Thorlabs' Vega™ Series 1300 nm OCT Imaging Systems provide the flexibility required for long-range and high-speed imaging applications. The MEMS-VCSEL source used in these swept-source OCT (SS-OCT) systems produces light with a much longer coherence length than broadband sources, enabling stronger backscattered signals at longer imaging depths. This advantage makes SS-OCT systems particularly apt for clinical applications, such as cardiovascular or opthalmological imaging.
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive optical imaging technique that produces real-time, 2D cross-sectional and 3D volumetric images of a sample. This technique provides structural information about the sample based on light backscattered from different layers of material within that sample, producing images with micron-level resolution and millimeters of imaging depth. OCT imaging can be considered as an optical analog to ultrasound imaging that achieves higher resolution at the cost of decreased penetration depth. In addition to high resolution, the non-contact, noninvasive nature of OCT makes it well suited for imaging samples such as biological tissue, small animals, and industrial materials. Each of Thorlabs' OCT systems includes a computer with ThorImageOCT 64-bit software installed. The software displays and processes 2D and 3D OCT data in real time.
Features
- Configurable OCT Systems Optimized for High-Speed Imaging with Deep Penetration
- 14 µm Axial Resolution in Air
- Two Base Unit Options with 1300 nm Center Wavelength
- 100 kHz A-Scan Rate with 11 mm Imaging Depth in Air, 102 dB Sensitivity
- 200 kHz A-Scan Rate with 8 mm Imaging Depth in Air, 98 dB Sensitivity
- Includes Computer and ThorImage®OCT Software Package (See the Software Tab)
- Build-Your-Own and Preconfigured Systems Available
- See the Brochures Tab for More Information on Thorlabs' OCT Systems
Choose Components to Build or Customize Your OCT System
- Choose from 100 kHz or 200 kHz A-Scan Rate Base Units
- Standard and User-Customizable Beam Scanning Systems Available
- Scan Lens Kits to Optimize Lateral Resolution and Focal Length for Your Application
- Ring- and Immersion-Style Sample Z-Spacers for Air or Liquid Imaging Applications
- Scanner Stand and Translation Stage Accessories
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Thorlabs offers complete, preconfigured 1300 nm Vega™ OCT systems for high-speed, deep-imaging applications. The VEG210C1(/M) configuration features an imaging depth of 11 mm with an A-scan rate of 100 kHz. The VEG220C1(/M) configuration features an imaging depth of 8.0 mm with an A-scan rate of 200 kHz. Both preconfigured systems are fully compatible with all Vega Series OCT components.
This Vega Series OCT system configuration is built completely from components sold in sections located lower on this page. Preconfigured systems include the three essential OCT system core components (the base unit, a scanning system, and a scan lens kit), as well as two optional accessories (scanner stand and translation stage). For more information about a component included in the preconfigured systems, click on the component description in the table to the lower left to navigate down to the related section on this page.