Title :
Broadband, low intensity noise source for optical coherence tomography at 1.8μm
Author :
Ferin, A.A. ; Rulkov, A.B. ; Travers, J.C. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Femtosecond Optics Group, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, SW7 2BW, England, UK
Abstract :
We report on a fibre-system, based on CW Er-ASE-source-pumped highly nonlinear fibre. As low as -l20dBc/Hz intensity noise of the near-Gaussian ≫200nm bandwidth was obtained. The source can enable micron-scale OCT around low-scatter 1.8μm region.
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Light sources; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Power generation; Tomography; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431275
