Cavity length control for Fourier domain mode locked (FDML) lasers with μm precision

Simon Lotz; Christin Grill; Madita Gob; Wolfgang Draxinger; Jan Philip Kolb; Robert Huber

doi:10.1364/BOE.422898

Cavity length control for Fourier domain mode locked (FDML) lasers with μm precision

Simon Lotz, Christin Grill, Madita Gob, Wolfgang Draxinger, Jan Philip Kolb, Robert Huber^*

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Institut für Biomedizinische Optik

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Abstract

In highly dispersion compensated Fourier domain mode locked (FDML) lasers, an ultra-low noise operation can only be achieved by extremely precise and stable matching of the filter tuning period and light circulation time in the cavity. We present a robust and high precision closed-loop control algorithm and an actively cavity length controlled FDML laser. The cavity length control achieves a stability of ∼0.18 mHz at a sweep repetition rate of ∼418 kHz which corresponds to a ratio of 4×10-10. Furthermore, we prove that the rapid change of the cavity length has no negative impact on the quality of optical coherence tomography using the FDML laser as light source.

Originalsprache	Englisch
Zeitschrift	Biomedical Optics Express
Jahrgang	12
Ausgabenummer	5
Seiten (von - bis)	2604-2616
Seitenumfang	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.422898
Publikationsstatus	Veröffentlicht - 05.2021

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Funded by European Union (ERC CoG no. 646669); German Research Foundation (HU1006/6 270871130, EXC 2167-390884018); German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF no. 13GW0227B: "Neuro-OCT") and the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (Excellence Chair Program by the universities of Kiel and Luebeck).

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