title: Coherence properties of short cavity swept lasers.
abstract: It has been shown theoretically and experimentally that short cavity swept lasers are passively mode locked. We develop a mathematical model of these lasers and the light field solutions are used to predict the coherence length and coherence revival behavior. The calculations compare favorably with data from a 990-1100 nm laser swept at 100 kHz suitable for optical coherence tomography applications.
authors.affiliation: Axsun Technologies, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Axsun Technologies, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Walid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Atia
authors.affiliation: Axsun Technologies, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuznetsov
authors.affiliation: Axsun Technologies, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.affiliation: Axsun Technologies, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Whitney
authors.affiliation: Axsun Technologies, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Dale C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Flanders
keywords: (030.1640) Coherence; (110.4500) Optical coherence tomography; (140.0140) Lasers and laser optics; (140.3600) Lasers, tunable