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Ultra-high resolution spectral domain optical coherence tomography using supercontinuum light source

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An ultra-high resolution spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) was developed using a cost-effective supercontinuum laser. A spectral filter consists of a dispersive prism, a cylindrical lens and a right-angle prism was built to transmit the wavelengths in range 680–940 nm to the OCT system. The SD-OCT has achieved 1.9 μm axial resolution and the sensitivity was estimated to be 91.5 dB. A zero-crossing fringes matching method which maps the wavelengths to the pixel indices of the spectrometer was proposed for the OCT spectral calibration. A double sided foam tape as a static sample and the tip of a middle finger as a biological sample were measured by the OCT. The adhesive and the internal structure of the foam of the tape were successfully visualized in three dimensions. Sweat ducts was clearly observed in the OCT images at very high resolution. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of ultra-high resolution visualization of sweat duct by OCT.

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    Yiheng Lim, Toyohiko Yatagai & Yukitoshi Otani

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Lim, Y., Yatagai, T. & Otani, Y. Ultra-high resolution spectral domain optical coherence tomography using supercontinuum light source. Opt Rev 23, 180–186 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-016-0197-7

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