Coherence properties of short cavity swept lasers

It has been shown theoretically and experimentally that short cavity swept lasers are passively mode locked. We develop a mathematical model of these lasers and the light field solutions are used to predict the coherence length and coherence revival behavior. The calculations compare favorably with...

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Published in:	Biomedical optics express Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 1045 - 1055
Main Authors:	Johnson, Bart, Atia, Walid, Kuznetsov, Mark, Goldberg, Brian D, Whitney, Peter, Flanders, Dale C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Optical Society of America 01-02-2017
Subjects:	(030.1640) Coherence (140.0140) Lasers and laser optics (110.4500) Optical coherence tomography (140.3600) Lasers, tunable
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Summary:	It has been shown theoretically and experimentally that short cavity swept lasers are passively mode locked. We develop a mathematical model of these lasers and the light field solutions are used to predict the coherence length and coherence revival behavior. The calculations compare favorably with data from a 990-1100 nm laser swept at 100 kHz suitable for optical coherence tomography applications.
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ISSN:	2156-7085 2156-7085
DOI:	10.1364/BOE.8.001045