Swept Source Lidar: simultaneous FMCW ranging and nonmechanical beam steering with a wideband swept source.

Light detection and ranging (lidar) has long been used in various applications. Solid-state beam steering mechanisms are needed for robust lidar systems. Here we propose and demonstrate a lidar scheme called "Swept Source Lidar" that allows us to perform frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) ranging and nonmechanical beam steering simultaneously.

Biometry measurements using a new large-coherence-length swept-source optical coherence tomographer.

Purpose: To evaluate the repeatability and reproducibility of the measurements obtained with the Argos, a new biometer with swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT), and to compare them with the results obtained with the IOLMaster 500 (partial-coherence interferometry [PCI]) and the Lenstar LS 900 (optical low-coherence reflectometry [OLCR]) biometers.

Setting: Private practice, Lynwood, California, USA.

Design: Prospective observational study.

23 kHz MEMS based swept source for optical coherence tomography imaging.

The transition from benchtop to clinical system often requires the medical technology to be robust, portable and accurate. This poses a challenge to current swept source optical coherence tomography imaging systems, as the bulk of the systems footprint is due to laser components. With the recent advancement of micromachining technology, we demonstrate the characterization of a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) swept source laser for optical coherence tomography imaging (OCT).

In vivo imaging of human labial glands using advanced optical coherence tomography.

Objective: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has emerged as a high-resolution noninvasive clinical imaging application. The purpose of this study was to show OCT images of human labial glands obtained using a swept-source (SS) OCT system.

Study Design: Labial gland OCT imaging was carried out using our new SS-OCT system for 5 healthy volunteers using a hand-held in vivo OCT scanning probe.

Evaluation of oral vascular anomalies using optical coherence tomography.

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a new method of biomedical imaging that can generate high-resolution, cross-sectional images of microstructures. The purpose of this study was to present the first OCT images of oral vascular anomalies using a new advanced OCT scanner that we have developed, and to discuss the application of our system for oral soft tissues. Knowledge of the size and area of the vascular structures can be useful for the diagnosis and choice of the best treatment.

Large coherence length swept source for axial length measurement of the eye.

We present and demonstrate a swept source with a large coherence length using a quasi-phase continuous tuning (QPCT) technique. QPCT is a method of minimizing the phase shift per round trip with respect to the tunable filter so that the resonance of lasing becomes high, resulting in high finesse of lasing during a rapid sweep. The demonstrated swept source consists of a fiber ring extended cavity laser with a diffraction grating and a polygon scanner-based tunable filter configuration.

Spectral narrowing effect by quasi-phase continuous tuning in high-speed wavelength-swept light source.

This paper reports on a technique to improve the coherence length of a high-speed wavelength swept laser. The wavelength swept laser comprises a pigtailed semiconductor optical amplifier and a wavelength-scanning filter in a fiber extended cavity configuration. The laser operates in the 1310 nm wavelength region.

Three-dimensional and high-speed swept-source optical coherence tomography for in vivo investigation of human anterior eye segments.

A two- and three-dimensional swept source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) system, which uses a ready-to-ship scanning light source, is demonstrated. The light source has a center wavelength of 1.31 mum, -3 dB wavelength range of 110 nm, scanning rate of 20 KHz, and high linearity in frequency scanning.