Molecular contrast in optical coherence tomography by use of a pump-probe technique

Optics Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 340-342

  Rao, K Divakar ^a   Choma, Michael A ^a   Yazdanfar, Siavash ^a   Rollins, Andrew M ^b   Izatt, Joseph A ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b MetroHealth Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYES; GROUND STATE; LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULES; PUMPING (LASER);

OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY;

TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; METHYLENE BLUE;

ARTICLE; LASER; METHODOLOGY; OPTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIA; LASERS; METHYLENE BLUE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OPTICS; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0037364156     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.28.000340     Document Type: Article

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