Speckle reduction in optical coherence tomography by path length encoded angular compounding

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8559012
APP PUB NO 20120281237A1
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13465517

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Accordingly, exemplary embodiments of an apparatus probe catheter and method can be provided for irradiating a structure. In particular, an interferometer may forward forwarding an electromagnetic radiation. In addition, a sample arm may receive the electromagnetic radiation, and can include an arrangement which facilitates a production of at least two radiations from the electromagnetic radiation so as to irradiate the structure. Such exemplary arrangement can be configured to delay a first radiation of the at least two radiations with respect to a second radiation of the at least two radiations.

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Bouma, Brett E Quincy, US 69 8793
Iftimia, Nicusor North Chelmsford, US 12 667
Tearney, Guillermo J Cambridge, US 237 12820

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