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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2014
Thorlabs, Inc., Newton, NJ (US);
James Y. Jiang, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
Scott Barry, Lafayette, NJ (US);
Alex E. Cable, Newton, NJ (US);
Thorlabs, Inc., Newton, NJ (US);
Abstract
An optical imaging system includes an optical radiation source (), a frequency clock module outputting frequency clock signals (), an optical interferometer (), a data acquisition (DAQ) device () triggered by the frequency clock signals, and a computer () to perform multi-dimensional optical imaging of the samples. The frequency clock signals are processed by software or hardware to produce a record containing frequency-time relationship of the optical radiation source () to externally clock the sampling process of the DAQ device (). The system may employ over-sampling and various digital signal processing methods to improve image quality. The system further includes multiple stages of routers () connecting the light source () with a plurality of interferometers (a-n) and a DAQ system () externally clocked by frequency clock signals to perform high-speed multi-channel optical imaging of samples.