Cross‐polarised optical coherence tomography is a promising technique to reveal certain pathologic conditions in tissue. However, endoscopic devices with flexible small probes to detect diseased areas intraoperatively barely exist. We present an extension of a commercially available swept‐source OCT system. Applying a common‐path probe, the polarisation of reference and sample arm does not need to be further balanced. Due to a depolariser, the system is independent of the inputpolarisation.

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交叉偏振光学相干断层扫描是一种有前途的技术，可以揭示组织中的某些病理状况。然而，几乎不存在具有柔性小探针以在术中检测患病区域的内窥镜设备。我们提出了商用扫频OCT系统的扩展。使用公共路径探头，无需进一步平衡参考臂和样品臂的极化。由于使用了去极化器，因此系统与输入极化无关。