Application of optical coherence tomography in nacre identification and characterization
Abstract
In this article optical coherence tomography is first applied in research on nacre of pearls and mother oysters. The nondestructive OCT measurement can show the shell-nucleus features, quantify the nacre thickness and unveil hierarchical structure during nacre formation. The experimental results show the potential of OCT imaging in pearl identification and cultivation. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 50: 442–445, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.23124
