Fourier domain mode locked lasers for OCT imaging at up to 290 kHz sweep rates

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5861, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-6

  Huber, R ^a   Taira, K ^a   Wojtkowski, M ^a   Fujimoto, J G ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOURIER DOMAIN MODE LOCKING; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; SWEEP SPEEDS; TUNABLE LASER;

COHERENT LIGHT; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LASER MODE LOCKING; MEDICAL IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY;

FOURIER OPTICS;

EID: 28844443211     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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