Patent ID: 9322639
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: G01B,G01D,G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for generating a calibration conversion table using a calibration jig for calibrating an optical tomographic imaging apparatus, the calibration jig including a holding member removably attachable to an attachment section of the optical tomographic imaging apparatus, wherein an optical probe is to be attached to the attachment section, and a reflective surface held by the holding member, the reflective surface reflecting measurement light emitted from an emitting section of the attachment section and directing reflected light back to the emitting section, the calibration conversion table representing a relationship between wavenumber and displacement and being used for converting a first interference signal plotted along a displacement axis with constant displacement intervals into a second interference signal plotted along a wavenumber axis with constant wavenumber intervals, the first interference signal being obtained by: attaching the calibration jig to the attachment section to optically couple the calibration jig to the apparatus in a removable manner; dividing low-coherent light having a wide emission wavelength band into reference light and the measurement light; emitting the measurement light from the emitting section; guiding the measurement light through the calibration jig and applying the measurement light to the reflective surface; combining the reference light with reflected light, the reflected light being reflected from the reflective surface and guided through the calibration jig; and spatially dispersing interference light of the combined reference light and reflected light with respect to frequency and detecting the interference light as the first interference signal with a plurality of spatially arrayed light receiving elements, the method utilizing one or more processors, the method comprising: attaching the calibration jig to the attachment section, from which the optical probe is detached; extracting a group of points from the first interference signal plotted along the displacement axis, the group of points being plotted at equal intervals in the second interference signal plotted along the wavenumber axis; finding a displacement value corresponding to each point of the group of points; plotting, based on the displacement values, the group of points on the calibration conversion table at equal intervals along the wavenumber axis of the calibration conversion table; and interpolating, using at least one processor, between the plotted points of the group of points.