@article{Ansari2015,
   author = {Ansari, R. and Buj, C. and Pieper, M. and Konig, P. and Schweikard, A. and Huttmann, G.},
   title = {Micro-anatomical and functional assessment of ciliated epithelium in mouse trachea using optical coherence phase microscopy},
   journal = {Opt Express},
   volume = {23},
   number = {18},
   pages = {23217-24},
   note = {1094-4087
Ansari, Rehman
Buj, Christian
Pieper, Mario
Konig, Peter
Schweikard, Achim
Huttmann, Gereon
Journal Article
United States
Opt Express. 2015 Sep 7;23(18):23217-24. doi: 10.1364/OE.23.023217.},
   abstract = {Motile cilia perform a range of important mechanosensory and chemosensory functions, along with expulsion of mucus and inhaled pathogens from the lungs. Here we demonstrate that spectral domain optical coherence phase microscopy (SD-OCPM), which combines the principles of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and confocal microscopy, is particularly well-suited for characterization of both morphology and the ciliary dynamics of mouse trachea. We present micro-anatomical images of mouse trachea, where different cell types can be clearly visualized. The phase contrast, which measures the sub-nanometer changes in axial optical pathlength is used to determine the frequency and direction of cilia beatings.},
   ISSN = {1094-4087},
   DOI = {10.1364/oe.23.023217},
   year = {2015},
   type = {Journal Article}
}

@article{Ansari2014,
   author = {Ansari, Rehman and Myrtus, Christian and Aherrahrou, Redouane and Erdmann, Jeanette and Schweikard, Achim and Hüttmann, Gereon},
   title = {Ultrahigh-resolution, high-speed spectral domain optical coherence phase microscopy},
   journal = {Optics Letters},
   volume = {39},
   number = {1},
   pages = {45-47},
   abstract = {We present an ultrahigh-resolution, high-speed spectral domain optical coherence phase microscopy (SD-OCPM) system that combines submicrometer transverse spatial resolution and subnanometer optical path length sensitivity, with an acquisition speed of over 217,000  voxels/s. The proposed SD-OCPM system overcomes two significant drawbacks of traditional common-path interferometers—limited transverse spatial resolution and suboptimal detection sensitivity—while maintaining phase stability that is comparable with common-path interferometer setups. The transverse and axial spatial resolution of the setup is measured to be 0.6 and 1.9 μm, respectively, with a phase sensitivity of 0.0027 rad (corresponds to optical path length sensitivity of 110 pm). High-speed acquisition allows for phase-sensitive 4D imaging of biological samples with subcellular resolution.},
   keywords = {Microscopy
Coherence imaging
Three-dimensional microscopy},
   DOI = {10.1364/OL.39.000045},
   url = {http://ol.osa.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-39-1-45},
   year = {2014},
   type = {Journal Article}
}

@inproceedings{Ansari2012,
   author = {Ansari, Rehman and Aherrahrou, Redouane and Aherrahrou, Zouhair and Erdmann, Jeanette and Huttmann, Gereon and Schweikard, Achim},
   title = {Quantitative analysis of cardiomyocyte dynamics with optical coherence phase microscopy},
   editor = {Joseph, A. Izatt and James, G. Fujimoto and Valery, V. Tuchin},
   publisher = {SPIE},
   volume = {8213},
   pages = {821338},
year = { 2012},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911781}

}