Raspberry pi-based low-cost portable optical coherence tomography to deliver health care services

Hoseong Cho, Pilun Kim, Hyeree Kim, Ruchire Eranga Wijesinghe, Mansik Jeon, Jeehyun Kim

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Abstract

Research for miniaturization and portability of optical coherence tomography, which has received considerable attention as one of the pre-diagnosis methods, has been conducted for several years to further expand the utility of optical coherence tomography. In this study, we introduce a method that can dramatically reduce the size of a system and resources using a Raspberry Pi miniature computer and the proposed small spectrometer. The optical systems of the sample stage and the reference stage were configured as half-inch optical components to reduce the size of the system. The size of the sample stage was minimized by using a MEMS scanning mirror. We designed a board that converts the unipolar drive signal into a bipolar signal to drive the MEMS scanning mirror with Raspberry Pi. The MEMS mirror was controlled by a commercial AD/DA conversion board and a developed board that can be controlled via the general-purpose input-output (GPIO) pin of Raspberry Pi. Furthermore, we also designed the spectrometer to fit the 1-inch optical system. The camera was selected as a product that can supply power and transmit data through the USB terminal to operate all other components, including the camera, through a portable charger. Due to camera performance limitations, A-scan 5 kHz was the maximum speed, but the resolution was axial 8.5 μm (Air) and lateral 17.54 μm, showing similar performance to a commercial system. Although the operating speed is slow, it is expected to be used in various fields due to its portability advantage.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptics and Biophotonics in Low-Resource Settings IX
EditorsDavid Levitz, Aydogan Ozcan
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510658431
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
EventOptics and Biophotonics in Low-Resource Settings IX 2023 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 28 Jan 202329 Jan 2023

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume12369
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

ConferenceOptics and Biophotonics in Low-Resource Settings IX 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period28/01/2329/01/23

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