Enhanced angular domain imaging in turbid media using Gaussian line illumination

Glenn H. Chapman; Josna Rao; Ted C. K. Liu; Paulman K. Y. Chan; Fartash Vasefi; Bozena Kaminska; Nick Pfeiffer

doi:10.1117/12.650457

1 March 2006 Enhanced angular domain imaging in turbid media using Gaussian line illumination

Glenn H. Chapman, Josna Rao, Ted C. K. Liu, Paulman K. Y. Chan, Fartash Vasefi, Bozena Kaminska, Nick Pfeiffer

Proceedings Volume 6084, Optical Interactions with Tissue and Cells XVII; 60841D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.650457
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2006, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Coherence or Time Domain Optical tomography within highly scattering media observes the shortest path photons over the dominant randomly scattered background light. Angular Domain Imaging employs micromachined collimators detecting photons within small angles of aligned laser light sources. These angular filters are micromachined silicon collimator channels 51 microns wide by 10 mm long on 102 micron spacing, giving an acceptance angle of 0.29 degrees at a CMOS detector array. Phantom test objects were observed in scattering media 5 cm thick at effective scattered to ballistic ratios from 1:1 to greater than 1E8:1. Line and space test objects detection limits are set by detector pixel size (5.5 microns) not collimator hole spacing. To maximize the ballistic/quasi-ballistic photons observed, a line of light aligned with the collimator holes increases detectability by reducing the amount of scattered background light. A Cylindrical Spherical Cylindrical beam expander/shrinker creates a 16 mm by 0.35 mm line of light. Best results occur when the scattering medium, collimator and detector are within 3X the Rayleigh Range of the beam's narrow vertical axis, allowing imaging of 51 micron lines/spaces at 3E8:1 scattering ratios. Restricting the light to a 1 mm line extends this to 8E9:1. Carbon coating the SMCA to reduce reflectivity shows that at high scattering levels absorbing walls will reduce background light, improving contrast. ADI has also been shown to work when the illumination is unaligned with the detector. This allows for side illumination with detection of structures at depths of 3mm with a scattering ratio of 1E6:1.

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Glenn H. Chapman, Josna Rao, Ted C. K. Liu, Paulman K. Y. Chan, Fartash Vasefi, Bozena Kaminska, and Nick Pfeiffer "Enhanced angular domain imaging in turbid media using Gaussian line illumination", Proc. SPIE 6084, Optical Interactions with Tissue and Cells XVII, 60841D (1 March 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.650457

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