  This dissertation relates to the transition of the state of the art of swept
source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) systems to a new realm in which
the image acquisition speed is improved by an order of magnitude. With the aid
of a better quality imaging technology, the speed-up factor will considerably
shorten the eye-exam clinical visits which in turn improves the patient and
doctor interaction experience. These improvements will directly lower
associated medical costs for eye-clinics and patients worldwide. There are
several other embodiments closely related to Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
that could benefit from the ideas presented in this dissertation including:
optical coherence microscopy (OCM), full-field OCT (FF-OCT), optical coherence
elastography (OCE), optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A),
anatomical OCT (aOCT), optical coherence photoacoustic microscopy (OC-PAM),
micro optical coherence tomography ($\mu$ OCT), among others. Every new
iteration of OCT technology has always come about with advanced signal
processing and data acquisition algorithms using mixed-signal architectures,
calibration and signal processing techniques. The existing industrial practices
towards data acquisition, processing, and image creation relies on conventional
signal processing design flows, which extensively employ continuous/discrete
techniques that are both time-consuming and costly. The ideas presented in this
dissertation can take the technology to a new dimension of quality of service.
