Compact fiber structures for snapshot spectral and volumetric oct imaging

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a custom waveguide array to encode 3-dimensional data for snapshot imaging techniques like imaging spectrometry or volumetric spectral domain OCT. The custom waveguide array has a series of waveguides such as optical fibers having input ends and output ends. The input ends are grouped in a dense array input area. An array output area creates void spaces for the output ends. The output area thus may used to provide spectral information for an object imaged by the input area. The fiber arrays may be manufactured with an entirely automatic development process based on 3-D printing techniques such as 2-Photon Polymerization (2PP) additive manufacturing.

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