Figure 2
From: Bacterial Density and Biofilm Structure Determined by Optical Coherence Tomography

Influence of the OCT focus point on the signal intensity distribution across a 2D cross-sectional image of a homogeneous agar layer. OCT images represent the cross-sectional view of an MRS agar layer at different focus points, indicated by the arrows. For each image, the average signal intensity is presented as a function of the height in the agar layer. Scale bars equal 200 µm. a.u. denotes “arbitrary unit”.