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The problem of three-dimensional near-surface imaging of microscopic structures is discussed. Anew scheme of optical coherence microscope with detection in the spectral domain is proposed. It is based on a broadband light source and filtration of interference images by a tunable acousto-optic imaging filter placed in the detection channel. The applicability of the scheme for analyzing depth distributions of object properties is experimentally demonstrated.
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Machikhin, A.S., Viskovatykh, A.V. & Pozhar, V.E. Full-field optical coherence microscopy based on acousto-optic filtration of interference images. Phys. Wave Phen. 23, 63–67 (2015). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1541308X15010100
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