• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 8, Issue 2, 160 (2020)
Can Li1、3、†,*, Jiawei Shi1、†, Xiatian Wang2, Boquan Wang2, Xiaojing Gong2, Liang Song2, and Kenneth K. Y. Wong1、4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
  • 2Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
  • 3e-mail: lc0616@163.com
  • 4e-mail: kywong@eee.hku.hk
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.379882 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Can Li, Jiawei Shi, Xiatian Wang, Boquan Wang, Xiaojing Gong, Liang Song, Kenneth K. Y. Wong. High-energy all-fiber gain-switched thulium-doped fiber laser for volumetric photoacoustic imaging of lipids[J]. Photonics Research, 2020, 8(2): 160 Copy Citation Text show less
    Experimental setup of the all-fiber gain-switched TDFL and the associated PAM system. COL, collimator.
    Fig. 1. Experimental setup of the all-fiber gain-switched TDFL and the associated PAM system. COL, collimator.
    (a) Output power evolution of the lasers with regards to the enhancement of the pump power. (b) Superimposed optical spectra of the gain-switched TDFLs at 1700, 1725, and 1750 nm under the maximum pump power of 3 W; inset: zoom-in spectrum of the 1725 nm laser.
    Fig. 2. (a) Output power evolution of the lasers with regards to the enhancement of the pump power. (b) Superimposed optical spectra of the gain-switched TDFLs at 1700, 1725, and 1750 nm under the maximum pump power of 3 W; inset: zoom-in spectrum of the 1725 nm laser.
    (a) Pulse waveform of the 1725 nm laser with maximum output power. (b) Pulse waveform, (c) pulse train over 1 ms, and (d) histogram of around 2000 pulses after 60 MHz low-pass filtering; inset of (d): corresponding pulse train over 0.2 s.
    Fig. 3. (a) Pulse waveform of the 1725 nm laser with maximum output power. (b) Pulse waveform, (c) pulse train over 1 ms, and (d) histogram of around 2000 pulses after 60 MHz low-pass filtering; inset of (d): corresponding pulse train over 0.2 s.
    Measured (a) lateral and (b) axial resolution of the PAM system by scanning the edge of a black tape, of which the thickness is 100 μm.
    Fig. 4. Measured (a) lateral and (b) axial resolution of the PAM system by scanning the edge of a black tape, of which the thickness is 100 μm.
    (a) Fat beef slice used for PAM imaging. (b) The obtained 3D imaging and (c) MAP imaging by scanning the box section in (a).
    Fig. 5. (a) Fat beef slice used for PAM imaging. (b) The obtained 3D imaging and (c) MAP imaging by scanning the box section in (a).
    Can Li, Jiawei Shi, Xiatian Wang, Boquan Wang, Xiaojing Gong, Liang Song, Kenneth K. Y. Wong. High-energy all-fiber gain-switched thulium-doped fiber laser for volumetric photoacoustic imaging of lipids[J]. Photonics Research, 2020, 8(2): 160
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