发明名称 |
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UTILIZATION OF A HIGH-SPEED OPTICAL WAVELENGTH TUNING SOURCE |
摘要 |
Exemplary embodiments of apparatus, source arrangement and method for, e.g., providing high-speed wavelength tuning can be provided. According to one exemplary embodiment, at least one arrangement can be provided which is configured to emit an electromagnetic radiation that (i) has a spectrum whose mean frequency changes at an absolute rate that is greater than about 6000 (or 2000) terahertz per millisecond, (ii) whose mean frequency changes over a range that is greater than about 10 terahertz, and/or (iii) has an instantaneous line width that is less than about 15 gigahertz. According to another exemplary embodiment, at least one arrangement can be provided configured to, periodically and as a function of time, select at least one first electro-magnetic radiation based on a mean frequency of the at least one first electro-magnetic radiation, with the periodic selection being performed at a first characteristic period. The mean frequency can vary linearly over time, wherein the apparatus can emit at least one second electromagnetic radiation that has a spectrum whose mean frequency changes periodically as a function of time with a second characteristic period. Further, the first characteristic period can be greater than the second characteristic period. |
申请公布号 |
WO2010091190(A2) |
申请公布日期 |
2010.08.12 |
申请号 |
WO2010US23215 |
申请日期 |
2010.02.04 |
申请人 |
THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION;OH, WANG-YUHL;VAKOC, BENJAMIN, J.;TEARNEY, GUILLERMO, J.;BOUMA, BRETT, E. |
发明人 |
OH, WANG-YUHL;VAKOC, BENJAMIN, J.;TEARNEY, GUILLERMO, J.;BOUMA, BRETT, E. |
分类号 |
H01S3/10;H01S3/00 |
主分类号 |
H01S3/10 |
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