OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS

The present invention relates to the analysis of internal structures of objects using optical means. A moving part of a lateral scanner placed in a sampling arm of an interferometer is arranged comprising a current conductor, which envelopes a magnetic system i n the area of one of its poles and an optical fiber; which is rigidly fastened to the current conductor. The optical fiber serves as a flexible cantilever, allowing for minimizing the dimensions of t he optical fiber probe. Constructing the magnetic system as two permanent magnets which are aligned at their analogous poles, and placing the optical fiber in a throughhole, the throughhole being formed by facing grooves made in said analogous poles of said permanent magnets, ensure optimization of the design of the optical fiber probe. The optical fiber probe is placed at the distal end of an instrumental channel of an endoscope or borescope.