Optical coherence tomography device
US-2017238798-A1 · Aug 24, 2017 · US
Method and apparatus for optical coherence tomography scanning
US11064884B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11064884-B2 |
| Application number | US-201815874684-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2018 |
| Priority date | Jan 19, 2017 |
| Publication date | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2021 |
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A method and system provide an optical coherence tomography system including a light source, an interferometric system, a processor and a memory. The interferometric system is optically coupled with the light source and includes at least one movable scanning mirror. The processor and memory are coupled with the interferometric system. The processor executes instructions stored in the memory to cause the movable scanning mirror to scan a plurality of points in a sample in at least one pattern. The at least one pattern is based on at least one of at least one Lissajous curve and at least one Spirograph curve.
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We claim: 1. An optical coherence tomography (OCT) system comprising: a light source; an interferometric system optically coupled with the light source and comprising a first mirror, a second mirror and a third mirror, the first mirror having at least a first reflected surface oriented at an acute angle, the second mirror having a second reflective surface facing and parallel to a third reflective surface of the third mirror; and a processor and memory coupled with the interferometric system, the processor executing instructions stored in the memory to cause the at least one movable scanning mirror to scan a plurality of points in a sample according to at least one pattern, the at least one pattern based on at least one of a Lissajous curve and a Spirograph curve; wherein the processor executes instructions stored in memory to: cause the at least one movable scanning mirror to scan a first portion of the plurality of points in the sample according to a first pattern based on a first Lissajous curve; cause the at least one movable scanning mirror to scan a second portion of the plurality of points in the sample according to a second pattern based on a second Lissajous curve; and switch from the first pattern to the second pattern at a location where the first and second patterns overlap. 2. The OCT system of claim 1 wherein the processor executes instructions stored in memory to scan the plurality of points a plurality of times in a refresh time of less than one second. 3. The OCT system of claim 2 wherein the refresh time is not more than five hundred milliseconds and the plurality of times is at least ten times. 4. The OCT system of claim 1 , further comprising: wherein the refresh time is not more than one hundred milliseconds.
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- A method and system provide an optical coherence tomography system including a light source, an interferometric system, a processor and a memory. The interferometric system is optically coupled with the light source and includes at least one movable scanning mirror. The processor and memory are coupled with the interferometric system. The processor executes instructions stored in the memory to …
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- Primary CPC classification A61B3/102. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
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