title: Spectroscopic polarization-sensitive full-field optical coherence tomography.
abstract: Full-field optical coherence tomography (FF-OCT) is a recent optical imaging technology based on low-coherence interference microscopy for imaging of semi-transparent samples with ~1 µm spatial resolution. FF-OCT produces en-face tomographic images obtained by arithmetic combination of interferometric images acquired by an array camera. In this paper, we demonstrate a unique multimodal FF-OCT system, capable of measuring simultaneously the intensity, the power spectrum and the phase-retardation of light backscattered by the sample being imaged. Compared to conventional FF-OCT, this multimodal system provides enhanced imaging contrasts at the price of a moderate increase in experimental complexity and cost.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Charles Fabry, Institut d’Optique, CNRS UMR 8501, Univ Paris-Sud, 2 avenue Augustin Fresnel, 91127 Palaiseau, France. arnaud.dubois@institutoptique.fr
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dubois
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008857:Microscopy, Interference / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000295:instrumentation*