Swept source OCT system and method with phase-locked detection

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PATENT NO 9784559
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14386672

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A swept source OCT system and related method are disclosed. The system comprises a control device for operating a tunable light source in response to an electronic sweep control signal such that the tunable light source carries out wave length sweeps with a repetition rate fsweep, which depends on the frequency of the sweep control signal. The system further comprises a detection device for the time-resolved detection of an interference signal from a sample beam and a reference beam with the help of a detection cycle signal. The sweep control signal and the detection cycle signal are phase-locked, or means for creating a signal or signal sequence are provided, said signal or signal sequence being characterising for the frequency relationship and/or the relative phase position of the sweep control signal and detection cycle signal.

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  • LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAT MUNCHEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Huber, Robert Alexander Schnaitsee, DE 9 300
Klein, Thomas Munich, DE 229 2424
Wieser, Wolfgang Munich, DE 8 53

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