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Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006

Filed:

Apr. 07, 2003
Applicants:

Andrew M. Rollins, Highland Heights, OH (US);

Joseph A. Izatt, Raleigh, NC (US);

Volker Westphal, Hannover, DE;

Cameron J. Pedersen, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);

Siavash Yazdanfar, Durham, NC (US);

Inventors:

Andrew M. Rollins, Highland Heights, OH (US);

Joseph A. Izatt, Raleigh, NC (US);

Volker Westphal, Hannover, DE;

Cameron J. Pedersen, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);

Siavash Yazdanfar, Durham, NC (US);

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A phase-referenced Doppler optical coherence tomography (OCT) system includes a low-coherence optical radiation source and a reference source co-propagated to a sample arm and a reference arm. The low-coherence and reference optical radiation reflected from the reference and arms is detected by a pair of detectors, yielding OCT and reference interferometric data output signals. The reference interferometric data output signal can be used to correct the OCT interferometric to yield velocity-indicating images that are free from defects due to sample motion and/or interferometer jitter.


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