Improving the efficiency of optical coherence tomography by using the non-ideal behaviour of a polarising beam splitter

We present a new way of improving the efficiency of optical coherence tomography by using the polarisation crosstalk of a polarising beam splitter to direct most of the available source optical power to the sample. The use of a quarter wave plate in both the reference and the sample arms allows most...

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Main Authors: Lippok, N, Nielsen, P, Vanholsbeeck, F
Format: Journal article
Published: 2011