title: Wide-field optical coherence tomography: imaging of biological tissues.
abstract: We describe a two-dimensional optical coherence tomography technique with which we were able to obtain multiple longitudinal slices of a biological sample directly in a single Z scan. The system is based on a femtosecond Cr4+:forsterite laser and an infrared camera for wide-field imaging of the sample with a depth resolution of 5 microm. With this imaging apparatus we were able to investigate human skin and mouse ear samples and to observe the different constitutive tissues.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Physique Moléculaire, Optique et Hertzienne, Université Bordeaux 1, Talence, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bordenave
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jonusauskas
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsurumachi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oberlé
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rullière
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Minot
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lassègues
authors.forename: Bazeille J E
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Surlève
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001940:Breast; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004423:Ear / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007259:Infrared Rays; D007834:Lasers; D051379:Mice; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D010781:Photography / Q000295:instrumentation; D012867:Skin / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014054:Tomography