Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Three-dimensional optic axis determination using variable-incidence-angle polarization-optical coherence tomography

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

Polarization optical coherence tomography (PSOCT) is a powerful technique to nondestructively map the retardance and fast-axis orientation of birefringent biological tissues. Previous studies have concentrated on the case where the optic axis lies on the plane of the surface. We describe a method to determine the polar angle of the optic axis of a uniaxial birefringent tissue by making PSOCT measurements with a number of incident illumination directions. The method is validated on equine flexor tendon, yielding a variability of 4% for the true birefringence and 3% for the polar angle. We use the method to map the polar angle of fibers in the transitional region of equine cartilage.

© 2006 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Conical scan polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography

Zenghai Lu, Deepa Kasaragod, and Stephen J Matcher
Biomed. Opt. Express 5(3) 752-762 (2014)

Polarimetry of birefringent biological tissues with arbitrary fibril orientation and variable incidence angle

Félix Fanjul-Vélez and José Luis Arce-Diego
Opt. Lett. 35(8) 1163-1165 (2010)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (3)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Tables (1)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article tables are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Equations (2)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved