IP Library Granted Patent US 12,724,319
Granted Patent B2
US 12,724,319 · App. 18/646,304 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

System and methods of visible light swept-source optical coherence tomography

Inventors: Hao F. Zhang (Evanston, IL); Cheng Sun (Evanston, IL); Tingwei Zhang (Evanston, IL); Roman V. Kuranov (Evanston, IL); David Andrew Miller (Evanston, IL)
Assignees: Northwestern University; The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
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Patent No.
US 12,724,319
App. No.
18/646,304
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a new visible light swept source that enables ultrafast visible light OCT to operate at a faster rate to reduce the motion artifacts and increase the field of view without sacrificing image quality. The new visible light swept source further provides for improved roll-off performance and mitigation of influence of RIN and wash-out effect for wide-field imaging. With a much-improved increase in imaging speed, increased signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and increased imaging depth, visible light swept-source OCT (vis-ss-OCT) has the capability to perform more accurate functional and structural imaging.

Claims (65)

1 . A method for generating broadband visible light, the method comprising:

generating broadband near-infrared (NIR) light via a NIR light source;

amplifying the NIR light to provide amplified broadband NIR light;

dispersing the amplified broadband NIR light via a wavelength-to-angle transform optical assembly to provide angularly dispersed broadband NIR light;

collimating the angularly dispersed broadband NIR light via a position-to-angle transform optical assembly to provide spatially dispersed broadband NIR light and directing the spatially dispersed broadband NIR light to a non-linear photonic crystal; and

converting, by the non-linear photonic crystal, the spatially dispersed broadband NIR light to broadband visible light.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the converting, by the non-linear photonic crystal, the spatially dispersed broadband NIR light to visible light comprises generating, via the non-linear photonic crystal, a second harmonic frequency of the spatially-dispersed broadband NIR light as the visible light.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein amplifying the broadband NIR light comprises amplifying the broadband NIR light via an optical amplification module, wherein the optical amplification module includes two or more optical amplifiers.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the broadband NIR source is built by combining two wavelength shifted broadband sources via a dichroic mirror or a fiber coupler.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein two NIR light sources are shifted in wavelength and combined in a single optical path via a dichroic mirror or a fiber coupler, and wherein the spatially dispersed broadband NIR light is converted to broadband visible light via the non-linear photonic crystal by using a sum harmonic frequency generation.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the broadband visible light is spatially dispersed broadband visible light, the method further comprising:

directing the spatially dispersed broadband visible light to a second position-to-angle transform optical assembly and focusing the spatially dispersed broadband visible light, via the second focusing optical assembly, to provide focused broadband visible light;

collecting the focused broadband visible light via a second wavelength-to-angle transform optical assembly to provide collected broadband visible light; and

coupling the collected broadband visible light into an optical fiber via a fiber coupling lens.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a higher refractive index periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) layer of the non-linear photonic crystal is sandwiched between lower refractive index layers to provide a single-mode planar waveguide.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , further comprising providing cylindrical optics before and/or after the wavelength-to-angle transform optical assembly.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising adjusting the polarization of the amplified broadband NIR light to maximize a wavelength conversion efficiency of the non-linear photonic crystal.

10 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the wavelength-to-angle transform optic is a grating, a prism, or a polygon scanner,

wherein the second wavelength-to-angle transform optic is a grating, a prism, or a polygon scanner,

wherein the position-to-angle transform optic is a lens, and

wherein the second position-to-angle transform optic is a second lens.

11 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the non-linear photonic crystal is a periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crystal.

12 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a spatial dispersion of a crystal non-linearity period of the non-linear photonic crystal and a spatial dispersion of the spatially dispersed broadband NIR light are matched within a quasi-phase matching (QPM) condition.

13 . A broadband visible light source, comprising:

a low-coherence, near-infrared (NIR) light source configured to generate broadband NIR light;

an optical amplification module configured to amplify the broadband NIR light to provide amplified broadband NIR light;

a wavelength-to-angle transform optic configured to angularly disperse the amplified broadband NIR light to provide angularly dispersed broadband NIR light;

a position-to-angle transform optic configured to collimate the angularly dispersed broadband NIR light to provide spatially dispersed broadband NIR light;

a non-linear photonic crystal configured to receive the spatially dispersed broadband NIR light and convert the spatially dispersed broadband NIR light to broadband visible light.

