Abstract
Spectroscopic optical coherence tomography (OCT), an extension of conventional OCT, is demonstrated for performing cross-sectional tomographic and spectroscopic imaging. Information on the spectral content of backscattered light is obtained by detection and processing of the interferometric OCT signal. This method allows the spectrum of backscattered light to be measured over the entire available optical bandwidth simultaneously in a single measurement. Specific spectral features can be extracted by use of digital signal processing without changing the measurement apparatus. An ultrabroadband femtosecond Ti:Al2O3 laser was used to achieve spectroscopic imaging over the wavelength range from 650 to 1000 nm in a simple model as well as in vivo in the Xenopus laevis (African frog) tadpole. Multidimensional spectroscopic data are displayed by use of a novel hue-saturation false-color mapping.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 111-113 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Optics Letters |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 15 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics