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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2014
Systems for extended depth frequency domain optical coherence tomography (fdoct) and related methods
Applicant:
Bioptigen, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Eric L. Buckland, Hickory, NC (US);
Bradley A. Bower, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Assignee:
Bioptigen, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/14 (2006.01); A61B 3/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/02 (2006.01); G01B 9/02 (2006.01); A61B 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02091 (2013.01); A61B 3/102 (2013.01); G01B 9/0201 (2013.01); G01B 9/02078 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems for extended depth frequency domain optical coherence tomography are provided including a detection system configured to sample spectral elements at substantially equal frequency intervals, wherein a spectral width associated with the sampled spectral elements is not greater than one-half of the frequency interval. Related methods are also provided herein.