Fast 3D in vivo swept-source optical coherence tomography using a two-axis MEMS scanning micromirror

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Kumar, Karthik ^a   Condit, Jonathan C ^a   McElroy, Austin ^b   Kemp, Nate J ^b   Hoshino, Kazunori ^a   Milner, Thomas E ^a   Zhang, Xiaojing ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b CardioSpectra Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

High speed 3D imaging; MEMS; Optical coherence tomography (OCT); Scanning micromirror; Swept source

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ELECTROSTATICS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MEMS; MICROOPTICS; ROTATION;

HIGH-SPEED 3D IMAGING; SCANNING MICROMIRRORS; VERTICAL COMB DRIVE ACTUATORS;

OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 43049147123     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/10/4/044013     Document Type: Article

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