Visible light spectral domain optical coherence microscopy system for ex vivo imaging

Antonia Lichtenegger; Danielle J. Harper; Marco Augustin; Pablo Eugui; Stanislava Fialová; Adelheid Woehrer; Christoph K. Hitzenberger; Bernhard Baumann

doi:10.1117/12.2250158

8 February 2017 Visible light spectral domain optical coherence microscopy system for ex vivo imaging

Antonia Lichtenegger, Danielle J. Harper, Marco Augustin, Pablo Eugui, Stanislava Fialová, Adelheid Woehrer, Christoph K. Hitzenberger, Bernhard Baumann

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Proceedings Volume 10051, Neural Imaging and Sensing; 1005103 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250158
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States

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A visible light spectral domain optical coherence microscopy system operating in the wavelength range of 450-680 nm was developed. The resulting large wavelength range of 230 nm enabled an ultrahigh axial resolution of 0.88μm in tissue. The setup consisted of a Michelson interferometer combined with a homemade spectrometer with a spectral resolution of 0.03 nm. Scanning of 1 x 1 mm² and 0.5 x 0.5 mm² areas was performed by an integrated microelectromechanical mirror. After scanning the light beam is focused onto the tissue by a commercial objective with a 10 x magnification, resulting in a transverse resolution of 2 μm . Specification measurements showed that a -89 dB sensitivity with a 24 dB/mm roll-off could be achieved with the system. First of all the capabilities of the system were tested by investigating millimeter paper, tape and the USAF (US Air Force) 1951 resolution test target. Finally cerebral tissues from non-pathological and Alzheimer's disease affected brains were investigated. The results showed that structures, such as white and gray matter, could be distinguished. Furthermore a first effort was made to differentiate Alzheimer's disease from healthy brain tissue.

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Antonia Lichtenegger, Danielle J. Harper, Marco Augustin, Pablo Eugui, Stanislava Fialová, Adelheid Woehrer, Christoph K. Hitzenberger, and Bernhard Baumann "Visible light spectral domain optical coherence microscopy system for ex vivo imaging", Proc. SPIE 10051, Neural Imaging and Sensing, 1005103 (8 February 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2250158

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