method for ranging and noise reduction of low coherence interferometry LCI and optical coherence tomography OCT signals by parallel detection of spectral bands
| Autor: | Boer, JF De, Tearney, G. J., Bouma, BE |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Biophotonics and Medical Imaging, LaserLaB - Biophotonics and Microscopy, Clinical Developmental Psychology, LaserLaB - Molecular Biophysics |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | US Patent 7,355,716 US Patent 7,797,119 Boer, JF D, Tearney, G J & Bouma, BE 2010, method for rangings and noise reduction of low coherence interferometry LCI and optical coherence tomography OCT signals by parallel detection of spectral bands . in US Patent 7,797,119 . US Patent 7,797,119 . < http://www.google.com/patents/US7797119 > Boer, JF D, Tearney, G J & Bouma, BE 2008, method for ranging and noise reduction of low coherence interferometry LCI and optical coherence tomography OCT signals by parallel detection of spectral bands . in US Patent 7,355,716 . US Patent 7,355,716, vol. 1 . < http://www.google.com/patents?hl=en&lr=&vid=USPAT7355716&id=mECoAAAAEBAJ&oi=fnd&dq=APPARATUS+AND+METHOD+FOR+RANGING+AND+NOISE+REDUCTION+OF+LOW+COHERENCE+INTERFEROMETRY+LCI+AND+OPTICAL+COHERENCE+TOMOGRAPHY+OCT+SIGNALS+BY+PARALLEL+DETECTION+OF+SPECTRAL+BAND > |
| Popis: | Apparatus, method, logic arrangement and storage medium are provided for increasing the sensitivity in the detection of optical coherence tomography and low coherence interferometry ("LCI") signals by detecting a parallel set of spectral bands, each band being a unique combination of optical frequencies. The LCI broad bandwidth source can be split into N spectral bands. The N spectral bands can be individually detected and processed to provide an increase in the signal-to-noise ratio by a factor of N. Each spectral band may be detected by a separate photo detector and amplified. For each spectral band, the signal can be band pass filtered around the signal band by analog electronics and digitized, or, alternatively, the signal may be digitized and band pass filtered in software. As a consequence, the shot noise contribution to the signal is likely reduced by a factor equal to the number of spectral bands, while the signal amplitude can remain the same. The reduction of the shot noise increases the dynamic range and sensitivity of the system. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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