Holographic lensless fiber endoscope with needle size using self-calibration

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Abstract

Endoscopes enable optical keyhole access in many applications for instance in biomedicine. In general, coherent fiber bundles (CFB) are used in conjunction with rigid lens systems which determine a fixed image plane. However, the lens system limits the minimum diameter of the endoscope typically to several millimeters. Additionally, only pixelated two-dimensional amplitude patterns can be transferred due to phase scrambling between adjacent cores. These limitations can be overcome by digital optical elements. Thus, in principle thinner, lensless, holographic endoscopes with a three-dimensional adjustable focus for imaging and illumination can be realized. So far, several techniques based on single mode CFB and multi mode fibers (MMF) have been presented. However, these techniques require access to both sides of the fiber, in order to calibrate the bending and temperature sensitive phase distortion, which is not possible in a real application. We present the feasibility of an in-situ calibration and compensation of a CFB with single sided access. A lensless endoscope with a diameter of only 500 μm, a spatial resolution around 1 μm and video rate capability is realized.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)144-150
Number of pages7
JournalTechnisches Messen
Volume86
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2019
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-8321-7488/work/189707697

Keywords

Keywords

  • Endoskopie, Holographie, Schlüssellochzugang, Spatial Light Modulator, Strahlformung