Numerical analysis of gradient index lens-based optical coherence tomography imaging probes

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Jung, Woonggyu ^a   Benalcazar, Wladimir ^a   Ahmad, Adeel ^a   Sharma, Utkarsh ^a   Tu, Haohua ^a   Boppart, Stephen A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

endoscopic imaging probe; gradient index lens; optical coherence tomography

Indexed keywords

BEAM DIAMETERS; BEAM WAIST; ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING; FOCAL SPOT; FOCUSING ANGLE; GRADIENT INDEX LENS; GRADIENT INDEXES; GRADIENT-INDEX; GRIN LENS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL PERFORMANCE; OPTIMAL DESIGN PARAMETERS; WORKING DISTANCES;

LIGHT REFRACTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PROBES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; TOMOGRAPHY;

LENSES;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; TRANSDUCER;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LENSES; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 79955972458     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3523374     Document Type: Conference Paper

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