This proceedings shows the combination of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and Hyper-Spectral Imaging (HSI) using a double-clad optical fiber. The single mode core of the fiber is used to transmit OCT signals, while the cladding, with its large collection area, provides an efficient way to capture the reflectance spectrum of the sample. The combination of both methods enables three-dimensional acquisition of sample morphology with OCT, enhanced by the molecular information contained in its hyper-spectral image. We believe that the combination of these techniques could result in endoscopes with enhanced tissue identification capability.

Date Published: 10 March 2016
PDF: 8 pages
Proc. SPIE 9701, Multimodal Biomedical Imaging XI, 97010X (10 March 2016); doi: 10.1117/12.2211758

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9701:
Multimodal Biomedical Imaging XI
Fred S. Azar; Xavier Intes, Editor(s)