Fourier-domain rapid scanning optical delay line (RSOD) was introduced for phase modulation and depth scanning in a time-domain optical coherence tomography (TD-OCT) system. Investigation of parameter optimization of RSOD was conducted. Experiments for RSOD characterization at different parameters of the groove pitch, focal length, galvomirror size, etc. were performed. By implementing the optimized RSOD in our established TD-OCT system with a broadband light source centered at 840 nm with 50 nm bandwidth, in vivo retina imaging of a rabbit was presented, demonstrating the feasibility of high-quality TD-OCT imaging using an RSOD-based phase modulator.
Although the mechanism of neurovascular coupling remains inadequately understood,physiological research has indicated that the dilation of arterioles located within the cerebral cortex column might represent the primary mechanism of hemodynamic response during neurovascular coupling.This study examined the spatiotemporal pattern of NO diffusion induced by functional stimuli at column spatial resolution.Our modeling makes it possible to explore the responses of mediating factors to functional stimuli from a four-dimensional view,which may lead the way to decoding the mechanism of neurovascular coupling.
