Optical scanning endoscope via a single multimode optical fiber

作     者：Guangxing Wu Runze Zhu Yanqing Lu Minghui Hong Fei Xu Guangxing Wu;Runze Zhu;Yanqing Lu;Minghui Hong;Fei Xu

作者机构：Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringNational University of Singapore4 Engineering Drive 3117576Singapore College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced MicrostructuresNanjing UniversityNanjing 210023China Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and TechnologyXiamen University33 Qunxian RoadXiamen 361005China 

出 版 物：《Opto-Electronic Science》 (光电科学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2024年第3卷第3期

页      面：1-32页

学科分类：08[工学] 0803[工学-光学工程] 

基　　金：supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(62135007 and 61925502) 

主　　题：multimode optical fiber endoscope scanning imaging focusing wavefront shaping 

摘      要：Optical endoscopy has become an essential diagnostic and therapeutic approach in modern biomedicine for directly observing organs and tissues deep inside the human body,enabling non-invasive,rapid diagnosis and *** fiber endoscopy is highly competitive among various endoscopic imaging techniques due to its high flexibility,compact structure,excellent resolution,and resistance to electromagnetic *** the past decade,endoscopes based on a single multimode optical fiber(MMF)have attracted widespread research interest due to their potential to significantly reduce the footprint of optical fiber endoscopes and enhance imaging *** comparison with other imaging principles of MMF endoscopes,the scanning imaging method based on the wavefront shaping technique is highly developed and provides benefits including excellent imaging contrast,broad applicability to complex imaging scenarios,and good compatibility with various well-established scanning imaging *** this review,various technical routes to achieve light focusing through MMF and procedures to conduct the scanning imaging of MMF endoscopes are *** advancements in imaging performance enhancements,integrations of various imaging modalities with MMF scanning endoscopes,and applications are *** specific to this endoscopic imaging technology are analyzed,and potential remedies and avenues for future developments are discussed.