系统中基于快速扫描光学延迟线的色散补偿

分析了光学相干层析成像(Optical Coherence Temography,OCT)系统中色散失配对系统纵向分辨率的影响,详细阐述了快速扫描光学延迟线(Rapid Scanning Optical Delay Line,RSOD)的色散性质,提出并采用基于RSOD的色散补偿方法,实验验证了这种色散补偿方法能够实现OCT系统的纵向分辨率接近于理论值,并因此得到了高质量的OCT图像.     

光学相干层析成像色散补偿研究

针对通过增加光源谱宽度来提高光学相干层析成像系统分辨率时样品色散特性的限制作用,分析了色散与光学相干层析成像系统纵向光程分辨率的约束关系.根据物质色散特性,采用数值变换方法对光学相干层析成像相干成像信号进行了色散补偿.实验使用了中心波长1550nm自激发辐射光源和光纤迈克尓逊干涉结构,对水和光学快速扫描延迟线引入的二阶和三阶色散进行了数值补偿并通过相位修正因子来改善补偿效果.确定了一种普适的、快速的数值色散补偿方法.在对水中盖玻片和生物组织和的光学相干层析成像图像的色散补偿实验中取得了良好的效果,证明了方法的可行性.     

光学相干层析成像色散补偿研究

针对通过增加光源谱宽度来提高光学相干层析成像系统分辨率时样品色散特性的限制作用,分析了色散与光学相干层析成像系统纵向光程分辨率的约束关系.根据物质色散特性,采用数值变换方法对光学相干层析成像相干成像信号进行了色散补偿.实验使用了中心波长1 550 nm 自激发辐射光源和光纤迈克尓逊干涉结构,对水和光学快速扫描延迟线引入的二阶和三阶色散进行了数值补偿并通过相位修正因子来改善补偿效果.确定了一种普适的、快速的数值色散补偿方法.在对水中盖玻片和生物组织和的光学相干层析成像图像的色散补偿实验中取得了良好的效果,证明了方法的可行性.     

用于频域光学相干层析成像的深度分辨色散补偿方法

提出一种深度分辨的色散补偿方法,用于增强频域光学相干层析成像的纵向分辨率。将频域光学相干层析成像采集的干涉谱信号傅里叶变换到空域,获取对应不同深度的干涉谱条纹相位,通过对其进行调整实现对被测样品不同深度处的色散的精确补偿。避免传统方法中采用统一色散系数进行色散补偿所带来的过补偿与欠补偿误差,可以有效消除色散引起的频域光学相干层析成像系统点扩展函数的展宽和扭曲。模拟和实验结果表明,基于深度分辨的色散补偿方法在样品的全深度探测范围内可以达到较佳的补偿效果,可有效提高光学相干层析成像系统的纵向分辨率。     

频域光学相干层析术系统中高准确度高灵敏度补偿色散法

将色散测量方法和快速扫描延迟线技术相结合,在谱域光学相干层析系统中实现了对群延迟色散的精确补偿.在该方法中,先在样品臂中放入平面反射镜,等间隔移动参考臂中快速扫描延迟线系统中光栅的位置,同时测量系统参考臂和样品臂之间的群延迟色散差值.当该值为零时,则表明系统色散匹配.将该方法与基于点扩散函数半高宽的方法进行比较,发现基于半高宽方法的测量误差为4.43%,而该方法的测量误差为0.76%;在色散补偿过程中,随着色散匹配点的靠近,半高宽方法的灵敏度由92.105 3fs2减小到1.344 7×103 fs2,而新方法的灵敏度则保持165.789 5fs2,表明本文提出的色散补偿法具有较高的色散补偿准确度和灵敏度.实验表明,色散补偿后的系统分辨率接近理论值;在补偿系统色散的同时,还可以根据测量所得色散值的符号来判定光栅的移动方向,从而更容易地完成补偿工作.     

