title: Signal-to-noise ratio study of full-field fourier-domain optical coherence tomography.
abstract: We report a new approach in optical coherence tomography (OCT) called full-field Fourier-domain OCT (3F-OCT). A three-dimensional image of a sample is obtained by digital reconstruction of a three-dimensional data cube, acquired with a Fourier holography recording system, illuminated with a swept source. We present a theoretical and experimental study of the signal-to-noise ratio of the 3F-OCT approach versus serial image acquisition (flying-spot OCT) approach.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Biophotonics and Laser Science, Physics, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 4072. blazkie@physics.uq.edu.au
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blazkiewicz
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gourlay
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.forename: Aleksandar D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Rakic
authors.forename: Andrei V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Zvyagin
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D006696:Holography / Q000379:methods*; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*