Table 1. summary of the technical parameters of the setups being considered. SCL: supercontinuum laser, SLD: super luminescent diode, LED: light emitting diode.
Technique | Type of source | Wavelength range | Lateral resolution | Axial resolution | Depth of imaging |
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SD-OCT [23] | SLD | 1310 nm ± 55 nm | 7 µm | 7 µm | 1 mm |
m-OCT [35] | SCL | 550-950 nm | 1 µm | 1 µm | 550 µm |
µOCT [11] | SCL | 800 nm ± 150 nm | 2 µm | 1 µm | 300 µm |
PS-SD-OCT [36] | Ti:Sapphire | 735-865 nm | 12 µm (in air) | 2.6 µm (in air) | 1.5 mm |
PS-SS-OCT [37,38] | SS laser | 1310 nm ± 50 nm | 19 µm | 14 µm | 3.6 mm |
FF-OCT [13] | LED | 810 nm ± 25 nm | 0.4 µm | 0.4 µm | 230 µm |