导管PS-OCT系统中双态数值色散补偿方法

导管光纤偏振敏感光学相干层析成像(PS-OCT)系统在心血管斑块定量分析上具有显著优势,搭建了基于保偏光纤成像深度复用的双偏振态导管PS-OCT系统。由于保偏光纤具有较强的双折射色散,因此难以利用一套色散系数实现双输入态色散补偿。针对这一难点问题,提出了一种用于导管PS-OCT系统的双态数值色散补偿方法。这种方法可对不同输入偏振态的色散系数进行调整,以补偿由保偏光纤双折射色散引起的不同输入偏振态色散的差异。实验结果表明,所提方法可以有效地解决材料色散、双折射色散带来的脉冲展宽、图像模糊、偏振对比度差等问题,保证了导管PS-OCT实现高质量的生物样品双折射相位延迟成像。     

光学相干层析成像随深度变化的色散补偿方法

提出一种随深度变化的色散补偿方法,用以提升频域光学相干层析成像系统的纵向分辨率。该方法利用迭代算法计算出不同成像深度处的色散补偿系数,通过数值计算,得到色散补偿系数与成像深度的关系表达式,计算出各成像深度处的色散补偿系数,利用这些色散补偿系数消除相应深度位置处信号的高阶色散相位,从而有针对性地对系统中参考臂与样品臂的色散失配进行补偿,消除色散的展宽效应。理论推导和实验结果表明,光学相干层析成像系统中,随深度变化的色散补偿方法对各成像深度位置处的信号,包括成像深度较深位置处的弱信号,均可以进行有效的色散补偿,进而得到更多的样品结构信息。     

适合于内窥成像的共路型光学相干层析成像系统

提出了一种采用光纤型迈克耳孙干涉仪进行光程补偿的菲佐型光学相干层析成像(OCT)系统.该系统的传感探头为共路干涉结构,以解决现有内窥光学相干层析成像系统中存在的探头运动导致图像失真、以及更换使用不同探头时需进行色散和偏振态调节等问题.光程补偿和振动干扰实验结果表明,光程补偿方法正确可行,系统对环境干扰不敏感.利用研制的系统对反射镜和近红外卡进行了成像实验,验证了系统的有效性.提出的方法非常适合于内窥成像,并给出了把系统扩展为内窥光学相干层析成像系统的具体实现过程.     

基于空域脉冲宽度的高效色散补偿方法

提出一种应用于光学相干层析成像（OCT）的色散补偿方法，目的是抑制点扩散函数的轴向展宽并提高系统的信噪比。基于信号空域脉冲随色散的退化性质，构建出信号空域脉宽平方对二阶色散平方的线性方程组，然后将色散增量引入原始信号得到新的信号，并代入方程组即可求解出原始信号的二阶色散，进一步构建补偿相位对原始信号进行色散校正。将该方法应用在点扩散函数修正和生物组织图像的色散补偿中，实验结果表明：点扩散函数的峰值信噪比提高5.11 dB，在效果相近的情况下，所提方法比迭代法快5倍，比分数阶傅里叶变换（FrFT）法快50倍。校正后图像的轴向分辨能力和对比度得到提高，生物样品的结构特征更加清晰。     

利用变迹术和相干门相结合实现光学相干层析成像术轴向超分辨

光学相十层析成像（光学相干层析成像术）的轴向分辨力由光源带宽和探测光束的聚焦条件共同决定。提高光学相干层析成像术轴向分辨力的方法主要基于带宽光源技术。提出了一种将变迹术与光学相十层析成像术相干门有机结合的方法来提高其轴向分辨力。通过适当形式的光瞳滤波器．使光学相干层析成像术系统轴向响应的主瓣宽度缩小到相干门之内,而其旁瓣则处于相干门之外．不对相干成像产生有效贡献。这样．就能在光源带宽不变的条件下,有效提高光学相十层析成像术的轴向分辨力,避免了采用宽带光源所带来的费用昂贵和系统复杂等缺陷。     

High-speed phase- and group-delay scanning with a grating-based phase control delay line

A rapid-scanning optical delay line that employs phase control has several advantages, including high speed, high duty cycle, phase- and group-delay independence, and group-velocity dispersion compensation, over existing optical delay methods for interferometric optical ranging applications. We discuss the grating-based phase-control delay line and its applications to interferometric optical ranging and measurement techniques such as optical coherence domain reflectometry and optical coherence tomography. The system performs optical ranging over an axial range of 3 mm with a scanning rate of 6m/s and a repetition rate of 2 kHz. The device is especially well suited for applications such as optical coherence tomography that require high-speed, repetitive, linear delay line scanning with a high duty cycle.     

