Swept source optical coherence tomography with external clocking using voltage controlled oscillator

Eung Je Lee; Yong Pyung Kim

doi:10.1117/1.3577705

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1 May 2011 Swept source optical coherence tomography with external clocking using voltage controlled oscillator

Eung Je Lee, Yong Pyung Kim

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Optical Engineering, 50(5), 053205 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3577705

Abstract

In this study, a beat signal recalibration method was developed for optical coherence tomography (OCT) with a high-speed wavelength-swept source. By adopting a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) modulated by a sinusoidal waveform as a trigger for the OCT system, the broadening of the beat frequency due to laser tuning rate variations was recalibrated. For this study, OCT based on a Fourier domain mode-locked (FDML) laser at a sweep rate of 60.9 kHz was demonstrated. OCT images of 1500×409 pixels were obtained with the sensitivity of 100 dB. Temporal frequency variations in the FDML laser and OCT images obtained with the proposed technique were also described. When compared to a conventional recalibration method using optical components, swept source optical coherence tomography operated with a VCO clock exhibited superior performance and high stability. From the experimental results, it was demonstrated that the proposed method is sufficient to recalibrate the time-frequency variations in interferometry with a high-speed wavelength-swept source.

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Eung Je Lee and Yong Pyung Kim "Swept source optical coherence tomography with external clocking using voltage controlled oscillator," Optical Engineering 50(5), 053205 (1 May 2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3577705

Published: 1 May 2011

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