Manifestation of aberrations in full-field optical coherence tomography
Abstract
We report on a theoretical model for image formation in full-field optical coherence tomography (FFOCT). Because the spatial incoherence of the illumination acts as a virtual confocal pinhole in FFOCT, its imaging performance is equivalent to a scanning time-gated coherent confocal microscope. In agreement with optical experiments enabling a precise control of aberrations, FFOCT is shown to have nearly twice the resolution of standard imaging at moderate aberration level. Beyond a rigorous study on the sensitivity of FFOCT with respect to aberrations, this theoretical model paves the way towards an optimized design of adaptive optics and \rev{computational tools} for high-resolution and deep imaging of biological tissues.
Keywords
Cite
@article{arxiv.2101.09996,
title = {Manifestation of aberrations in full-field optical coherence tomography},
author = {Victor Barolle and Jules Scholler and Pedro Mecê and Jean-Marie Chassot and Kassandra Groux and Mathias Fink and A. Claude Boccara and Alexandre Aubry},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.09996},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
23 pages, 10 figures