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ArticleBiomedical optics express2021

Multi-beam OCT imaging based on an integrated, free-space interferometer.

Yongjoo Kim, Norman Lippok, Benjamin J Vakoc

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Yongjoo KimWellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 40 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9114-9086
Norman LippokWellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 40 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Benjamin J VakocWellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 40 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114, USA.

Funding

TRD3: Percutaneous and Interstitial ImagingP41EB015903 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Brett E Bouma · 2012 to 2026
$22.4M
NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB015903
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While it is a common practice to increase the speed of swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems by using a high-speed source, this approach may not always be optimal. Parallelization in the form of multiple imaging beams is an alternative approach, but scalable and low-loss multi-beam OCT architectures are needed to capitalize on its advantages. In this study, we demonstrate an eight-beam OCT system using an interferometer architecture comprising planar lightwave circuits (PLC) splitters, V-groove assemblies (VGA), and optical ribbon fibers. We achieved an excess loss and heterodyne efficiency on each channel that was close to that of single-beam systems.

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PMID33520379
PMCPMC7818951

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