@inproceedings{4b728c27fefb4c4394206e1d6d15f84e,
title = "The impact of relative intensity noise on the signal in multiple reference optical coherence tomography",
abstract = "Multiple reference optical coherence tomography (MR-OCT) applies a unique low-cost solution to enhance the scanning depth of standard time domain OCT by inserting an partial mirror into the reference arm of the interferometric system. This novel approach achieves multiple reflections for different layers and depths of an sample with minimal effort of engineering and provides an excellent platform for low-cost OCT systems based on well understood production methods for micro-mechanical systems such as CD/DVD pick-up systems. The direct integration of a superluminescent light-emitting diode (SLED) is a preferable solution to reduce the form-factor of an MR-OCT system. Such direct integration exposes the light source to environmental conditions that can increase fluctuations in heat dissipation and vibrations and affect the noise characteristics of the output spectrum. This work describes the impact of relative intensity noise (RIN) on the quality of the interference signal of MR-OCT related to a variety of environmental conditions, such as temperature.",
keywords = "Multiple reference optical coherence tomography, Superluminescent light-emitting diode, relative intensity noise, time-domain OCT",
author = "Kai Neuhaus and Hrebesh Subhash and Sergey Alexandrov and Roshan Dsouza and Josh Hogan and Carol Wilson and Martin Leahy and Svetlana Slepneva and Guillaume Huyet",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 SPIE.; Optics and Biophotonics in Low-Resource Settings II ; Conference date: 13-02-2016 Through 14-02-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1117/12.2211404",
language = "English",
series = "Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "David Erickson and David Levitz and Aydogan Ozcan",
booktitle = "Optics and Biophotonics in Low-Resource Settings II",
}