Title :
High-speed, amplified, frequency swept laser at 20 kHz sweep rates for OCT imaging
Author :
Huber, R. ; Taira, K. ; Ko, T.H. ; Wojtkowski, M. ; Srinivasan, V. ; Fujimoto, J.G. ; Hsu, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a high-speed, frequency swept, 1300 nm laser for Fourier domain OCT. The laser generates ~45 mW instantaneous power with 20 kHz sweep rates and achieves 108 dB sensitivity and 12.7 mum resolution
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; biomedical optical imaging; image resolution; laser applications in medicine; laser beams; optical tomography; 1300 nm; 20 kHz; Fourier domain OCT; OCT imaging; frequency swept laser; sweep rates; Fiber lasers; Frequency; High speed optical techniques; Laser noise; Light sources; Optical imaging; Optical sensors; Power lasers; Ring lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549239
