Fiber-Based Optical Manipulation Application Note

Overview: Fiber optic communications have long been of interest, but more recently the technology is being coupled with SLMs for imaging deep in tissue where scattering would otherwise prevent optical techniques from being practical. Much research is focused on imaging through multi-mode fibers due to the small form factor that minimizes damage to surrounding tissue. The challenge of imaging
with multi-mode fibers is that manipulation of the fiber alters the phase error that the fiber introduces. High speed SLMs are used not only to remove the phase errors but also to target excitation at the
end of the fiber.