Browsing by Author "Applegate, Brian E."
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Item Fabrication of waveguide directional couplers using 2-photon lithography(Optica Publishing Group, 2023) Flynn, Christopher; Cao, Haimu; Applegate, Brian E.; Tkaczyk, Tomasz S.Advances in 2-photon lithography have enabled in-lab production of sub-micron resolution and millimeter scale 3D optical components. The potential complex geometries are well suited to rapid prototyping and production of waveguide structures, interconnects, and waveguide directional couplers, furthering future development and miniaturization of waveguide-based imaging technologies. System alignment is inherent to the 2-photon process, obviating the need for manual assembly and allowing precise micron scale waveguide geometries not possible in traditional fused fiber coupler fabrication. Here we present the use of 2-photon lithography for direct printing of multi-mode waveguide couplers with air cladding and single mode waveguide couplers with uncured liquid photoresin cladding. Experimental results show reproducible coupling which can be modified by selected design parameters.Item In vivo vibrometry inside the apex of the mouse cochlea using spectral domain optical coherence tomography(Optical Society of America, 2013) Gao, Simon S.; Raphael, Patrick D.; Wang, Rosalie; Park, Jesung; Xia, Anping; Applegate, Brian E.; Oghalai, John S.Sound transduction within the auditory portion of the inner ear, the cochlea, is a complex nonlinear process. The study of cochlear mechanics in large rodents has provided important insights into cochlear function. However, technological and experimental limitations have restricted studies in mice due to their smaller cochlea. These challenges are important to overcome because of the wide variety of transgenic mouse strains with hearing loss mutations that are available for study. To accomplish this goal, we used spectral domain optical coherence tomography to visualize and measure sound-induced vibrations of intracochlear tissues. We present, to our knowledge, the first vibration measurements from the apex of an unopened mouse cochlea.Item Miniature, minimally invasive, tunable endoscope for investigation of the middle ear(The Optical Society, 2015) Pawlowski, Michal E.; Shrestha, Sebina; Park, Jesung; Applegate, Brian E.; Oghalai, John S.; Tkaczyk, Tomasz S.We demonstrate a miniature, tunable, minimally invasive endoscope for diagnosis of the auditory system. The probe is designed to sharply image anatomical details of the middle ear without the need for physically adjusting the position of the distal end of the endoscope. This is achieved through the addition of an electrowetted, tunable, electronically-controlled lens to the optical train. Morphological imaging is enabled by scanning light emanating from an optical coherence tomography system. System performance was demonstrated by imaging part of the ossicular chain and wall of the middle ear cavity of a normal mouse. During the experiment, we electronically moved the plane of best focus from the incudo-stapedial joint to the stapedial artery. Repositioning the object plane allowed us to image anatomical details of the middle ear beyond the depth of field of a static optical system. We also demonstrated for the first time to our best knowledge, that an optical system with an electrowetted, tunable lens may be successfully employed to measure sound-induced vibrations within the auditory system by measuring the vibratory amplitude of the tympanic membrane in a normal mouse in response to pure tone stimuli.