Biophotonics New Zealand

OCT uses the coherence properties of a light source to map biological tissues in three dimensions.

 

If the light source is sufficiently incoherent, details as small as a few cells can be resolved. It is also possible to scan up to a few millimetres in the depth of a tissue under investigation without having to cut or even touch it.

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Research includes:

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• Different aspects of OCT like dispersion, polarisation and speckle

• New sources and sources with unprecedented coherence length allowing for deeper imaging

• Pushing the limits of OCT in terms of tissue differentiation using new contrast mechanisms

• Cartilage study

• Developing the technology for optical biopsies funded by an RSNZ Marsden grant.

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For more information on current projects please visit the links

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