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Polarization Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography

Phase Sensitive Interferometry for Multi-Functional Imaging

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The principle of the detennination of Stokes parameters in OCT by the coherent detection of interference fringes is explored. The implementation of a real time fiber based PS-OCT system, the associated behavior of polarization states in single mode fibers, and optimal polarization modulation schemes will be described. Processing of PS-OCT signals to extract polarization properties of tissue, such as birefringence, optical axis orientation, and diattenuation will be explained. In vivo detennination of skin birefringence, and birefringence of the retinal nerve fiber layer for glaucoma detection will be demonstrated.

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  1. Wellman Center of Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

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  1. Precision Mechanics and Control Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saratov State University, Saratov, 410012, Russian Federation

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de Boer, J.F. (2004). Polarization Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography. In: Tuchin, V.V. (eds) Handbook of Coherent Domain Optical Methods. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29989-0_18

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