Quantitative attenuation measurements with single-mode fiber-based OCT

Ton G. J. M. van Leeuwen; Dirk J. Faber; Freek van der Meer; Maurice C.G. Aalders

doi:10.1117/12.478995

8 July 2003 Quantitative attenuation measurements with single-mode fiber-based OCT

Ton G. J. M. van Leeuwen, Dirk J. Faber, Freek van der Meer, Maurice C.G. Aalders

Proceedings Volume 4956, Coherence Domain Optical Methods and Optical Coherence Tomography in Biomedicine VII; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478995
Event: Biomedical Optics, 2003, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We studied the axial point spread function of OCT for Gaussian intensity profiles emitted from and coupled back into single mode fibers for signals from a scattering medium. The determined Rayleigh length of the axial point spread function was roughly twice the one measured from the reflection of a mirror. Using the measured point spread function in combination with the single backscatter model allowed determination of the attenuation coefficient of the suspension.

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Ton G. J. M. van Leeuwen, Dirk J. Faber, Freek van der Meer, and Maurice C.G. Aalders "Quantitative attenuation measurements with single-mode fiber-based OCT", Proc. SPIE 4956, Coherence Domain Optical Methods and Optical Coherence Tomography in Biomedicine VII, (8 July 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478995

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