Swept-source laser based on quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier-applications in optical coherence tomography

N. Krstajić; David T. D. Childs; S. J. Matcher; Daniil Livshits; Alexey Shkolnik; Igor Krestnikov; R. A. Hogg

doi:10.1109/LPT.2011.2130520

Swept-source laser based on quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier-applications in optical coherence tomography

N. Krstajić, David T. D. Childs, S. J. Matcher, Daniil Livshits, Alexey Shkolnik, Igor Krestnikov, R. A. Hogg

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Abstract

We present a swept-source laser based on a quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier (QD SOA) (designed and manufactured by Innolume Gmbh, Germany) as the gain medium. The properties of the laser are as follows: center wavelength is 1220 nm, sweep range is 94 nm (up to 120 nm in manual mode), the peak laser power is 16 mW, and the sweep speed is 100 Hz. We apply the laser in an optical coherence tomography (OCT) configuration and present images of in vivo skin. QD SOA are well suited to OCT and we show the setup can be improved for power, sweep range, and sweep speed.

Original language	English
Article number	5735192
Pages (from-to)	739-741
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	23
Issue number	11
Early online date	22 Mar 2011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2011.2130520
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2011

Keywords

Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier (QD SOA)
swept-source lasers

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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