Dual-mode-locking mechanism for an akinetic dispersive ring cavity swept source

Stancu, Radu F., Podoleanu, Adrian G.H. (2015) Dual-mode-locking mechanism for an akinetic dispersive ring cavity swept source. Optics Letters, 40 (7). pp. 1322-1325. ISSN 0146-9592. E-ISSN 1539-4794. (doi:10.1364/OL.40.001322) (KAR id:60088)

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Abstract

A fast dual-mode-locked akinetic optical swept source in the 1550-nm wavelength band is presented that is tested up to a sweep rate of 797 KHz. It comprises a voltage-controlled oscillator-driven wideband semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) along with a dispersion compensation fiber, in a ring laser configuration. A Faraday rotating mirror is employed in the cavity as a reflective element in order to achieve better polarization control. By driving the SOA at a high-MHz-frequency value multiple of the resonant frequency

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1364/OL.40.001322
Uncontrolled keywords:	ring lasers, swept sources
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics > QC355 Optics
Divisions:	Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User:	Adrian Podoleanu
Date Deposited:	26 Jan 2017 09:19 UTC
Last Modified:	08 Dec 2022 22:46 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/60088 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Stancu, Radu F..

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Podoleanu, Adrian G.H..

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