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OPTICS EXPRESS
Volume 19, Issue 8, Pages 7213-7221Publisher
OPTICAL SOC AMER
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.007213
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We report on the design and implementation of a gradient-index microendoscope suitable for accessing tissues deep within the body using confocal fluorescence imaging. The 350-mu m diameter microendoscope has a length of 27 mm, which enables it to be inserted through a 22-gauge hypodermic needle. A prototype imaging system is demonstrated to obtain images of tissue samples at depths of similar to 15 mm with a lateral resolution of similar to 700 nm. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest resolution and imaging depth reported for a confocal probe of these dimensions. We employ a scanning arrangement using a lensed fiber that can conveniently control the input beam parameters without causing off-axis aberrations typically present in the optical relay lenses used in galvanometer-mirror scanning systems. (C) 2011 Optical Society of America
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