Publication: Polarimetry noise in fiber-based optical coherence tomography instrumentation
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2011
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Optical Society of America
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Zhang, Ellen Ziyi, and Benjamin J. Vakoc. 2011. Polarimetry noise in fiber-based optical coherence tomography instrumentation. Optics Express 19(18): 16830-16842.
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High noise levels in fiber-based polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) have broadly limited its clinical utility. In this study we investigate contribution of polarization mode dispersion (PMD) to the polarimetry noise. We develop numerical models of the PS-OCT system including PMD and validate these models with empirical data. Using these models, we provide a framework for predicting noise levels, for processing signals to reduce noise, and for designing an optimized system.
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