Title :
High-Speed Wavelength-Swept Semiconductor Laser Using a Diffraction Grating and a Polygon Scanner in Littrow Configuration
Author :
Nezam, S. M R Motaghian ; Tearney, G.J. ; Bouma, B.E.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Gen. Hosp., Boston
Abstract :
High-speed tuning of an extended-cavity semiconductor laser is demonstrated using a scanning polygon filter. We achieved a tuning rate of 7714-nm/ms with 65 mW of power over a wavelength range of 135-nm and with an instantaneous line-width ~ 0.13 nm.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; high-speed optical techniques; laser tuning; optical filters; optical scanners; semiconductor lasers; diffraction grating; extended-cavity semiconductor laser; high-speed tuning; high-speed wavelength-swept semiconductor laser; littrow configuration; power 65 mW; scanning polygon filter; wavelength 135 nm; Biomedical optical imaging; Diffraction gratings; High speed optical techniques; Laser tuning; Optical filters; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical tuning; Resonator filters; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348323
