Title :
Fourier domain mode locking laser sweeping based on optical parametric amplification
Author :
Cheung, Kim K Y ; Cheng, Ho Yiu K ; Yang, Sigang ; 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 1516 to 1550 nm and 1567 to 1597 nm using optical parametric amplifier (OPA) as the gain medium. The output power of -4.85 dBm with sweep rate of 39.6 kHz is achieved.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; laser mode locking; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical filters; optical parametric amplifiers; EDFA; FDML; Fabry-Perot filter; Fourier domain mode locked laser; OPA; frequency 39.6 kHz; gain medium; highly-nonlinear dispersion-shifted fiber; optical parametric amplifier; tunable filter; wavelength 1516 nm to 1550 nm; wavelength 1567 nm to 1597 nm; Biomedical optical imaging; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
