Abstract
The development of techniques for high-speed image acquisition in optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems is essential for suppressing motion artifacts when one is imaging living systems. We describe a new OCT system for performing micrometer-scale, cross-sectional optical imaging at four images/s. To achieve OCT image-acquisition times of less than 1 s, we use a piezoelectric fiber stretcher to vary the reference arm delay. A Kerr-lens mode-locked chromium-doped forsterite laser is employed as the low-coherence source for the high-speed OCT system. Dynamic, motion-artifact-free in vivo imaging of a beating Xenopus laevis (African frog) heart is demonstrated.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1408-1410 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 1996 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics