A high-efficiency fiber-based imaging system for co-registered autofluorescence and optical coherence tomography |
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| Authors: | Hamid Pahlevaninezhad Anthony M D Lee Tawimas Shaipanich Rashika Raizada Lucas Cahill Geoffrey Hohert Victor X D Yang Stephen Lam Calum MacAulay Pierre Lane |
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| Institution: | 1.Integrative Oncology Department―Imaging Unit, BC Cancer Research Center, 675 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, Canada;2.Biophotonics and Bioengineering Laboratory, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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| Abstract: | We present a power-efficient fiber-based imaging system capable of co-registered autofluorescence imaging and optical coherence tomography (AF/OCT). The system employs a custom fiber optic rotary joint (FORJ) with an embedded dichroic mirror to efficiently combine the OCT and AF pathways. This three-port wavelength multiplexing FORJ setup has a throughput of more than 83% for collected AF emission, significantly more efficient compared to previously reported fiber-based methods. A custom 900 µm diameter catheter ‒ consisting of a rotating lens assembly, double-clad fiber (DCF), and torque cable in a stationary plastic tube ‒ was fabricated to allow AF/OCT imaging of small airways in vivo. We demonstrate the performance of this system ex vivo in resected porcine airway specimens and in vivo in human on fingers, in the oral cavity, and in peripheral airways.OCIS codes: (110.0110) Imaging systems, (110.2350) Fiber optics imaging, (110.4500) Optical coherence tomography, (170.2520) Fluorescence microscopy, (170.3890) Medical optics instrumentation |
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