title: Self-phase-modulated Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr:forsterite laser source for optical coherence tomography.
abstract: An all-solid-state Kerr-lens mode-locked Cr:forsterite laser operating at 1.28 microm is demonstrated as a shortcoherence-length, high-average-power source for optical coherence tomographic (OCT) imaging. We achieve ultrahigh resolution by spectrally broadening the laser pulses, using self-phase modulation in a dispersionshifted single-mode fiber. OCT imaging with a resolution of 6 microm and a dynamic range of 115 dB is achieved.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Bouma
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Tearney
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Bilinsky
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Golubovic
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Fujimoto