LOW-COHERENCE REFLECTOMETRY FOR STATIONARY LATERAL AND DEPTH PROFILING WITH ACOUSTOOPTIC DEFLECTORS AND A CCD CAMERA

被引:22
作者
KNUTTEL, A
SCHMITT, JM
KNUTSON, JR
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[1] National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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10.1364/OL.19.000302
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We describe a new optical low-coherence reflectometer for depth and lateral scanning without moving parts. The reflectometer covers a range of 0.4 and 1 mm in the depth and lateral dimensions, respectively. This level was accomplished by an acousto-optic deflector for lateral scanning and temporal-coherence gating for depth resolution. The ac component of the reflected light was captured by a cooled 16-bit CCD camera with a special readout scheme. As a proof of principle, optical depths of a staggered stack of glass plates were measured.
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