Hybrid Fourier domain modelocked laser utilizing a fiber optical parametric amplifier and an erbium doped fiber amplifier

Kyle H. Y. Cheng; Beau A. Standish; Victor X. D. Yang; K. K. Y. Cheung; Xijia Gu; Edmund Y. Lam; K. K. Y. Wong

doi:10.1117/12.842720

17 February 2010 Hybrid Fourier domain modelocked laser utilizing a fiber optical parametric amplifier and an erbium doped fiber amplifier

Kyle H. Y. Cheng, Beau A. Standish, Victor X. D. Yang, K. K. Y. Cheung, Xijia Gu, Edmund Y. Lam, K. K. Y. Wong

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Proceedings Volume 7580, Fiber Lasers VII: Technology, Systems, and Applications; 75802Q (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842720
Event: SPIE LASE, 2010, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

To our knowledge, we report the first Fourier domain modelocked laser (FDML) constructed using optical parameter amplifier (OPA) in conjunction with an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA), centered at ~1556nm. We utilized a onepump OPA and a C-band EDFA in a series configuration with a polygon-grating wavelength filter to generate a hybrid FDML spectrum. Results demonstrate a substantially higher output power, better spectral shape and significantly more stable bandwidth than individual configurations. We believe this technique has the potential to enable several amplifiers to complement individual deficiencies resulting in improved spectral shapes and power generation for imaging applications such as optical coherence tomography (OCT).

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Kyle H. Y. Cheng, Beau A. Standish, Victor X. D. Yang, K. K. Y. Cheung, Xijia Gu, Edmund Y. Lam, and K. K. Y. Wong "Hybrid Fourier domain modelocked laser utilizing a fiber optical parametric amplifier and an erbium doped fiber amplifier", Proc. SPIE 7580, Fiber Lasers VII: Technology, Systems, and Applications, 75802Q (17 February 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.842720

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