Title :
Dispersion-tuned wavelength-swept fiber laser using a reflective SOA and a grating pair for OCT application
Author :
Takubo, Yuya ; Yamashita, Shinji
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Inf. Syst., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We have demonstrated a fast and widely wavelength-swept fiber laser based on dispersion tuning method for swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) system. We successfully obtained OCT images at the sweep rate of up to 25kHz.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; fibre lasers; laser tuning; optical fibre dispersion; optical tomography; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SS-OCT; dispersion tuning; grating pair; reflective SOA; swept-source optical coherence tomography; wavelength-swept fiber laser; Cavity resonators; Fiber lasers; Laser tuning; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
