Optical Coherence Tomography for Artwork Diagnostics

Targowski, Piotr; Góra, Michalina; Wojtkowski, Maciej

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Volume 2006 | Article ID 035373 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2006/35373

Optical Coherence Tomography for Artwork Diagnostics

Piotr Targowski,¹Michalina Góra,¹and Maciej Wojtkowski¹

Academic Editor: Costas Fotakis

Received15 Sept 2006

Revised08 Dec 2006

Accepted15 Dec 2006

Published30 Jan 2007

Abstract

An overview of the optical coherence tomography (OCT) technique is given. Time domain, spectral and sweep source modalities are briefly described, and important physical parameters of the OCT instrument are discussed. Examples of the application of OCT to diagnosis of various art objects such as oil paintings on canvas (imaging of glaze and varnish layers), porcelain, faience, and parchment are presented. Applications to surface profilometry of painting on canvas are also discussed.

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