiber as a low-coherence light source. A broadband OCT system was developed and imaging was performed with a bandwidth of 370 nm at a 1.3-mu;m center wavelength. Longitudinal resolutions of 2.5 microm in air and ~2 microm in tissue were achieved. Ultrahigh-resolution imaging in biological tissue in vivo was demonstrated.