title: Image enhancement for multilayer information retrieval by using full-field optical coherence tomography.
abstract: When a full-field optical coherence tomography (OCT) system is used to extract tomographic images from a multilayer information carrier, the resulting images may suffer from interlayer modulations and parasitic patterns derived from interference fringes. We describe and analyze these negative influences that degrade the quality of extracted tomographic images and propose practical algorithms and methods to minimize them. The emphasis of the discussion will be the removal of the parasitic fringes produced by the imperfection of a CCD camera. The simulative and experimental results of image enhancement for multilayer tomography extraction using full-field OCT are provided.
authors.affiliation: Optics Group, Institute for National Microstructural Sciences, National Research Council Canada, Canada. shoude.chang@nrc.ca
authors.forename: Shoude
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Xianyang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Costel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flueraru
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D016477:Artifacts; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*