• DocumentCode
    1769478
  • Title

    A 15-MHz wavelength-stepped laser based on intracavity pulse stretching and compression for optical coherence tomography

  • Author

    Tozburun, Serhat ; Siddiqui, M. ; Vakoc, Benjamin J.

  • Author_Institution
    Med. Sch., Harvard Univ., Boston, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We introduce a wavelength-stepped laser that uses dispersive fibers in combination with a lithium-niobate modulator and a fixed Fabry-Perot etalon to achieve wavelength selection for optical-domain subsampled OCT. A 15 MHz A-scan rate is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    Fabry-Perot interferometers; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; lithium compounds; optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse compression; optical tomography; A-scan rate; LiNbO3; dispersive fibers; fixed Fabry-Perot etalon; frequency 15 MHz; intracavity pulse compression; intracavity pulse stretching; lithium-niobate modulator; optical coherence tomography; optical-domain subsampled OCT; wavelength selection; wavelength-stepped laser; Fiber lasers; High-speed optical techniques; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Optical pulses;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6988354
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1769478