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Optics Express

  • Editor: Michael Duncan
  • Vol. 14, Iss. 16 — Aug. 7, 2006
  • pp: 7014–7023

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Increasing the imaging depth of spectral-domain OCT by using interpixel shift technique

Zhenguo Wang, Zhijia Yuan, Hongyu Wang, and Yingtian Pan  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 14, Issue 16, pp. 7014-7023 (2006)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.14.007014


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Abstract

A simple pixel shift technique is proposed to double the spectral sampling rate and enhance the signal to noise ratio of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) in the 1.3um wavelength range. Both theoretical analysis and experimental comparison are presented. The results show that interpixel shifted SDOCT can not only double the depth of field of SDOCT image but also eliminate the artifacts induced by aliasing effect, thus improving image contrast in areas with large depths (e.g., Δz≥1.5mm). If combined with endoscopic OCT, this technique has the potential to enhance in vivo diagnosis of biological tissues that require a larger field of view in the axial direction, such as cartilage degeneration and bladder tumors with deep asperities or invaginations.

© 2006 Optical Society of America

OCIS Codes
(100.2000) Image processing : Digital image processing
(110.4500) Imaging systems : Optical coherence tomography

ToC Category:
Image Processing

History
Original Manuscript: May 11, 2006
Revised Manuscript: July 17, 2006
Manuscript Accepted: July 17, 2006
Published: August 7, 2006

Virtual Issues
Vol. 1, Iss. 9 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics

Citation
Zhenguo Wang, Zhijia Yuan, Hongyu Wang, and Yingtian Pan, "Increasing the imaging depth of spectral-domain OCT by using interpixel shift technique," Opt. Express 14, 7014-7023 (2006)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-14-16-7014


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