Real-time dispersion compensation in scanning interferometry

We propose and demonstrate a method of real-time dispersion compensation suitable for scanning interferometry and optical coherence tomography. Static grating tilt in a scanning frequency-domain optical delay line is shown to produce dispersion that is linearly proportional to scan position, and we use this property to achieve depth-dependent dispersion compensation during an interferometric scan through a dispersive sample.     

Dispersion Compensation in Optical Coherence Tomography with a Prism in a Rapid-Scanning Optical Delay Line

We demonstrate the theoretical and experimental results of using a single prism in the rapid-scanning optical delay line of an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system for compensating the mismatches of the first- and second-order group delay dispersion (GDD) between the reference and sample arms. The analytical expressions for the first- and second-order GDD are derived based on the typically designed system configuration. Numerical results in varying various parameters are shown. An optimized set of parameters for efficient dispersion compensation in a practical fiber-based OCT system is obtained. The numerical result of the dispersion compensation is demonstrated. Also, the experimental implementation of such a dispersion compensation method is illustrated with the conditions similar to the numerical calculations. The compensation result is quite satisfactory     

Fast scanning transmissive delay line for optical coherence tomography

A novel Fourier domain fast scanning optical delay line is proposed in which the walk-off is eliminated by only two passes through a diffraction grating. Working in transmission, the novel delay line is ideal for balanced optical coherence tomography configurations with recirculation of the reference beam. We evaluate theoretically and experimentally its walk-off and dispersion compensation capabilities.     

Strained Chirped Fiber Bragg Gratings Based all-fiber Variable Optical Delay Line for Optical Coherence Tomography

We present the novel all-fiber optical delay line that can be realized by exploiting the fundamental distributive reflection characteristics of a chirped fiber Bragg gratings (CFBG). With the assist of a strained CFBG and a designed fiber stretcher, the proposed delay line could perform the function (such as attainment of variable large enough optical delay without dispersion mismatch) of the conventional optical delay line within the optical fiber. While the strained CFBG produced 3.1 mm optical delay, the pair of CFBGs in the opposite direction can manage dispersion imbalance of the delay line. The use of the PZT-based fiber stretcher can enable depth scanning at a high repetition rate for real-time imaging. The performance of the delay element is demonstrated with measured experimental results. OCT system embedded with the all-fiber variable optical delay line showed the axial resolution of 100 μm and the dynamic range of 50 dB. The implemented system was used for the imaging of a biomedical sample, which proves the utility of the proposed delay element as a promising alternative of optical delay line.     

Miniature 10 kHz thermo-optic delay line in silicon

The scanning delay line is a key component of time-domain optical coherence tomography systems. It has evolved since its inception toward higher scan rates and simpler implementation. However, existing approaches still suffer from drawbacks in terms of size, cost, and complexity, and they are not suitable for implementation using integrated optics. In this Letter, we report a rapid scanning delay line based on the thermo-optic effect of silicon at λ = 1.3 μm manufactured around a generic planar lightwave circuit technology. The reported device attained line scan rates of 10 kHz and demonstrated a scan range of 0.95 mm without suffering any observable loss of resolution (15 μm FWHM) owing to depth-dependent chromatic dispersion.     

低相干光断层扫描系统的噪声分析与研究

低相干光断层扫描,是近十几年来发展起来集多种前沿科学和技术为一体的超高精度成像技术。介绍了该技术的理论原理及本实验室建立的基于时域线性调制和光纤迈克耳孙干涉仪的低相干光断层扫描系统并给出了初步的实验结果。重点对光源谱型和参考臂扫描速度不均匀性对系统输出信噪比的影响进行了理论模拟计算和实验研究。通过运用傅里叶频谱的分析方法,从工程设计的角度出发给出了基于实验结果的参量特性分析以及这些特性将会给实际光学相干层析系统测量结果带来的影响,从而获得了低相干光断层扫描系统改进的方法。