14 . The broadband visible light source according to claim 13 , wherein the non-linear photonic crystal is configured to convert the spatially dispersed broadband NIR light to the broadband visible light by generating a second harmonic frequency of the spatially-dispersed broadband NIR light as the broadband visible light.

15 . The broadband visible light source according to claim 13 , wherein the optical amplification module includes two or more optical amplifiers.

16 . The broadband visible light source according to claim 13 , further comprising a polarizer configured to adjust the polarization of the amplified broadband NIR light to maximize a wavelength conversion efficiency of the non-linear photonic crystal.

17 . The broadband visible light source according to claim 13 , wherein the broadband visible light is spatially dispersed broadband visible light, the broadband visible light source further comprising:

a second position-to-angle transform optic configured to focus the spatially dispersed broadband visible light onto a second wavelength-to-angle transform optic;

the second wavelength-to-angle transform optic configured to spatially overlap the spatially dispersed broadband visible light to provide collected broadband visible light; and

a fiber coupling lens configured to couple the collected broadband visible light into an optical fiber.

18 . The broadband visible light source according to claim 17 , wherein the wavelength-to-angle transform optic comprises one or more of a grating, a prism, a grism, a liquid crystal grating, a polygon scanner, a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) scanner, and/or a resonance scanner,

wherein the second wavelength-to-angle transform optic comprises one or more of a grating, a prism, a grism, a polygon scanner, a MEMs scanner, and/or a resonance scanner,

wherein the wavelength-to-angle transform optic can be made from metamaterials,

wherein the position-to-angle transform optic is a lens, a metalens, or a reflecting focuser,

wherein the second position-to-angle transform optic is a second lens, a second metalens, or a second reflecting focuser, and

wherein the wavelength-to-angle transform optic, and the second wavelength-to-angle transform optic can be realized using a single metamaterial or regular optical material element.

19 . The broadband visible light source according to claim 13 , wherein the non-linear photonic crystal is a periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crystal.

20 . The broadband visible light source according to claim 19 , wherein a spatial dispersion of a crystal non-linearity period of the non-linear photonic crystal and a spatial dispersion of the spatially dispersed broadband NIR light are matched within a quasi-phase matching (QPM) condition.

21 . A visible light swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT) (vis-ss-OCT) system, comprising:

the broadband visible light source according to claim 13 ;

a sample arm;

a reference arm; and

a photodetector configured to detect interference signals comprised by light reflected from the sample arm and light reflected from the reference arm.

22 . The vis-ss-OCT system according to claim 21 , further comprising:

a fiber or other light splitter configured to divide the broadband visible light and direct a first portion of the broadband visible light to the sample arm and to direct a second portion of the broadband visible light to the reference arm;

wherein the light splitter is configured to deliver the light reflected from the sample arm and the the light reflected from the reference arm to the detector, and

wherein the detector is configured to detect interference signals comprised by the light reflected from the sample arm and the light reflected from the reference arm.

23 . The vis-ss-OCT system according to claim 22 , further comprising:

a fiber or other splitter configured to divide the broadband visible light and direct a first portion of the broadband visible light to a Mach-Zehnder interferometer and to direct a second portion of the broadband visible light to a second fiber coupler;

the Mach-Zehnder interferometer; and

the second fiber coupler, configured to direct a first component of the second portion of the broadband visible light to the sample arm and to direct a second component of the second portion of the broadband visible light to the reference arm.

24 . The vis-ss-OCT system according to claim 22 , further comprising a second balanced photodetector configured to detect the first portion of the broadband visible light after transmission by the Mach-Zehnder interferometer to provide a K-clock.

25 . The vis-ss-OCT system according to claim 24 , further comprising electronics to increase frequency of the K-clock by squaring or producing higher power transform of the detected the K-clock.

26 . The vis-ss-OCT system according to claim 24 , further comprising a digitizer configured to collect signals provided by the K-clock and the balanced photodetector.

27 . A visible light swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT) (vis-ss-OCT) system, comprising:

the broadband visible light source according to claim 13 ;

a sample arm;

a reference arm; and

a balanced photodetector or two independent photodetectors configured to detect interference signals comprised by light reflected from the sample arm and light reflected from the reference arm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2026
From: ZHANG, HAO F.; SUN, CHENG; KURANOV, ROMAN V.; MILLER, DAVID ANDREW
To: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 074586/0267 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2026
From: ZHANG, TINGWEI
To: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
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