Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 38, Issue 2, 204001(2011)
Development of Broad-Band High-Speed Linearized Swept Laser Source
A broad-band high-speed linearized swept laser source based on grating/polygon mirror tunable filter is reported. In order to facilitate the filtering system, the tunable filter consists of polygon scanner and grating in Littrow telescope-less configuration. Parallel implementation of two semiconductor optical amplifiers with different wavelength ranges is adopted in the laser resonator for broad-band light amplification. Center wavelength of the developed swept laser source is 1312 nm with a turning range of 170 nm and 3dB bandwidth of 116 nm. A repetition frequency up to 50 kHz with an average output power of 2 mW is realized while the polygon is scanned at a speed of 695 r/s. This high-speed broad-band linearized swept laser source is especially applicable to high resolution swept source based optical coherence tomography, of which the axial resolution can reach to 6.5 μm.
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Chen Minghui, Ding Zhihua, Tao Yuanhao, Wu Tong. Development of Broad-Band High-Speed Linearized Swept Laser Source[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2011, 38(2): 204001
Category: biomedical photonics and laser medicine
Received: Jun. 17, 2010
Accepted: --
Published Online: Jan. 17, 2011
The Author Email: Minghui Chen (cmhui43@gmail.com)