Title :
Fourier domain mode locking laser for enhanced sweeping range based on dispersion-shifted fiber
Author :
Jianbing Xu ; Rui Zhu ; Xie Wang ; Chi Zhang ; Chui, P.C. ; Wong, Kenneth K. Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
A Fourier domain mode locking laser with dispersion management at long-wavelength band is investigated. Sweeping bandwidth and obtained OCT axial resolution compared with the case without dispersion control is enhanced by 33% and 30%, respectively.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical fibre dispersion; optical tomography; Fourier domain mode locking laser; OCT axial resolution; dispersion control; dispersion management; dispersion-shifted fiber; Bandwidth; Cavity resonators; Coherence; Dispersion; Laser mode locking; Optical imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
