Optical coherence tomography with graded index fiber for biological imaging
US9557156B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49826
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for optical coherence tomography includes a source of optical radiation, an optical fiber, and a graded index fiber attached to a distal end of the optical fiber. The optical fiber and the graded index fiber are together configured to provide a common path for optical radiation reflected from a reference interface at a distal end of the graded index fiber and from a target.
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