本論文提出差動波包偵測法消除兩正交極化狀態中共同路徑的背景雜訊，以改善傳統時域極化光學同調斷層攝影術(TD-PS-OCT)延遲相位的量測靈敏度。並搭配快速掃描延遲線(RSOD)調變技術，快速取得一張截面式(cross-section)的斷層影像，並且呈現人類血管的量測結果，其代表微弱雙折射特性的介質。論文最後對極化光學同調斷層顯微鏡(PS-OCM)的研發做初步的討論。

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