Devices and methods for polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography and adaptive optics
US8979266B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B11/168
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure includes disclosure of devices, and methods to resolve microscopic structures. In at least one exemplary embodiment, a visualization apparatus comprises a source arm having a light source operable to emit a light beam, wherein the light beam defines a beam pathway, a reference arm comprising a reflecting surface positioned within the beam pathway, a sample arm comprising a wavefront sensor, an adaptive optics wavefront corrector, and a target, each of which are positioned within the beam pathway, wherein the adaptive optics wavefront corrector is operable to compensate for at least one aberration in the light beam, a detector arm comprising a beam detector positioned within the beam pathway, wherein the beam detector is operable to detect the reflected light beam from the reference arm and the target, and wherein the visualization apparatus is operable to minimize at least one aberration of the target.
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