DocumentCode
2865948
Title
Fourier Domain Mode Locking (FDML): Three-dimensional OCT imaging at 906 frames per second
Author
Huber, R. ; Wojtkowski, M. ; Fujimoto, J.G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Fourier domain mode locking is a new operation regime of lasers. Highly chirped frequency swept waveforms rather than short pulses are generated. The mechanism and its application for ultrahigh-speed biomedical OCT imaging are discussed.
Keywords
biomedical optical imaging; high-speed optical techniques; laser mode locking; optical tomography; 3D OCT imaging; Fourier domain mode locking; chirped frequency swept waveforms; laser operation regime; ultrahigh-speed biomedical OCT imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Coherence; Fiber lasers; Frequency; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Tunable circuits and devices; (110.4500) Optical coherence tomography; (140.3600) Lasers, tunable;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627914
Filename
4627914
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