Contrast limiting factors of optical fiber bundles for flexible endoscopy

N. Ortega-Quijano; J. L. Arce-Diego; F. Fanjul-Vélez

doi:10.1117/12.817981

18 November 2008 Contrast limiting factors of optical fiber bundles for flexible endoscopy

N. Ortega-Quijano, J. L. Arce-Diego, F. Fanjul-Vélez

Proceedings Volume 7138, Photonics, Devices, and Systems IV; 71380H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.817981
Event: Photonics, Devices, and Systems IV, 2008, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

Medical endoscopy constitutes a basic device for the development of minimally invasive procedures for a wide range of medical applications, involving diagnosis, treatment and surgery, as well as biopsy sampling. Its minimally invasive nature results in no surgery, or only small incisions, which involves a minimal hospitalization time. The medical relevance of endoscopes relies on the fact that they are one of the most effective means of early stages of cancer diagnosis, with the subsequent improvement in the patient's quality of life. Flexible endoscopy by means of coherent optical fiber bundles shows both flexibility and a high active area. However, the parallel arrangement of the fibers within the bundle produces interference phenomena between them, which results in optical crosstalk. As a consequence, there is a power exchange between contiguous fibers, producing a worsening in the contrast of the image. In this work, this quality limiting factor is deeply studied. We quantitatively analyze crosstalk, performing several studies that show the limitations imposed to the endoscopic system. Finally, we propose some solutions by an analytical method to accurately determine the appropriate optical fibers for each particular design. The method is also applied to endoscopic OCT.

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N. Ortega-Quijano, J. L. Arce-Diego, and F. Fanjul-Vélez "Contrast limiting factors of optical fiber bundles for flexible endoscopy", Proc. SPIE 7138, Photonics, Devices, and Systems IV, 71380H (18 November 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.817981

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