Fast and accurate spectral-estimation axial super-resolution optical coherence tomography

Jos De Wit, Kostas Angelopoulos, Jeroen Kalkman*, George Othon Glentis

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Abstract

Spectral-estimation OCT (SE-OCT) is a computational method to enhance the axial resolution beyond the traditional bandwidth limit. However, it has not yet been used widely due to its high computational load, dependency on user-optimized parameters, and inaccuracy in intensity reconstruction. In this study, we implement SE-OCT using a fast implementation of the iterative adaptive approach (IAA). This non-parametric spectral estimation method is optimized for use on OCT data. Both in simulations and experiments we show an axial resolution improvement with a factor between 2 and 10 compared to standard discrete Fourier transform. Contrary to parametric methods, IAA gives consistent peak intensity and speckle statistics. Using a recursive and fast reconstruction scheme the computation time is brought to the sub-second level for a 2D scan. Our work shows that SE-OCT can be used for volumetric OCT imaging in a reasonable computation time, thus paving the way for wide-scale implementation of superresolution OCT.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)39946-39966
JournalOptics Express
Volume29
Issue number24
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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