Dispersion-Tuned Mode-Locked Laser for Swept Source OCT at 850 nm Using a cFBG and the Pulse Modulation Technique

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作者
Riha, Rene [1 ]
Jimenez, Alejandro Martinez [1 ]
Venugopal, Gopika [1 ]
Klufts, Marie [2 ]
Huber, Robert [2 ]
Podoleanu, Adrian [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Kent, Sch Phys Sci, Appl Opt Grp, Canterbury CT2 7NH, England
[2] Univ Lubeck, Inst Biomed Opt, D-23562 Lubeck, Germany
来源
IEEE PHOTONICS JOURNAL | 2024年 / 16卷 / 04期
基金
英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会; 美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
cFBG; intensity modulator; dispersion tuning; OCT;
D O I
10.1109/JPHOT.2024.3417829
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this paper, the feasibility of employing a fast intensity modulator and a chirped fibre Bragg grating to build a dispersion-tuned mode-locked swept laser (DTML-SS) for OCT at 850 nm is evaluated. Stable mode-locking is achieved by applying 50 ps pulses at 1 GHz to the modulator, obtaining 35 nm tuning range at 10 KHz sweep rate and 1 mm axial range.
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