140-nm quasi-continuous fast sweep using SSG-DBR lasers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1015-1017

  Fujiwara, N ^a   Yoshimura, R ^a   Kato, K ^a   Ishii, H ^a   Kano, F ^a   Kawaguchi, Y ^a   Kondo, Y ^a   Ohbayashi, K ^b   Oohashi, H ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Optical coherence tomography (OCT); Superstructure grating distributed Bragg reflector (SSG DBR) laser; Thermal drift compensation; Thermal management

Indexed keywords

DBR; LASER THERMAL; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT); THERMAL MANAGEMENT;

COHERENT LIGHT; DISTRIBUTED BRAGG REFLECTORS; LASER OPTICS; LIGHT SOURCES; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TOMOGRAPHY; WAVELENGTH;

DBR LASERS;

EID: 60949089473     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2008.923544     Document Type: Article

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