Intrasweep phase-sensitive optical coherence tomography for noncontact optical photoacoustic imaging

Opt Lett. 2012 Nov 1;37(21):4368-70. doi: 10.1364/OL.37.004368.

Abstract

We introduce a method to extract the photoacoustic (PA) signal from the phase time evolution of an optical coherence tomography (OCT) swept source spectral sweep. This all-optical detection is achieved in a noncontact fashion directly on the sample surface by using its specular reflection. High-speed measurement and referencing allow for close to shot noise limited phase-sensitive detection. It offers a simple way to perform OCT and PA imaging by sharing the same system components.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Photoacoustic Techniques / methods*
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods*