Preliminary results of non-contact THz imaging of cornea

Shijun Sung; James Garritano; Neha Bajwa; Sophie Deng; Jean Pierre Hubschman; Warren S. Grundfest; Zachary D. Taylor

doi:10.1117/12.2086866

Preliminary results of non-contact THz imaging of cornea

Shijun Sung, James Garritano, Neha Bajwa, Sophie Deng, Jean Pierre Hubschman, Warren S. Grundfest, Zachary D. Taylor^*

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This paper presents a novel THz optical design that allows the acquisition of THz reflectivity maps of in vivo cornea without the need for a field flattening window and preliminary imaging results of in vivo rabbit cornea. The system's intended use is to sense small changes in corneal tissue water content (CTWC) that can be precursors for a host of diseases and pathologies. Unique beam optics allows the scanning of a curved surface at normal incidence while keeping the source detector and target stationary. Basic system design principles are discussed and image sets of spherical calibration targets and corneal phantom models are presented. The presented design will enable, for the first time, non-contact THz imaging of animal and human cornea.

Original language	English
Article number	93620C
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9362
Issue number	January
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2086866
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication

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Optical design
Quasioptics
THz medical imaging

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