Efficiency and contrast enhancement in full-field OCT using non-ideal polarization behavior

Norman Lippok; Frédérique Vanholsbeeck; Poul Nielsen

doi:10.1117/12.831843

13 July 2009 Efficiency and contrast enhancement in full-field OCT using non-ideal polarization behavior

Norman Lippok, Frédérique Vanholsbeeck, Poul Nielsen

Proceedings Volume 7372, Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Techniques IV; 73721G (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.831843
Event: European Conferences on Biomedical Optics, 2009, Munich, Germany

Abstract

We present how to improve the efficiency and dynamic range for interferometric systems by taking advantage of the finite extinction ratio of a polarizing beam splitter. The technique has been demonstrated on a full-field OCT system by imaging of surfaces as well as transparent and turbid media.

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Norman Lippok, Frédérique Vanholsbeeck, and Poul Nielsen "Efficiency and contrast enhancement in full-field OCT using non-ideal polarization behavior", Proc. SPIE 7372, Optical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Techniques IV, 73721G (13 July 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.831843

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