CN201537081U - Two-dimensional scanning optical fiber probe - Google Patents

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CN201537081U
CN201537081U CN2009201998556U CN200920199855U CN201537081U CN 201537081 U CN201537081 U CN 201537081U CN 2009201998556 U CN2009201998556 U CN 2009201998556U CN 200920199855 U CN200920199855 U CN 200920199855U CN 201537081 U CN201537081 U CN 201537081U
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丁志华
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The utility model discloses a two-dimensional scanning optical fiber probe, which is based on an asymmetric optical fiber cantilever structure and capable of forming two independent orthogonal resonant modes not influencing each other. By using a single driving signal containing two resonant signal components, the two-dimensional scanning optical fiber probe is capable of simultaneously stimulating the two orthogonal resonant modes of an asymmetric optical fiber cantilever to form two-dimensional lissajous scanning patterns. The two-dimensional scanning optical fiber probe based on the asymmetric optical fiber cantilever structure uses single-mode optical fibers and gradient index optical fibers to form lens optical fibers to be combined with a gradient index lens, thereby realizing sample illumination and backward scattered light collection. By using a position-sensitive detector, the two-dimensional scanning optical fiber probe is capable of recording two-dimensional tracks of optical fiber probe emergent light inside an imaging cross section in real time, and realizing accurate reconstruction of scanning position information.

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A kind of two-dimensional scan fibre-optical probe
Technical field
This utility model relates to optical coherent chromatographic imaging (OCT) technology, relates in particular to a kind of two-dimensional scan fibre-optical probe that is used for endoscopic optical coherent chromatography imaging.
Background technology
Optical coherent chromatographic imaging (Optical Coherence Tomography, be called for short OCT) be a kind of emerging biomedical optical image technology, can realize the structure and the physiological function of biological tissue are carried out noncontact, not damaged, high-resolution imaging, wide application prospect be arranged in the earlier detection of disease with in body biopsy field.
The Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging Technology development has formed time domain OCT system, three kinds of patterns of spectral coverage OCT system and frequency sweep OCT system so far.Early stage time domain OCT system is by the tomography of axial mechanical scanning realization to biological sample, and spectral coverage OCT system and frequency sweep OCT system need not axial scan and get final product imaging, have realized the highly sensitive optical coherent chromatographic imaging of high speed.Yet, OCT system for above-mentioned three kinds of patterns, because the optical band that adopts all can only penetrate some millimeters in tissue, can't carry out tomography to inner histoorgan at the external human body that directly penetrates, than other imaging techniques (as ultra sonic imaging, CT imaging), limited imaging depth has restricted imaging and the diagnosis of OCT technology to inside of human body histoorgan pathological changes.In order to eliminate this restraining factors, to have only research and development based on peeping technology in the OCT system, just can make the OCT technology be applied to the high-resolution imaging of inside of human body histoorgan.External a lot of scientific research institution has all carried out the research of this respect, has adopted the rotary optical component construction as the G.J.Tearney group of Harvard University's medical college and can carry out the probe system of 360 degree circular scannings; Y.T.Pan and J.M.Zara propose the OCT miniature probe based on rotation photo-coupler and MEMS (MEMS); The Zhongping Chen group in Irving branch school, University of California proposes to cause based on electricity the endoscopic OCT probe of polymer and fibre bundle; The ChanghueiYang of California Institute of Technology proposes the endoscopic OCT probe based on rotation grin lens group; The S.A.Boppart of Harvard University proposes the scanheads based on the flexural piezoelectric driver first; The Xingde Li group of University of Washington proposes the scanheads based on piezoelectric ceramic tube.All there are its inherent pluses and minuses in above-mentioned these methods, and as the scanheads based on rotary optical assembly and optical coupler, its light energy coupling efficiency is lower, need carry out accurate optical alignment, and probe size are bigger; Miniature probe based on the MEMS technology needs complicated manufacture process, and its manufacturing cost and manufacture difficulty are all than higher; And need very high voltage to drive based on the scanheads of piezoelectric ceramic tube, need higher energy consumption, and be applied in and have certain potential safety hazard in the human body.Therefore as how more easy manufacturing process, in lower manufacturing cost with regulate under the condition of difficulty, develop simple and compact for structure, energy consumption is low and have the OCT scanheads of higher optical energy utilization efficiency, just becomes a general objective of OCT probe designs.
The utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is at the deficiencies in the prior art, and a kind of two-dimensional scan fibre-optical probe that is used for endoscopic optical coherent chromatography imaging is provided.This two-dimensional scan fibre-optical probe is based on asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design, the quadrature resonant mode that has two independences and be independent of each other, utilization comprises two quadrature resonant modes of single driving signal simultaneous excitation of two component of signals, form Lee's Sa such as the scan pattern of two dimension, utilize single-mode fiber, gradient index fibre forms lens fiber (lensed fiber), make up with gradient-index lens again, realize the illumination of sample and the collection of rear orientation light, utilization is integrated in the inner Position-Sensitive Detector (PSD) of probe, the two-dimensional scan track of real time record fibre-optical probe emergent light in the imaging transverse section.
This utility model is achieved through the following technical solutions: a kind of two-dimensional scan fibre-optical probe that is used for endoscopic optical coherent chromatography imaging, mainly form by asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design, gradient-index lens, dichroic rete, Position-Sensitive Detector, package casing, Position-Sensitive Detector cable, piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella cable; Gradient-index lens is fixed on an end of package casing, light-incident end at gradient-index lens is coated with the dichroic rete, asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design one end is fixed on the other end of package casing, asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design is aimed at the dichroic rete vertically, and Position-Sensitive Detector is fixed on the inwall of package casing near the dichroic rete.
Further, described asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design comprises piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella, the first rigidity fiber segment, the second rigidity fiber segment, lens fiber composition; Lens fiber is fixed on the upper surface of piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella, and the first rigidity fiber segment is fixed on the lower surface of piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella and consistent with the lens fiber bearing of trend, and the second rigidity fiber segment is fixed between the lens fiber and the first rigidity fiber segment.Piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella, the first rigidity fiber segment, the second rigidity fiber segment, and lens fiber forms asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design.
Further, described lens fiber is made up of single-mode fiber and gradient index fibre; Single-mode fiber and gradient index fibre are connected to form lens fiber, and the laser of being exported by the single-mode fiber in the lens fiber collimates through gradient index fibre, outputs to gradient-index lens, focus on through gradient-index lens, are radiated on the sample.
Compare with background technology, the utlity model has following technique effect:
1, by introducing rigidity fiber segment, forms asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design, make imaging fibre have two quadrature resonant modes that independently, are independent of each other to scanning optical fiber cantilever.Compare traditional single-optical fiber scanning structure, optical fiber resonance extends to two-dimentional resonance from one dimension resonance, has expanded the imaging dimension.The asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design of Cai Yonging simultaneously has that volume is little, a compact conformation, the simple advantage of manufacturing process.
2, comprise two component signals by the driving signal that makes the piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella corresponding to two quadrature resonant modes of asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design, but the asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design of this single driving signal simultaneous excitation resonance on two orthogonal directions is realized the two-dimensional scan of imaging fibre; Than traditional driving signal based on piezoelectric ceramic tube, driving voltage is reduced to several volts from tens volts, has reduced energy consumption, has improved safety, drives signal and is reduced to one the tunnel from two-way, thereby simplified the complexity of drive circuit.
3, by introducing lens fiber the laser in the imaging fibre is collimated, focus on through the laser after the gradient-index lens collimation, because two-dimensional scan is that collimated light beam is scanned, than traditional single fiber point-sourcre imaging scan mode, the gradual halation phenomena that has occurred when having avoided to the off-axis point imaging, can improve the efficiency of light energy utilization of off-axis point imaging, and then improve the signal to noise ratio of overall system.
4, pass through the position signalling of Position-Sensitive Detector real time record two-dimensional scan track, thereby realize accurate reconstruct the sample scanning position information.Simultaneously, in tradition scanning imaging fiber, the influence that is subject to environmental disturbances owing to imaging fiber causes producing the glitch of positional information, position signalling by the Position-Sensitive Detector feedback can be alleviated the erroneous effects that this glitch brings imaging, guarantee imaging precision, improved the capacity of resisting disturbance of optical-fiber type imaging probe system.
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Fig. 1 is a structural representation of the present utility model;
Fig. 2 is non-symmetric fiber cantilever design sketch map;
Fig. 3 is the sketch map of the structure and the gradient-index lens combined optical path of lens fiber;
Among the figure: 1, asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design, 2, gradient-index lens, 3, the dichroic rete, 4, Position-Sensitive Detector, 5, package casing, 6, the Position-Sensitive Detector cable, 7, piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella cable, 8, piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella, 9, rigidity fiber segment, 10, rigidity fiber segment, 11, lens fiber, 12, single-mode fiber, 13, gradient index fibre, 14, sample.
