Title :
Enhancement of OCT imaging depth by pulse-modulated dispersion-tuned swept fiber laser
Author :
Takubo, Yuya ; Yamashita, Shinji
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The linewidth of dispersion-tuned fiber laser was improved by pulse modulation. The laser was applied to swept-source optical coherence tomography system and images with deeper imaging range were obtained.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; image enhancement; light sources; optical fibre dispersion; optical images; optical modulation; optical tomography; pulse modulation; spectral line breadth; OCT imaging depth enhancement; optical images; pulse modulation; pulse-modulated dispersion-tuned swept fiber laser; spectral linewidth; swept-source optical coherence tomography system; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
