Simultaneous complex ambiguity removal and quantitative flow velocity estimation with joint spectral and time domain OCT

We show that recently developed joint Spectral and Time Optical Coherence Tomography data analysis scheme combined with oscillatory change of optical path difference allows for simultaneous complex ambiguity removal and quantitative flow velocity estimation. Full range structural tomograms as well as velocity distributions of Intralipid solution in glass capillaries are presented.

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