Open AccessParallel Fourier domain optical coherence tomography for in vivo measurement of the human eye
Author(s) -
Branislav Grajciar,
Michael Pircher,
Adolf Friedrich Fercher,
Rainer A. Leitgeb
Publication year - 2005
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.13.001131
Subject(s) - optical coherence tomography , optics , tomography , transverse plane , optical tomography , fourier transform , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , fourier domain , physics , resolution (logic) , sample (material) , frequency domain , human eye , materials science , computer science , computer vision , artificial intelligence , structural engineering , quantum mechanics , engineering , thermodynamics
A parallel Frequency Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (FD-OCT) system and - to the best of our knowledge- first in vivo tomograms obtained with such system are presented. A full tomogram of 256(x) x 512(z) pixels covering a sample region of 8 mm x 3,8 mm is recorded in only 1 ms. Since the transverse as well as the depth information is obtained in parallel, the structure is free of any motion artifacts. In order to study cross talk issues for parallel illumination the transversal resolution for a thermal light source is compared to that with an SLD.