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Below in conjunction with drawings and Examples this utility model is further described, it is more obvious that the purpose of this utility model and effect will become.
As shown in Figure 1, this utility model two-dimensional scan fibre-optical probe of being used for endoscopic optical coherent chromatography imaging comprises: asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design 1, gradient-index lens 2, dichroic rete 3, Position-Sensitive Detector 4, package casing 5, Position-Sensitive Detector cable 6, piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella cable 7.Wherein the light-incident end of gradient-index lens 2 is coated with dichroic rete 3, the laser that asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design 1 is sent in vibration, a part is beaten on Position-Sensitive Detector 4 by the reflection of dichroic rete 3, asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design 1, gradient-index lens 2, dichroic rete 3, Position-Sensitive Detector 4 all is encapsulated in the package casing 5, is used to provide the Position-Sensitive Detector cable 6 of feedback position signal and provides piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella cable 7 that the piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella drives signal to be connected to the scanheads outside by the rear port of package casing 5.
Position-Sensitive Detector 4 photosurfaces can be surveyed the light spot position of visible light wave range, and the typical light wave band that is used for the OCT system is the low-coherent light of 800nm and 1300nm wave band.Dichroic rete 3 can reflect the visible light of 600nm wave band, and the low-coherent light of transmission 1300nm or 800nm wave band, can realize obtaining of position signalling when not losing optical coherence tomography luminous energy like this.
This utility model two-dimensional scan fibre-optical probe is usually located at the sample arm end in the OCT system.The Lights section in the OCT system will be used for a branch of light of visible light coupling becoming that low-coherent light that the super luminescence diode of tomography sends and the He-Ne laser instrument that is used for the Position-Sensitive Detector location position send.By the reflection of dichroic rete 3, radiation of visible light is on Position-Sensitive Detector 4 photosurfaces; The low-coherent light of dichroic rete 3 transmissions focuses on through gradient-index lens 2 and to carry out tomography on the sample.Position-Sensitive Detector 4 real time record are radiated at the position signalling of the visible light track while scan on its photosurface, reach computer through Position-Sensitive Detector cable 6.Because the position signalling of Position-Sensitive Detector 4 records can satisfy relation one to one with the position that low-coherent light is beaten on sample, therefore just can accurately rebuild the scanning position information of sample by these position signallings.
Typical PSD parameter can be with reference to the Two-dimensional PSD (S2044) of shore pine company production, its operation principle is, when hot spot is radiated on the PSD photosurface, distance according to four electrodes of hot spot distance P SD produces four photoelectric currents respectively, by current/voltage conversion, voltage amplification, analog-digital conversion process, can obtain hot spot and be radiated at positional information on the PSD photosurface.When being subjected to disturbances such as applied external force when scanheads; fine ANOMALOUS VARIATIONS can appear in the movement locus of optical fiber cantilever design; but because Position-Sensitive Detector 4 is built in scanheads inside and real time record track while scan position signalling; therefore utilize the accurate reconstruct sample of position signalling scanning position information; can avoid the error of the ANOMALOUS VARIATIONS location information introducing of track while scan, improve the capacity of resisting disturbance of scanheads.
Figure 2 shows that described asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design sketch map, comprise piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella 8, the first rigidity fiber segment 9, the second rigidity fiber segment 10, lens fiber 11.Wherein lens fiber 11 is fixed in the upper surface of piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella 8, one end of the first rigidity fiber segment 9 is fixed in the lower surface of piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella 8, one end of the second rigidity fiber segment 10 links to each other with the first rigidity fiber segment 9, and the other end is connected with the middle part of lens fiber 11.Piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella cable 7 connects upper surface piezoceramics layer, middle springs lamella and the lower surface piezoceramics layer of piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella 8 respectively.
In asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design 1, form a rigid frame by the front end face of lens fiber 11, the first rigidity fiber segment 9, the second rigidity fiber segment 10 and piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella 8.Asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design 1 have two independently, non-interfering quadrature resonant mode, one of them resonance directions is in asymmetric optical fiber cantilever face, another resonance directions is perpendicular to asymmetric optical fiber cantilever plane, the single driving signal of piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella 8 is provided by functional generator, functional generator produces the sub-signal that two-way corresponds respectively to two quadrature resonant modes, synthesizes one tunnel single driving signal by mixing.First piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella cable 7 of the upper surface piezoceramics layer of connection piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella 8 and the second piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella cable 7 of the lower surface piezoceramics layer that is connected piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella 8 couple together, and the positive pole that connects single driving signal, the 3rd piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella cable 7 that connects the middle springs lamella of piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella 8 is connected to the negative pole of single driving signal.Utilization comprises the single driving signal of two resonance signals, and two quadrature resonant modes of the asymmetric optical fiber cantilever of energy simultaneous excitation form two-dimentional Lee's Sa such as scan pattern.
Figure 3 shows that the sketch map of the structure and the gradient-index lens combined optical path of described lens fiber, lens fiber 11 is formed by connecting by single-mode fiber 12 and gradient index fibre 13.Laser by 12 outputs of the single-mode fiber in the lens fiber 11 collimates through gradient index fibre 13, outputs to gradient-index lens 2, focuses on through gradient-index lens 2, is radiated on the sample 14.
Single-mode fiber 12 in the lens fiber 11 and gradient index fibre 13 use optical fiber splicer to be welded together, and re-use fiber cutter gradient index fibre 13 is cut to 1/4th pitch lengths, form the lens fiber 11 with beam collimation function.Utilize single-mode fiber 12, gradient index fibre 13 to form lens fiber 11 and gradient-index lens 2 combinations, realize the illumination of sample 14 and the collection of rear orientation light.Owing to adopt the collimated beam of lens fiber outgoing to scan, than the point source scanning imagery of conventional single mode fiber, the gradual halation phenomena that has caused when having avoided the off-axis point imaging makes the countershaft point of going up all reach the higher efficiency of light energy utilization with the off-axis point imaging.
The disclosed a kind of two-dimensional scan fibre-optical probe that is used for endoscopic optical coherent chromatography imaging of this utility model, the asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design that proposes has two quadrature resonant modes that independently, are independent of each other, use comprises the single driving signal of two resonance signal components, two quadrature resonant modes of the asymmetric optical fiber cantilever of simultaneous excitation form two-dimentional Lee's Sa such as scan pattern.The lens fiber and the gradient-index lens combination that utilize single-mode fiber, gradient index fibre to form simultaneously, realize the illumination of sample and the collection of rear orientation light, can avoid the gradual halation phenomena of off-axis point scanning, realize higher optical energy utilization efficiency, and utilize and be integrated in the inner Position-Sensitive Detector (PSD) of probe, the trajectory signal of feedback two-dimensional scan in real time is used for the accurate reconstruct of positional information, and can avoid the ANOMALOUS VARIATIONS of the track while scan that external disturbance causes, in the OCT system, peep in the application significant.

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1. two-dimensional scan fibre-optical probe, it is characterized in that: it mainly is made up of asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design (1), gradient-index lens (2), dichroic rete (3), Position-Sensitive Detector (4), package casing (5), Position-Sensitive Detector cable (6), piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella cable (7); Gradient-index lens (2) is fixed on an end of package casing (5), light-incident end at gradient-index lens (2) is coated with dichroic rete (3), asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design (1) one end is fixed on the other end of package casing (5), asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design (1) is aimed at dichroic rete (3) vertically, and Position-Sensitive Detector (4) is fixed on the inwall of package casing (5) near dichroic rete (3).
2. two-dimensional scan fibre-optical probe according to claim 1 is characterized in that: described asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design (1) comprises piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella (8), the first rigidity fiber segment (9), the second rigidity fiber segment (10), lens fiber (11); Wherein, lens fiber (11) is fixed on the upper surface of piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella (8), the first rigidity fiber segment (9) is fixed on the lower surface of piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella (8) and consistent with lens fiber (11) bearing of trend, and the second rigidity fiber segment (10) is fixed between the lens fiber (11) and the first rigidity fiber segment (9); Piezoelectric ceramics twin lamella (8), the first rigidity fiber segment (9), the second rigidity fiber segment (10), and lens fiber (11) forms asymmetric optical fiber cantilever design (1).
3. two-dimensional scan fibre-optical probe according to claim 2 is characterized in that: described lens fiber (11) is connected to form by single-mode fiber (12) and gradient index fibre (13); Laser by the output of the single-mode fiber (12) in the lens fiber (11) collimates through gradient index fibre (13), outputs to gradient-index lens (2), focuses on through gradient-index lens (2), is radiated on the sample (14).
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