Abstract
We present a high-power (18 mW continuous wave exiting a single-mode fiber and 35 mW exiting the facet), broadband (85 nm full-width at half-maximum) quantum dot-based superluminescent diode, and apply it to a time-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) setup. First, we test its performance with increasing optical feedback. Then we demonstrate its imaging properties on tissue-engineered (TE) skin and in vivo skin. OCT allows the tracking of epidermal development in TE skin, while the higher power source allows better sensitivity and depth penetration for imaging of in vivo skin layers.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 5398870 |
Pages (from-to) | 748-754 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2010 |
Keywords
- Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
- skin imaging
- superluminescent diodes
- tissue engineering
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering