Apparatus and method for optical coherence tomography using multiple beams
US9170088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B9/02091
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for optical coherence tomography are provided. The apparatus includes a light source configured to generate a plurality of beams, a light coupler configured to split the plurality of beams into measurement beams and reference beams, transmit the measurement beams to a target object via a probe, and receive response beams from the probe, a detector configured to detect interference signals based on interference between the response beams and the reference beams, and an image processor configured to generate a first image of the target object based on any one of the interference signals and generate a second image of the target object having image characteristics different from those of the first image based on an other one of the interference signals.
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