Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 41, Issue 6, 0606001(2021)

Optimization of Optical Coherence Tomography Light Source Based on Pump Pulse of Medical Photonic Crystal Fibers

Jiyang Tian1, Guangye Yang1、*, Sandan Wang2,3, and Jinpeng Yuan2,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Basic Medicine, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 0 30001, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 0 30006, China
  • 3Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 0 30006, China
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    In this paper, the supercontinuum generation of picosecond pump pulses in the medical photonic crystal fibers with normal dispersion were simulated using the split-step Fourier method, and the influences of the center wavelength, peak power, width, and shape of the pump pulses on the supercontinuum characteristics were studied. Furthermore, the parameters of the pump pulse source were optimized for optical coherence tomography, improving the longitudinal resolution and imaging quality of the light source. The results show that for medical photonic crystal fibers with pump center wavelengths of 1.06 μm, 1.31 μm, and 1.55 μm, in the case of the same parameters, the 1.55 μm pump pulse generates a larger bandwidth, and the 1.31 μm pump pulse obtains a smaller longitudinal resolution. In addition, for the 1.55 μm fiber, when the peak power and width of a hyperbolic secant pump pulse are 20.5 W and 2 ps, respectively, the longitudinal resolution is 5.0 μm. Moreover, when the pulse width is 0.5 ps and the peak power is 18 W, the longitudinal resolution is 3.7 μm. Compared with the Gaussian, hyperbolic secant, and chirped Gaussian pump pulses, the super-Gaussian pump pulses can obtain a wide and flat supercontinuum light source.

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    Jiyang Tian, Guangye Yang, Sandan Wang, Jinpeng Yuan. Optimization of Optical Coherence Tomography Light Source Based on Pump Pulse of Medical Photonic Crystal Fibers[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(6): 0606001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Sep. 2, 2020

    Accepted: Nov. 2, 2020

    Published Online: Apr. 7, 2021

    The Author Email: Yang Guangye (ygy@sxmu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202141.0606001

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