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Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is commonly used to analyze retinal layers for assessment of ocular diseases. In this paper, we propose a method for retinal layer segmentation and quantification of uncertainty based on Bayesian deep…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-09-13 Suman Sedai , Bhavna Antony , Dwarikanath Mahapatra , Rahil Garnavi

We introduce and experimentally demonstrate a technique for performing quantum state tomography on multiple-qubit states despite incomplete knowledge about the unitary operations used to change the measurement basis. Given unitary…

High-numerical-aperture optical coherence tomography (OCT) enables sub-cellular imaging but faces a trade-off between lateral resolution and depth of focus. Computational refocusing can correct defocus in Fourier-domain OCT, yet its…

Optics · Physics 2026-05-22 Yue Zhu , Shuichi Makita , Naoki Fukutake , Yoshiaki Yasuno

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) and photoacoustic tomography (PAT) are emerging non-invasive biological and medical imaging techniques. It is a recent trend in experimental science to design experiments that perform PAT and OCT imaging…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-04-19 Peter Elbau , Leonidas Mindrinos , Otmar Scherzer

The state of polarization and the carrier phase drift dynamically during transmission in a random fashion in coherent optical fiber communications. The typical digital signal processing solution to mitigate these impairments consists of two…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-25 Cristian B. Czegledi , Erik Agrell , Magnus Karlsson , Pontus Johannisson

Speckle is an intrinsic pattern in optical coherence tomography (OCT) that obscures fine image features and degrades effective resolution. In this study, we propose a numerical speckle reduction method based on the dispersed scatterer model…

Acousto-optical coherence tomography (AOCT) consists in using random phase jumps on ultrasound and light to achieve a millimeter resolution when imaging thick scattering media. We combined this technique with heterodyne off-axis digital…

3D imaging of specular surfaces remains challenging in real-world scenarios, such as in-line inspection or hand-held scanning, requiring fast and accurate measurement of complex geometries. Optical metrology techniques such as deflectometry…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-23 Jiazhang Wang , Hyelim Yang , Tianyi Wang , Florian Willomitzer

An example of a coherent measurement for the direct evaluation of the degree of polarization of a single-mode optical beam is presented. It is applied to the case of great practical importance where depolarization is caused by polarization…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 N. Gisin

Wide-field imaging Mueller polarimetry is a revolutionary, label-free, and non-invasive modality for computer-aided intervention: in neurosurgery it aims to provide visual feedback of white matter fibre bundle orientation from derived…

We report an experimental test of single-shot polarimetry applied to the problem of real-time monitoring of the output polarization states in each core within a multicore fiber bundle. The technique uses a stress-engineered optical element…

Purpose. Localizing structures and estimating the motion of a specific target region are common problems for navigation during surgical interventions. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging modality with a high spatial and…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-22 Marcel Bengs , Nils Gessert , Matthias Schlüter , Alexander Schlaefer

A high contrast imaging technique based on an optical vortex coronagraph (OVC) is used to measure the spatial phase profile induced by an air plasma generated by a femtosecond laser pulse. The sensitivity of the OVC method significantly…

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a widely used non-invasive biomedical imaging modality that can rapidly provide volumetric images of samples. Here, we present a deep learning-based image reconstruction framework that can generate…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-30 Yijie Zhang , Tairan Liu , Manmohan Singh , Yilin Luo , Yair Rivenson , Kirill V. Larin , Aydogan Ozcan

We combine single- and two-photon interference procedures for characterizing any multi-port linear optical interferometer accurately and precisely. Accuracy is achieved by estimating and correcting systematic errors that arise due to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-03-03 Ish Dhand , Abdullah Khalid , He Lu , Barry C. Sanders

The segmentation and analysis of coronary arteries from intravascular optical coherence tomography (IVOCT) is an important aspect of diagnosing and managing coronary artery disease. Current image processing methods are hindered by the time…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-04-20 Arjun Balaji , Lachlan Kelsey , Kamran Majeed , Carl Schultz , Barry Doyle

The Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a powerful interferometric imaging technique widely used in medical fields such as ophthalmology, cardiology and dermatology, for which footprint and cost are becoming increasingly important. Here…

High-contrast imaging in the next decade aims to image exoplanets at smaller angular separations and deeper contrasts than ever before. A problem that has recently garnered attention for telescopes equipped with high-contrast coronagraphs…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-01 Jaren N. Ashcraft , Ewan S. Douglas , Ramya M. Anche , Kyle Van Gorkom , Emory Jenkins , William Melby , Maxwell A. Millar-Blanchaer

Polarisation is described by an $SU(2)$ wavefunction due to macroscopic coherence of photons emitted from a ubiquitous laser source, and thus, a laser pulse is expected to behave as a macroscopic quantum bit (qubit), i.e., a qubit realised…

Optics · Physics 2024-06-07 Shinichi Saito

The polarization of light is critical in various applications, including quantum communication, where the photon polarization encoding a qubit can undergo uncontrolled changes when transmitted through optical fibers. Bends in the fiber,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-03 Niklas Braband , Arman Mansouri , Riza Fazili , Stefanie Czischek , Jeff S. Lundeen