Spectral and time domain optical coherence spectroscopy

We propose a novel method for spectroscopic optical coherence tomography (OCT). This method uses the dependence of the Doppler frequency spectrum on the wavenumber. Controlled modulation of the light in the spectral OCT interferometer allows for an instantaneous depth-resolved reconstruction of the backscattered light spectrum from all depths. The feasibility of the spectroscopic analysis using the proposed scheme was confirmed experimentally.