Abstract
We developed a tunable laser diode for an optical coherence tomography system that can perform three-dimensional profile measurement using an area scanning technique. The tunable laser diode is designed using an Eagleyard tunable laser diode with a galvano filter. The Littman free space configuration is used to demonstrate laser operation. The line- and bandwidths of this source are 0.27 nm (∼110 GHz) and 43 nm, respectively, at the center wavelength of 860 nm. The output power is 20 mW at an operating current of 150 mA. A step height target is imaged using a wide-area scanning system to show the measurement accuracy of the proposed tunable laser diode. A TEM grid is also imaged to measure the topography and thickness of the sample by proposed tunable laser diode.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 462-467 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Optics and Laser Technology |
| Volume | 101 |
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| State | Published - May 2018 |
Keywords
- Eagleyard tunable laser diode
- Laser measurement
- Laser tuning
- Littman
- Optical amplifiers