Compact piezoelectric transducer fiber scanning probe for optical coherence tomography

Ning Zhang, Tsung Han Tsai, Osman O. Ahsen, Kaicheng Liang, Hsiang Chieh Lee, Ping Xue, Xingde Li, James G. Fujimoto

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Abstract

We developed a compact, optical fiber scanning piezoelectric transducer (PZT) probe for endoscopic and minimally invasive optical coherence tomography (OCT). Compared with previous forward-mount fiber designs, we present a reverse-mount design that achieves a shorter rigid length. The fiber was mounted at the proximal end of a quadruple PZT tube and scanned inside the hollow PZT tube to reduce the probe length. The fiber resonant frequency was 338 Hz using a 17-mm-long fiber. A 0.9 mm fiber deflection was achieved with a driving amplitude of 35 V. Using a GRIN lens-based optical design with a 1.3× magnification, a ∼6 μm spot was scanned over a 1.2 mm diameter field. The probe was encased in a metal hypodermic tube with a ∼25 mm rigid length and covered with a 3.2 mm outer diameter (OD) plastic sheath. Imaging was performed with a swept source OCT system based on a Fourier domain modelocked laser (FDML) light source at a 240 kHz axial scan rate and 8 μm axial resolution (in air). En face OCT imaging of skin in vivo and human colon ex vivo was demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)186-188
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume39
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 15 2014

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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