Optical properties of fiber tapers and their impact on the performance of a fiber optically coupled CCD x-ray imaging system

Hong Liu; Andrew Karellas; Lisa J. Harris; Carl J. D'Orsi

doi:10.1117/12.154943

17 September 1993 Optical properties of fiber tapers and their impact on the performance of a fiber optically coupled CCD x-ray imaging system

Hong Liu, Andrew Karellas, Lisa J. Harris, Carl J. D'Orsi

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Proceedings Volume 1894, Clinical Applications of Modern Imaging Technology; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154943
Event: OE/LASE'93: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Scienceand Engineering, 1993, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Optical properties of the fiber taper used in the fiberoptically coupled CCD x-ray imaging system will affect the image quality of the overall system significantly. In this paper, three important characteristics were studied: optical efficiency and its impact on SNR, contrast degradation caused by stray light, and spatial resolution loss (resulting from misalignment in corresponding pixels in cascaded components) when the fiber taper is coupled with another `pixel array' such as a CCD imager.

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Hong Liu, Andrew Karellas, Lisa J. Harris, and Carl J. D'Orsi "Optical properties of fiber tapers and their impact on the performance of a fiber optically coupled CCD x-ray imaging system", Proc. SPIE 1894, Clinical Applications of Modern Imaging Technology, (17 September 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154943

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