G01B9/02064

Immersion lens assemblies for use in optical coherence tomography systems

An optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurement system for precision measurement of a translucent sample is provided. The system includes an optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging system comprising a broadband light source, a reference path with reference path length, and sample path with a beam scanning assembly and an imaging lens assembly; a sample positioning assembly including an immersion bath for positioning the translucent sample within an immersion bath; a position assembly for locating the translucent sample within a field of view (FOV) of the OCT imaging system; an immersion lens assembly associated with the imaging lens assembly configured to eliminate an air to bath refractive interface between a distal surface of the OCT imaging lens including an immersion tip and a surface of the bath; a first set of calibration parameters that relate a position of a scanning beam at an imaging plane to drive signals of the scanning assembly; and a second set of calibration parameters for relating an optical path length or optical path length variation of the scanning beam at an imaging plane to the position of the scanning beam or to the drive signals of the scanning assembly.

Ophthalmologic apparatus
09717410 · 2017-08-01 · ·

An ophthalmologic apparatus measures a dimension of an eye to be examined. The ophthalmologic apparatus includes a light source, an incidence member, an acquisition unit, and a display unit. The incidence member causes light from the light source to be incident on a plurality of different positions in the eye to be examined. The acquisition unit acquires a two-dimensional tomographic image of an interior of the eye to be examined on the basis of a plurality of interference signals acquired as a result of the incidence member causing the incidence of light on the plurality of different positions. The display unit displays the acquired two-dimensional tomographic image.

OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

The optical coherence tomography apparatus is an optical coherence tomography apparatus that obtains a tomographic image of an eye to be examined by using combined light obtained by combining (a) return light from the eye to be examined irradiated with measurement light and (b) reference light, the optical coherence tomography apparatus including an optical path length difference changing unit arranged to change an optical path length difference between the measurement light and the reference light, a driving unit arranged to drive the optical path length difference changing unit, a determining unit configured to determine, using a learned model, a driving amount of the driving unit from the obtained tomographic image, and a controlling unit configured to control the driving unit using the determined driving amount.

OCT apparatus

An OCT apparatus includes an OCT optical system that has a light splitter splitting light from an OCT light source to light travelling to a measurement light path and light travelling to a reference light path and a detector detecting a spectrum interference signal of measurement light guided to a subject eye through the measurement light path and reference light from the reference light path, and a processing unit that processes the spectrum interference signal to generate OCT data. The processing unit performs at least complementary processing on an overlapping region of a real image and a virtual image in OCT data based on a plurality of OCT data obtained with different optical path lengths when detecting the spectrum interference signal, and generates OCT data subjected to the complementary processing.

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR MULTIPLE REFERENCE ARM SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY

In some embodiments, systems, methods, and media for multiple reference arm spectral domain optical coherence tomography are provided which, in some embodiments, includes: a sample arm coupled to a light source; a first reference arm having a first path length; a second reference arm having a longer second path length; a first optical coupler that combines light from the sample arm and the first reference arm; a second coupler that combines light from the sample arm and the second reference arm; and an optical switch comprising: a first input port coupled to the first optical coupler; a second input coupled to the second coupler via an optical waveguide that induces a delay at least equal to an acquisition time of an image sensor; and an output coupled to the image sensor.

Low-coherence reflectometry method and device employing time-frequency detection

A low-coherence interferometer apparatus for determining information on interfaces of an object including: a polychromatic light source; an optical system generating a measurement optical beam and a reference optical beam; a delay line introducing a variable optical delay between the optical beams; detection optics combining the beams, and producing a spectral signal representative of an optical-power spectral density of the resulting interference signal; a control and processing module acquiring a plurality of spectral signals for a plurality of optical delays, determining, for each spectral signal, optical retardation information between interfering beams within a spectral measurement range, analyse the variation in the retardations, and assign the optical retardation determined on the basis of the different spectral signals to interface curves, corresponding to straight lines with positive, negative, zero or almost-zero gradient, depending on the respective optical delay of the acquisition of the spectral signals, and to deduce information of the object.

Systems, methods, and media for multiple reference arm spectral domain optical coherence tomography

In some embodiments, systems, methods, and media for multiple reference arm spectral domain optical coherence tomography are provided which, in some embodiments, includes: a sample arm coupled to a light source; a first reference arm having a first path length; a second reference arm having a longer second path length; a first optical coupler that combines light from the sample arm and the first reference arm; a second coupler that combines light from the sample arm and the second reference arm; and an optical switch comprising: a first input port coupled to the first optical coupler; a second input coupled to the second coupler via an optical waveguide that induces a delay at least equal to an acquisition time of an image sensor; and an output coupled to the image sensor.

Systems and Methods Improving Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Image Resolution Using K-Linearization (KL) and Dispersion Correction (DC)
20220260360 · 2022-08-18 · ·

Aspects of the disclosure relate to systems, methods, and algorithms to perform wavenumber linearization and dispersion correction in optical systems without the need for hardware modifications, empirical adjustments, precise mirror alignment, and which can be conducted at low computational costs and in real-time. A one-time calibration process can generate spectra or calibration criteria, including wavenumber-linearization criteria, dispersion correction, and spectral flattening spectra, which can be used to correct an optical coherence tomogram in real time.

Systems, methods, and media for multiple reference arm spectral domain optical coherence tomography

In some embodiments, systems, methods, and media for multiple reference arm spectral domain optical coherence tomography are provided which, in some embodiments, includes: a sample arm coupled to a light source; a first reference arm having a first path length; a second reference arm having a longer second path length; a first optical coupler that combines light from the sample arm and the first reference arm; a second coupler that combines light from the sample arm and the second reference arm; and an optical switch comprising: a first input port coupled to the first optical coupler; a second input coupled to the second coupler via an optical waveguide that induces a delay at least equal to an acquisition time of an image sensor; and an output coupled to the image sensor.

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR MULTIPLE REFERENCE ARM SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY

In some embodiments, systems, methods, and media for multiple reference arm spectral domain optical coherence tomography are provided which, in some embodiments, includes: a sample arm coupled to a light source; a first reference arm having a first path length; a second reference arm having a longer second path length; a first optical coupler that combines light from the sample arm and the first reference arm; a second coupler that combines light from the sample arm and the second reference arm; and an optical switch comprising: a first input port coupled to the first optical coupler; a second input coupled to the second coupler via an optical waveguide that induces a delay at least equal to an acquisition time of an image sensor; and an output coupled to the image sensor.