Minimally invasive inspection of technical and medical intracavities using a novel opto-digital scheme

• Main Author: Murukeshan Vadakke Matham.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Research Report
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/42201
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Current endoscopes, bronchoscopes, arthroscopes, etc., report reflected or fluoresced light, but without fully exploiting the potential of coherence. By fibre optics we can light and image the body using external lasers and electronics, reducing bulk at the tip of a flexible device. Incorporating fi...