SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING SPECTRAL-DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE PHASE MICROSCOPY FOR CELL AND DEEP TISSUE IMAGING

摘要

An apparatus and the corresponding method, representing a common-path interferometer, whereby the sample and reference beams have different diameters. These first and second beams first travel separated paths in oder to change their diameter. After being reunited on a common path, a first partial reflector is used to generate a first interferogram carrying information about fluctuations in the separated paths. The transmitted beams are directed onto the sample, respectively reference reflecting flat in close proximity to the sample, on a common path. The spectral interferogram recorded as the interference of these third and fourth beams is used to determine information relating to the sample.