SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FULL JONES MATRIX-BASED ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE NON-DEPOLARIZING POLARIZATION PARAMETERS USING OPTICAL FREQUENCY DOMAIN IMAGING

摘要

Exemplary embodiments of apparatus, methods and systems according to the present disclosure can be provided for optical frequency domain imaging (e.g., partially fiber- based) to obtain information associated with an anatomical structure or a sample. For example, it is possible to provide at least one first electro-magnetic radiation, where a frequency of radiation associated with the first electro-magnetic radiation(s) varies over time. In addition, it is possible to separate at least one portion of a radiation which is (i) the first electro-magnetic radiation(s) and/or (ii) at least one further radiation into second and third radiations having difference orthogonal states, and to apply at least one first characteristic to the second radiation and at least one second characteristic to at least one third radiation. The first and second characteristics can be different from one another.