Abstract
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows to measure geometric features inside translucent objects such as organic materials or organic tissues. The principle is based on interferometry. Time-domain and Fourier-domain methods are applied to make visible differences in the refractive index profile of the measuring object. We present the set-up of OCT sensors and show examples of applications such as 3D-imaging of an eye, B-scans of blood vessels or thickness measurements of multi-layer polymer films.
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Donges, A., Noll, R. (2015). Optical Coherence Tomography: OCT. In: Laser Measurement Technology. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 188. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43634-9_9
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