Assessment of optical systems by means of point-spread functions

JJM Braat, S van Haver, AJEM Janssen, P Dirksen - Progress in optics, 2008 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter presents the computation of the point-spread function of
optical imaging systems and the characterization of these systems by means of the …

System and method for optical coherence imaging

M Shishkov, BE Bouma, GJ Tearney - US Patent 7,366,376, 2008 - Google Patents
Apparatus and method are provided for transmitting at least one electro-magnetic radiation
is provided. In particular, at least one optical fiber having at least one end extending along a …

Fiber-optic rotational device, optical system and method for imaging a sample

BE Bouma, GJ Tearney, M Shishkov - US Patent 7,382,949, 2008 - Google Patents
A device, system and method for transmitting electro-magnetic radiation between at least
two separate fibers (as well as for imaging a sample) are provided. For example, a first …

Apparatus and method for ranging and noise reduction of low coherence interferometry LCI and optical coherence tomography OCT signals by parallel detection of …

JF De Boer, GJ Tearney, BE Bouma - US Patent 7,355,716, 2008 - Google Patents
Apparatus, method, logic arrangement and storage medium are provided for increasing the
sensitivity in the detection of optical coherence tomography and low coherence interfer …

System and method for optical coherence imaging

SH Yun, BE Bouma, GJ Tearney, JF Deboer - US Patent 7,365,859, 2008 - Google Patents
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Imaging system and related techniques

BE Bouma, GJ Tearney, D Yelin - US Patent 7,447,408, 2008 - Google Patents
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Imaging system and related techniques - Google Patents Imaging system and related …

Apparatus for controlling at least one of at least two sections of at least one fiber

GJ Tearney, M Shishkov, BE Bouma… - US Patent 7,418,169, 2008 - Google Patents
An apparatus for controlling at least one of at least two sections of at least one fiber can be
provided. The apparatus can include an arrangement which may be provided between the …

Mueller-Stokes characterization and optimization of a liquid crystal on silicon display showing depolarization

A Márquez, I Moreno, C Iemmi, A Lizana, J Campos… - Optics express, 2008 - opg.optica.org
In this paper we characterize the polarimetric properties of a liquid crystal on silicon display
(LCoS), including depolarization and diattenuation which are usually not considered when …

Interpretation of nondepolarizing Mueller matrices based on singular-value decomposition

R Ossikovski - JOSA A, 2008 - opg.optica.org
A product decomposition of a nondepolarizing Mueller matrix consisting of the sequence of
three factors—a first linear retarder, a horizontal or vertical" retarding diattenuator," and a …

Interaction of light with the polarization devices: a vectorial Pauli algebraic approach

T Tudor - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
A theoretical approach to the interaction between polarized light and polarization devices,
based on the vectorial and pure operatorial form of the Pauli algebra, is presented. Unlike …