Scanning and actuation techniques for cantilever-based fiber optic endoscopic scanners—a review

M Kaur, PM Lane, C Menon - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Endoscopes are used routinely in modern medicine for in-vivo imaging of luminal organs.
Technical advances in the micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) and optical fields have …

Endoscopic optical imaging technologies and devices for medical purposes: state of the art

M Kaur, PM Lane, C Menon - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The growth and development of optical components and, in particular, the miniaturization of
micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMSs), has motivated and enabled researchers to …

Clinical translation of handheld optical coherence tomography: practical considerations and recent advancements

GL Monroy, J Won, DR Spillman Jr… - … of biomedical optics, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Since the inception of optical coherence tomography (OCT), advancements in imaging
system design and handheld probes have allowed for numerous advancements in disease …

Real-time Lissajous imaging with a low-voltage 2-axis MEMS scanner based on electrothermal actuation

QAA Tanguy, O Gaiffe, N Passilly, JM Cote… - Optics …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Laser scanning based on Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) scanners has become
very attractive for biomedical endoscopic imaging, such as confocal microscopy or Optical …

1.65 mm diameter forward-viewing confocal endomicroscopic catheter using a flip-chip bonded electrothermal MEMS fiber scanner

YH Seo, K Hwang, KH Jeong - Optics Express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
We report a 1.65 mm diameter forward-viewing confocal endomicroscopic catheter using a
flip-chip bonded electrothermal MEMS fiber scanner. Lissajous scanning was implemented …

Two‐photon optical imaging, spectral and fluorescence lifetime analysis to discriminate urothelial carcinoma grades

B Pradere, F Poulon, E Comperat… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the framework of urologic oncology, mini‐invasive procedures have increased in the last
few decades particularly for urothelial carcinoma. One of the essential elements in the …

Circumferential-scanning endoscopic optical coherence tomography probe based on a circular array of six 2-axis MEMS mirrors

S Luo, D Wang, J Tang, L Zhou, C Duan… - Biomedical Optics …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
We present a novel circumferential-scan endoscopic optical coherence tomography (OCT)
probe by using a circular array of six electrothermal microelectromechanical (MEMS) mirrors …

An electro-thermally actuated micro-cantilever-based fiber optic scanner

M Kaur, M Brown, PM Lane, C Menon - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A sub-millimeter sized optical scanner driven by electro-thermal actuation is presented. The
scanner is composed of a single-mode optical fiber (SMF) with a cantilevered section at its …

[HTML][HTML] Endoscopic optical coherence tomography angiography using inverse SNR-amplitude decorrelation features and electrothermal micro-electro-mechanical …

L Yao, H Li, K Liu, Z Zhang, P Li - Quantitative Imaging in Medicine …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Angiogenesis is closely associated with tumor development and progression.
Endoscopic optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) enables rapid inspection of …

Analytical modeling of Ni–Co based multilayer bimorph actuators involving dual insulation layers

S Kim, KS Kim, Y Kim - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a new design of multilayered bimorph electrothermal actuators based
on a Ni and Co alloy (Ni–Co) substrate and analytical models to estimate their performance …