Polarisation-sensitive optical coherence tomography

• Main Authors: PARK, BORIS HYLE, DEBOER, JOHANNES F
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 12.01.2011
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS; MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; SURGERY; TESTING

A polarisation-sensitive optical coherence tomography (OCT) system is disclosed comprising a frequency-swept light source (100) and a polarisation modulating arrangement (115). Preferably, the system comprises fibre-optic components. Also disclosed is a Jones matrix based analysis approach which com...