Optical coherence tomography evaluating the random tissues based on dynamical processing the stochastic low-coherence interference fringes

Erkki Alarousu*, Igor Gurov, Jukka Hast, Risto Myllylä, Tuukka Prykäri, Alexey Zakharov

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Abstract

Interferometers with a low-coherent illumination allow non-contact evaluating random tissues by locating the visibility maxima of interference fringes. The problem is the light scattering by a tissue, it is why interference fringe parameters are randomly varied. Other problem consists in the need to process large amount of data obtained in optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems. We propose to use a stochastic fringe model and Kalman filtering method for noisy low-coherence fringe processing. A fringe signal value is predicted at a next discretization step using full information available before this step and a prediction error is used for dynamic correction of fringe envelope, frequency and phase, The advantages of Kalman filtering method consist in its noise-immunity, high-speed data processing and optimal evaluation of fringe parameters. Specially fabricated random tissues have been measured with a low-coherence interferometer. The obtained data from the tissue internal structure are evaluated using a dynamic stochastic fringe processing algorithm applied to fringe signal samples series. Nonlinear Kalman filtering method was applied to measure scattering liquid velocity profile in the Doppler OCT. The measurement results are in good agreement with the results obtained by the Fourier transform method.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)33-42
Number of pages10
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume5140
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003
Externally publishedYes
EventOptical Coherence Tomography and Coherence Techniques - Munich, Germany
Duration: Jun 22 2003Jun 24 2003

Keywords

  • Optical coherence tomography
  • Random tissue
  • Scattering liquid
  • Stochastic filtering

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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