Optical coherence tomography-based micro-particle image velocimetry

We present a new application of optical coherence tomography (OCT), widely used in biomedical imaging, to flow analysis in near-wall hydrodynamics for marine research. This unique capability, called OCT micro-particle image velocimetry, provides a high-resolution view of microscopic flow phenomena a...

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Published inOptics letters Vol. 38; no. 22; p. 4558
Main Authors Mujat, Mircea, Ferguson, R Daniel, Iftimia, Nicusor, Hammer, Daniel X, Nedyalkov, Ivaylo, Wosnik, Martin, Legner, Hartmut
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 15.11.2013
Subjects
Computer-Aided Design
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Microscopy - instrumentation
Microspheres
Molecular Imaging - instrumentation
Rheology - instrumentation
Tomography, Optical Coherence - instrumentation
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Summary:We present a new application of optical coherence tomography (OCT), widely used in biomedical imaging, to flow analysis in near-wall hydrodynamics for marine research. This unique capability, called OCT micro-particle image velocimetry, provides a high-resolution view of microscopic flow phenomena and measurement of flow statistics within the first millimeter of a boundary layer. The technique is demonstrated in a small flow cuvette and in a water tunnel.
ISSN:1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/ol.38.004558