Frequency-domain interferometric based imaging systems and methods

An optical coherence tomography (OCT) device, comprising:

• a light source for generating a beam of light;
• a beam divider for directing a first portion of the light into a reference arm and a second portion of the light into a sample arm;
• a first scanner receiving the second portion of the light and providing scanning along a first linear direction;
• a second scanner receiving the output from the first scanner and providing scanning along a second linear direction at an acute angle to the first linear direction, the first and second scanners having substantially the same scan speed;
• optics for directing the light from second scanner to one or more locations on a sample;
• a detector for receiving light returning from the sample and reference arms and generating signals in response thereto;
• and
• a processor for converting the signals into image data.