Assessment of incident intensity on laser speckle contrast imaging using a nematic liquid crystal spatial light modulator
(Conference Presentation)

Mitchell A. Kirby; Kosar Khaksari; Sean J. Kirkpatrick

doi:10.1117/12.2213197

26 April 2016 Assessment of incident intensity on laser speckle contrast imaging using a nematic liquid crystal spatial light modulator (Conference Presentation)

Mitchell A. Kirby, Kosar Khaksari, Sean J. Kirkpatrick

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Proceedings Volume 9707, Dynamics and Fluctuations in Biomedical Photonics XIII; 970704 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213197
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

In this work the effects of incident intensity and effective camera dynamic range on image acquisition of both frozen and time-averaged dynamic speckle patterns, and their effects on laser speckle contrast imaging are addressed. A nematic liquid crystal, phase-only, spatial light modulator (SLM) was employed to generate laser speckle in a controlled and repeatable fashion. By addressing the calculated spatial contrast of frozen and time-averaged dynamic speckle patterns imaged across a wide range of intensities, we present a description of optimum intensity characteristics that should be observed when using LSCI. The results indicate the importance of assessing the intensity of the signal quantized by the camera in LSCI. By analyzing intensity PDF’s during image acquisition of speckle patterns used in LSCI, an optimum incident intensity can be detected when a single, polarized speckle frame displays the first order statistics characteristic of fully developed speckle. Our results indicate that there is a range of laser power densities where the ensuing imaged speckle exhibit optimum sensitivity to flow as well as relatively constant calculated contrast values. It is clear that at high intensities, high frequency information is lost due to camera saturation, resulting in a decrease in contrast. When imaging speckle at low intensity, there is a risk for loss of data during the digital quantization process. The results are presented in a generalized fashion, so they should be applicable to any LSCI system, regardless of incident laser power or camera depth.

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Mitchell A. Kirby, Kosar Khaksari, and Sean J. Kirkpatrick "Assessment of incident intensity on laser speckle contrast imaging using a nematic liquid crystal spatial light modulator (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 9707, Dynamics and Fluctuations in Biomedical Photonics XIII, 970704 (26 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213197

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Laser speckle contrast imaging

Speckle

Cameras

Liquid crystals

Speckle pattern

Image acquisition

Spatial light modulators

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