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KTN-based high-speed axial and lateral scanning technique for an optical coherence tomography system and application to dental imaging
Vani Damodaran, , And R. Sarathi
Published in OSA - The Optical Society
2018
PMID: 29714295
Volume: 57
   
Issue: 11
Pages: 2915 - 2922
Abstract
A high-speed 840 nm based polarization-sensitive time domain optical coherence tomography (PSOCT) technique is proposed and demonstrated based on the quadratic electro-optic property of potassium tantalate niobate (KTN) crystals. A longitudinal (axial) scanning depth of ≈10 μm is obtained for an applied AC voltage of 600 V, at 1000 Hz and temperature maintained around 40°C. The OCT system with the KTN-based electro-optic delay line combined with a linear actuation is extended to image an early dental demineralization. For enhanced contrast by the elimination of the strong surface reflection from the sample and high-speed imaging, the quadratic electro-optically tunable PSOCT technique is proposed and demonstrated. Further, a lateral scanning range of 490 μm is also demonstrated by controlling the KTN temperature at 35°C for an applied voltage of 600 V on the tooth sample. This KTN-based quadratic electro-optic delay line combined with lateral scan approach provides an automated high-speed two-dimensional scanning of samples of interest. © 2018 Optical Society of America.
About the journal
JournalData powered by TypesetApplied Optics
PublisherData powered by TypesetOSA - The Optical Society
ISSN1559128X
Impact Factor1.230
Open AccessNo
Citation Styleunsrt
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Concepts (30)
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    Niobium compounds
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    Optical tomography
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    Scanning
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    Tantalum compounds
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    ELECTRO-OPTIC PROPERTIES
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    ENHANCED CONTRAST
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    High speed imaging
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    Polarization sensitive
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    POTASSIUM TANTALATE NIOBATE CRYSTALS
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    Surface reflections
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    TIME DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
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    TWO-DIMENSIONAL SCANNING
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    Time domain analysis
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    Niobium
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    Oxide
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    Potassium
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    POTASSIUM NIOBATE
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    Chemistry
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    Dental caries
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    Diagnostic imaging
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    Electromagnetism
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    Human
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    Optical coherence tomography
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    Procedures
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    TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY
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    Electromagnetic fields
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    Humans
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    Oxides
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    RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL
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    TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE