An optical coherence tomography (OCT) system with an A-scan rate of 20 kHz was developed for measuring the biomechanical properties of human finger-pad skin. Such an OCT system operates at a center wavelength of 890 nm with a spectral bandwidth of 150 nm resulting in a very good axial resolution of 2.6 μm. The measured sensitivity and sensitivity roll-off of the system were ～93 dB and ～6 dB mm~(-1), respectively. Elastographic B-scan images of the human finger-pad skin were constructed by using 1000 A-scans. Deformations of the human finger-pad before and after sliding, while pressed against a transparent optical glass plate under the action of 0.5-2 N force, were examined both at the surface and sub-surface. Biomechanical properties, i.e., deformation of the skin, finger-pad/glass interface contact area were studied.
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