• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 14, Issue 1, 011401 (2016)
Muhammad Faizan Shirazi, Mansik Jeon, and Jeehyun Kim*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, South Korea
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201614.011401 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Muhammad Faizan Shirazi, Mansik Jeon, Jeehyun Kim. 850  nm centered wavelength-swept laser based on a wavelength selection galvo filter[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(1): 011401 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of a wavelength-swept laser based on a galvo mirror. C: Collimator, DG: diffraction grating, G: galvo scanner, M: mirror, O: output of wavelength-swept laser, OC: optical coupler.
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of a wavelength-swept laser based on a galvo mirror. C: Collimator, DG: diffraction grating, G: galvo scanner, M: mirror, O: output of wavelength-swept laser, OC: optical coupler.
    (a) Timing diagram of the wavelength-swept laser (red) and 3.3 V trigger signal (black). (b) Amplified output of the wavelength-swept laser, each at 100 mV voltage increment to the galvo scanner. (c) Single linewidth plot at 856 nm center with a 0.05 nm (∼20 GHz) 3 dB linewidth.
    Fig. 2. (a) Timing diagram of the wavelength-swept laser (red) and 3.3 V trigger signal (black). (b) Amplified output of the wavelength-swept laser, each at 100 mV voltage increment to the galvo scanner. (c) Single linewidth plot at 856 nm center with a 0.05 nm (20GHz) 3 dB linewidth.
    Relation between input voltage and galvo scanning mirror and corresponding emitted spectrum as shown in Fig. 2(b).
    Fig. 3. Relation between input voltage and galvo scanning mirror and corresponding emitted spectrum as shown in Fig. 2(b).
    Serial No.Input Current (mA)Bandwidth (nm)Output Power (mW)
    11404519
    21504622
    31604826
    Table 1. Peak Output Power at Different Driving Currents
    Muhammad Faizan Shirazi, Mansik Jeon, Jeehyun Kim. 850  nm centered wavelength-swept laser based on a wavelength selection galvo filter[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2016, 14(1): 011401
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