TY - JOUR
T1 - Scanner-free and wide-field endoscopic imaging by using a single multimode optical fiber
AU - Choi, Youngwoon
AU - Yoon, Changhyeong
AU - Kim, Moonseok
AU - Yang, Taeseok Daniel
AU - Fang-Yen, Christopher
AU - Dasari, Ramachandra R.
AU - Lee, Kyoung Jin
AU - Choi, Wonshik
PY - 2012/11/12
Y1 - 2012/11/12
N2 - A single multimode fiber is considered an ideal optical element for endoscopic imaging due to the possibility of direct image transmission via multiple spatial modes. However, the wave distortion induced by the mode dispersion has been a fundamental limitation. In this Letter, we propose a method for eliminating the effect of mode dispersion and therefore realize wide-field endoscopic imaging by using only a single multimode fiber with no scanner attached to the fiber. Our method will potentially revolutionize endoscopy in various fields encompassing medicine and industry.
AB - A single multimode fiber is considered an ideal optical element for endoscopic imaging due to the possibility of direct image transmission via multiple spatial modes. However, the wave distortion induced by the mode dispersion has been a fundamental limitation. In this Letter, we propose a method for eliminating the effect of mode dispersion and therefore realize wide-field endoscopic imaging by using only a single multimode fiber with no scanner attached to the fiber. Our method will potentially revolutionize endoscopy in various fields encompassing medicine and industry.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.203901
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.203901
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84869069707
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 109
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
IS - 20
M1 - 203901
ER -