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Patent No.:

US 8218150 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012

Filed:

Jul. 17, 2007
Applicants:

Baris I. Erkmen, Glendale, CA (US);

Jeffrey H. Shapiro, Sharon, MA (US);

Inventors:

Baris I. Erkmen, Glendale, CA (US);

Jeffrey H. Shapiro, Sharon, MA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Phase-conjugate optical coherence tomography (PC-OCT) methods and apparatus. PC-OCT may be employed as a three-dimensional imaging technique of interest for biomedical and other imaging applications. It shares much of the source and detection convenience of conventional OCT employing classical light sources, which is in clinical use in ophthalmology and is being developed for a variety of endoscopic optical biopsy instruments. PC-OCT offers a two-fold improvement in axial resolution and immunity to group velocity dispersion, when compared with conventional OCT, that is available from quantum optical coherence tomography (Q-OCT). PC-OCT does this without Q-OCT's need for a non-classical light source and the attendant requirement of photon-coincidence counting detection. Thus, in comparison with Q-OCT, PC-OCT is capable of producing images in measurement times similar to those of conventional OCT.


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Erkmen, Baris. (2012). Phase-conjugate optical coherence tomography methods and apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 8218150). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8218150

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