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Quantum-optical coherence tomography (Q-OCT) is an interferometric technique for axial imaging offering several advantages over conventional methods. Chirped-pulse interferometry (CPI) was recently demonstrated to exhibit all of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-09-07 Jonathan Lavoie , Rainer Kaltenbaek , Kevin J. Resch

In this paper we provide a mathematical model for imaging an anisotropic, orthotropic medium with Polarization-Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography (PS-OCT). The imaging problem is formulated as an inverse scattering problem in three…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-10-22 Peter Elbau , Leonidas Mindrinos , Otmar Scherzer

Quantum information technologies harness the intrinsic nature of quantum theory to beat the limitations of the classical methods for information processing and communication. Recently, the application of quantum features to metrology has…

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) uses low-coherence reflectometry to obtain cross-sectional images of inhomogeneous media, such as biological tissue. OCT is particularly useful in the biomedical ea, since the imaging can be performed…

Medical Physics · Physics 2018-03-01 Takahisa Mitsui , Kenichiro Aoki

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive depth resolved optical imaging modality, that enables high resolution, cross-sectional imaging in biological tissues and materials at clinically relevant depths. Though OCT offers high…

Medical Physics · Physics 2020-05-29 Cerine Lal , Sergey Alexandrov , Sweta Rani , Yi Zhou , Thomas Ritter , Martin Leahy

Intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography are widely available for characterizing coronary stenoses and provide critical vessel parameters to optimize percutaneous intervention. Intravascular polarization-sensitive optical…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-15 Mohammad Haft-Javaherian , Martin Villiger , Kenichiro Otsuka , Joost Daemen , Peter Libby , Polina Golland , Brett E. Bouma

Inline Coherent Imaging (ICI) is a reliable method for real-time monitoring of various laser processes, including keyhole welding, additive manufacturing, and micromachining. However, the axial resolution is limited to greater than 2 {\mu}m…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-09-19 Alexander Wainwright , Khaled Madhoun

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…

Using spectrally correlated photon pairs instead of classical laser light and coincidence detection instead of light intensity detection, Quantum Optical Coherence Tomography (Q-OCT) outperforms classical OCT in several experimental terms.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-06 Sylwia M. Kolenderska , Crislane Vieira de Brito , Piotr Kolenderski

Holography is a cornerstone characterisation and imaging technique that can be applied to the full electromagnetic spectrum, from X-rays to radio waves or even particles such as neutrons. The key property in all these holographic approaches…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-01-12 Hugo Defienne , Bienvenu Ndagano , Ashley Lyons , Daniele Faccio

Quantum Optical Coherence Tomography (Q-OCT) presents many advantages over its classical counterpart, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT): it provides an increased axial resolution and is immune to even orders of dispersion. The core of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-03-30 Jakub Szlachetka , Sylwia Kolenderska , Piotr Kolenderski

We demonstrate experimentally quantum-inspired, spectral-domain intensity optical coherence tomography. We show that the technique allows for both axial resolution improvement and dispersion cancellation compared to conventional optical…

Optics · Physics 2015-03-16 Piotr Ryczkowski , Jari Turunen , Ari T. Friberg , Goëry Genty

Inverse spectroscopic optical coherence tomography (IS-OCT) methods apply inverse problem formulations to acquired spectra to estimate depth-resolved sample properties. In the current study, we modelled the time-frequency-distributions…

Optics · Physics 2021-04-20 James Hope , Matthew Goodwin , Frederique Vanholsbeeck

We develop a polarization characterization platform for optical devices in free-space quantum communications. We demonstrate an imaging polarimeter, which analyzes both incident polarization states and the angle of incidence, attached to a…

A polarization preserving quantum nondemolition photodetector is proposed based on nonlinearities obtainable through quantum coherence effects. An atomic level scheme is devised such that in the presence of strong linearly polarized drive…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 K. T. Kapale

Polarimetric imaging, a technique that captures the invisible polarization-related properties of given materials, has broad applications from fundamental physics to advanced fields such as target recognition, stress detection, biomedical…

Quantum states and measurements exhibit wave-like --- continuous, or particle-like --- discrete, character. Hybrid discrete-continuous photonic systems are key to investigating fundamental quantum phenomena, generating superpositions of…

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) has become an indispensable tool for investigating mesoscopic features in soft matter and fluid mechanics. Its ability to provide high-resolution, non-invasive measurements in both spatial and temporal…

We theoretically and experimentally investigate quantum features of an interacting light-matter system from a multidisciplinary perspective, unifying approaches from semiconductor physics, quantum optics, and quantum information science. To…

In this chapter a general mathematical model of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is presented on the basis of the electromagnetic theory. OCT produces high resolution images of the inner structure of biological tissues. Images are…

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