Quantifying three-dimensional optic axis using polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography

• Published in: Journal of biomedical optics Vol. 21; no. 7; p. 070501
• Main Authors: Liu, Chao J, Black, Adam J, Wang, Hui, Akkin, Taner
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Anisotropy; Birefringence; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Optical Imaging - methods; Tomography, Optical Coherence; optical coherence tomography; polarization; axis measurement

The optic axis of birefringent samples indicates the direction of optical anisotropy, which should be described in three-dimensional (3-D) space. We present a method to quantify the complete 3-D optic axis orientation calculated from in-plane optic axis measurements from a polarization-sensitive opt...