Secure fingerprint identification based on structural and microangiographic optical coherence tomography

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-10-2017

Abstract

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows noncontact acquisition of fingerprints and hence is a highly promising technology in the field of biometrics. OCT can be used to acquire both structural and microangiographic images of fingerprints. Microangiographic OCT derives its contrast from the blood flow in the vasculature of viable skin tissue, and microangiographic fingerprint imaging is inherently immune to fake fingerprint attack. Therefore, dual-modality (structural and microangiographic) OCT imaging of fingerprints will enable more secure acquisition of biometric data, which has not been investigated before. Our study on fingerprint identification based on structural and microangiographic OCT imaging is, we believe, highly innovative. In this study, we performed OCT imaging study for fingerprint acquisition, and demonstrated the capability of dual-modality OCT imaging for the identification of fake fingerprints.

Identifier

85015107698 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Applied Optics

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.56.002255

e-ISSN

21553165

ISSN

1559128X

PubMed ID

28375315

First Page

2255

Last Page

2259

Issue

8

Volume

56

Grant

ZR2014JL027

Fund Ref

China Scholarship Council

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