Removing the depth-degeneracy in optical frequency domain imaging with frequency shifting
Author(s) -
Seok Hyun Yun,
G. J. Tearney,
Johannes F. de Boer,
Brett E. Bouma
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.12.004822
Subject(s) - optics , interferometry , frequency domain , ranging , laser , spatial frequency , wavelength , physics , computer science , telecommunications , computer vision
A novel technique using an acousto-optic frequency shifter in optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI) is presented. The frequency shift eliminates the ambiguity between positive and negative differential delays, effectively doubling the interferometric ranging depth while avoiding image cross-talk. A signal processing algorithm is demonstrated to accommodate nonlinearity in the tuning slope of the wavelength-swept OFDI laser source.
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