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. 2016 Jan 15;7(2):481–498. doi: 10.1364/BOE.7.000481

Table 1. Summary of the system parameters for DOS-DCS measurements.

Parameter Contact system Non-contact system

Used Used Max. or Min. Allowed

DOS systems description
Independent bandwidth (nm) 610 - 900 610 - 900 550 - 1050
Wavelength resolution (nm) 5 5 5
Optical Resolution (OR) (µm) 200 74
Source-detector separation (mm) 2 - 5 2 - 5
# of source-detector pairs 6 12 57 @ 60% contrast
Dynamic range (dB) 96 96 96
Spot size on the object (mm) 0.2 <1
Depth of focus (mm) ± 4 ± 4
Field of view (mm) ≈45x20
Scanning resolution (mm) 2 0.2
Integration time per frame (s) 4 2 >0.1
DCS systems descriptions
Source wavelength (nm) 785 785 785
Source-detector separation (mm) 2-5 2-7
# of source-detector pairs 6 4 4
Integration time per frame (s) 3 3 >0.1
DOS + DCS
Total time per frame, still (s) 8 6 1
Total time per frame, moving* (s) 20 8 3

†: Dynamic parameter that depends on the system demagnification and optical path

‡: Dynamic parameter that depends on the sample size

*Probe replacement for contact system and translation for scanner system respectively