Open AccessManufacturing and assembly of an all-glass OCT microendoscope
Author(s) -
Yanis Taege,
Gerardo González-Cerdas,
Felix Jund,
Hans Zappe,
Çağlar Ataman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of micromechanics and microengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1361-6439
pISSN - 0960-1317
DOI - 10.1088/1361-6439/ac2d9d
Subject(s) - optical coherence tomography , materials science , lens (geology) , optics , optical fiber , biomedical engineering , resolution (logic) , laser , computer science , medicine , physics , artificial intelligence
We present a forward-looking, fiber-scanning endomicroscope designed for optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT-Angiography (OCT-A) imaging through the working channel of commercial gastrointestinal endoscopes and cystoscopes. 3.4 mm in outer diameter and 11.9 mm in length, the probe is capable of high-resolution volumetric imaging with a field-of-view of up to 2.6 mm and an imaging depth of up to 1.5 mm at a lateral resolution of 19 µm. A high-precision lens mount fabricated in fused silica using selective laser-induced etching (SLE) allows the tailoring of the optical performance for different imaging requirements. A glass structure fabricated by the same method encapsulates the optical and mechanical components, providing ease of assembly and alignment accuracy. The concept can be adapted to high resolution OCT/-A imaging of various organs, particularly in the gastrointestinal tract and bladder.