High-power FDML laser for swept source-OCT at 1060 nm

Sebastian Marschall; Thomas Klein; Wolfgang Wieser; Benjamin Biedermann; Kevin Hsu; Bernd Sumpf; Karl-Heinz Hasler; Götz Erbert; Ole B Jensen; Christian Pedersen; Robert Huber; Peter E Andersen

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High-power FDML laser for swept source-OCT at 1060 nm

Sebastian Marschall, Thomas Klein, Wolfgang Wieser, Benjamin Biedermann, Kevin Hsu, Bernd Sumpf, Karl-Heinz Hasler, Götz Erbert, Ole B Jensen, Christian Pedersen, Robert Huber, Peter E Andersen

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Abstract

We present a novel frequency-swept light source working at 1060nm that utilizes a tapered amplifier as gain medium. These devices feature significantly higher saturation power than conventional semiconductor optical amplifiers and can thus improve the limited output power of swept sources in this wavelength range. We demonstrate that a tapered amplifier can be integrated into a fiber-based swept source and allows for high-speed FDML operation. The developed light source operates at a sweep rate of 116kHz with an effective average output power in excess of 30mW. With a total sweep range of 70 nm an axial resolution of 15 μm in air (~11μm in tissue) for OCT applications can be achieved.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Biophotonics: Photonic Solutions for Better Health Care II
Editors	Jürgen Popp, Wolfgang Drexler, Valery V Tuchin, Dennis L Matthews
Number of pages	5
Volume	77150B
Publisher	SPIE
Publication date	17.05.2010
Pages	77150B-77150B-5
ISBN (Print)	9780819481887
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.854238
Publication status	Published - 17.05.2010
Event	SPIE PHOTONICS EUROPE - Brussels, Belgium Duration: 12.04.2010 → 16.04.2010

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Marschall, S., Klein, T., Wieser, W., Biedermann, B., Hsu, K., Sumpf, B., Hasler, K.-H., Erbert, G., Jensen, O. B., Pedersen, C., Huber, R., & Andersen, P. E. (2010). High-power FDML laser for swept source-OCT at 1060 nm. In J. Popp, W. Drexler, V. V. Tuchin, & D. L. Matthews (Eds.), Biophotonics: Photonic Solutions for Better Health Care II (Vol. 77150B , pp. 77150B-77150B-5). (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 7715). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.854238

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High-power FDML laser for swept source-OCT at 1060 nm. / Marschall, Sebastian; Klein, Thomas; Wieser, Wolfgang et al.
Biophotonics: Photonic Solutions for Better Health Care II. ed. / Jürgen Popp; Wolfgang Drexler; Valery V Tuchin; Dennis L Matthews. Vol. 77150B SPIE, 2010. p. 77150B-77150B-5 (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 7715).

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High-power FDML laser for swept source-OCT at 1060 nm

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