Two configurations of miniature Mirau interferometry for swept-source OCT imaging: applications  in dermatology and gastroendoscopy

Christophe Gorecki

doi:10.1117/12.2197046

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24 August 2015 Two configurations of miniature Mirau interferometry for swept-source OCT imaging: applications in dermatology and gastroendoscopy

Christophe Gorecki

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Proceedings Volume 9660, SPECKLE 2015: VI International Conference on Speckle Metrology; 96600Z (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2197046
Event: SPECKLE 2015: VI International Conference on Speckle Metrology, 2015, Guanajuato, Mexico

Abstract

The early diagnosis of cancer is essential since it can be treated more effectively when detected earlier. Visual inspection followed by histological examination is, still today, the gold standard for clinicians. However, a large number of unnecessary surgical procedures are still performed. New diagnostics aids are emerging including the recent techniques of optical coherence tomography (OCT) which permits non-invasive 3D optical biopsies of biological tissues, improving patient’s quality of life. Nevertheless, the existing bulk or fiber optics systems are expensive, only affordable at the hospital and thus, not sufficiently used by physicians or cancer’s specialists as an early diagnosis tool. We developed two different microsystems based on Mirau interferometry and applied for swept source OCT imaging: one for dermatology and second for gastroenterology. In both cases the architecture is based tem based on spectrally tuned Mirau interferometry. The first configuration, developed in the frame of the European project VIAMOS, includes an active array of 4x4 Mirau interferometers. The matrix of Mirau reference mirrors is integrated on top of an electrostatic vertical comb-drive actuator. In second configuration, developed in the frame of Labex ACTION, we adapted VIAMOS technology to develop an OCT endomicroscope with a single-channel passive Mirau interferometer.

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Christophe Gorecki "Two configurations of miniature Mirau interferometry for swept-source OCT imaging: applications in dermatology and gastroendoscopy", Proc. SPIE 9660, SPECKLE 2015: VI International Conference on Speckle Metrology, 96600Z (24 August 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2197046

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