ABSTRACT
This introductory chapter provides an overview of full-field optical
coherence microscopy. The different technological approaches that
have been developed are reported, specifying the interferometer
configuration, the light source, the image sensor, and the method
used to obtain images from the acquired data. Theoretical analyses
of the system characteristics, including the detection sensitivity
and spatial resolution, are presented. Challenges, advantages, and
drawbacks of the technique are discussed. A review of the main
applications of full-field optical coherence microscopy is provided.
