FOR SIMULTANEOUS BRIGHT-FIEL D MICROSCOPY AND OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGR APHY

We present the first silicon-based endomicroscope that combines wide field and confocal imaging modalities in a single device, whose functionality includes simultaneous op­ eration of bright-field microscopy and optical coherence to­ mography (OCT). This highly-compact multi-modal probe is based on silicon bulk micromachining and has cross-sectional dimensions of2 x 2.76nun2. The achieved lateral resolutions are 6.2 /JIll and 17.8/Jm for bright-field microscopy and OCT, respectively.