Full-range κ-domain linearization in spectral-domain optical coherence tomography

Mansik Jeon, Jeehyun Kim, Unsang Jung, Changho Lee, Woonggyu Jung, Stephen A. Boppart

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Abstract

A full-bandwidth k-domain linearization method for spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) is demonstrated. The method uses information of the wavenumber-pixel-position provided by a translating-slit-based wavelength filter. For calibration purposes, the filter is placed either after a broadband source or at the end of the sample path, and the filtered spectrum with a narrowed line width (̃0:5 nm) is incident on a line-scan camera in the detection path. The wavelength-swept spectra are co-registered with the pixel positions according to their central wavelengths, which can be automatically measured with an optical spectrum analyzer. For imaging, the method does not require a filter or a software recalibration algorithm; it simply resamples the OCT signal from the detector array without employing rescaling or interpolation methods. The accuracy of k-linearization is maximized by increasing the k-linearization order, which is known to be a crucial parameter for maintaining a narrow point-spread function (PSF) width at increasing depths. The broadening effect is studied by changing the k-linearization order by undersampling to search for the optimal value. The system provides more position information, surpassing the optimum without compromising the imaging speed. The proposed full-range kdomain linearization method can be applied to SD-OCT systems to simplify their hardware/software, increase their speed, and improve the axial image resolution. The experimentally measured width of PSF in air has an FWHM of 8 μm at the edge of the axial measurement range. At an imaging depth of 2:5mm, the sensitivity of the full-range calibration case drops less than 10 dB compared with the uncompensated case.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1158-1163
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Optics
Volume50
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Mar 2011

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