C6.2 Microsecond Optical Frequency Tuning of DFB Laser Diodes for Coherent Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry
- Event
- SMSI 2020
-
(did not take place because of Covid-19 virus pandemic) - Band
- SMSI 2020 - Sensors and Instrumentation
- Chapter
- C6 Optical Sensors and Measuring Systems
- Author(s)
- G. Saur, R. Kruglov, S. Schroll, R. Engelbrecht - Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm, Nuremberg (Germany)
- Pages
- 189 - 190
- DOI
- 10.5162/SMSI2020/C6.2
- ISBN
- 978-3-9819376-2-6
- Price
- free
Abstract
Optical frequency tuning ranges up to 600 GHz or 4.8 nm have been achieved within microseconds and a standard telecom DFB laser diode operating at 1550 nm. The dynamic optical frequency tuning is induced by electrical current pulse injection and measured using an interferometric setup. Potentially, low-cost sensor systems based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) or coherent optical frequency domain reflectometry (c-OFDR) could be realized, achieving sub-mm two-point range resolution or even better single-point range precision within a few microseconds for a single measurement.