Polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography based on polarization-maintaining fibers and frequency multiplexing

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 13032-13041

  Al Qaisi, Muhammad K ^a   Akkin, Taner ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; BIREFRINGENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; POLARIZATION; REFLECTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TISSUE; TOMOGRAPHY;

AXIAL RESOLUTIONS; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; FREQUENCY MULTIPLEXING; ORTHOGONAL POLARIZATIONS; POLARIZATION SENSITIVE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY;

POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING FIBER;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FIBER OPTICS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; REFRACTOMETRY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTICS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REFRACTOMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 50049114717     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.013032     Document Type: Article

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