Speckle reduction in optical coherence tomography by path length encoded angular compounding
US8559012B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 7, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/105
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Accordingly, exemplary embodiments of an apparatus probe catheter and method can be provided for irradiating a structure. In particular, an interferometer may forward forwarding an electromagnetic radiation. In addition, a sample arm may receive the electromagnetic radiation, and can include an arrangement which facilitates a production of at least two radiations from the electromagnetic radiation so as to irradiate the structure. Such exemplary arrangement can be configured to delay a first radiation of the at least two radiations with respect to a second radiation of the at least two radiations.
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