Title :
Fourier domain mode locking laser based on two-pump optical parametric amplification
Author :
Cheung, Kim K Y ; Zhang, Chi ; Cheng, Kyle H Y ; Yeung, M.H. ; Zhou, Yue ; Wong, Kenneth K Y
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
We present a Fourier domain mode locked (FDML) laser scanning from 1540 to 1570 using two-pump optical parametric amplifier (OPA) as the gain medium. The sweep rate of 39.683 kHz is achieved.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical fibre amplifiers; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; Fourier domain mode locked laser scanning; Fourier domain mode locking laser; two pump optical parametric amplification; wavelength 1540 nm to 1570 nm; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber sensors; Optical pumping;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Playa del Carmen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3730-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3731-3
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2010.5553618
