Title :
Demonstration of speckle and interference pattern control using a wavelength-swept fiber laser
Author :
Rodríguez, Abner ; Chen, Gang ; Kang, Jin U. ; Vorontsov, Mikhail
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD
Abstract :
A distorting optical object is illuminated with a wavelength-swept fiber laser to investigate how changes in wavelength affect image quality degraded by speckle/interference noise. An experimental result showing excellent reduction of speckle/interference is presented.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; image processing; light interference; optical images; speckle; image quality; interference pattern control; speckle noise control; wavelength swept fiber laser; Adaptive optics; Fiber lasers; Image quality; Interference; Laser noise; Laser transitions; Optical control; Optical distortion; Optical noise; Speckle; (060.2340) Fiber optics components; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber; (140.3570) Lasers, single-mode; (230.5440) Polarization-sensitive devices;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628350
