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http://dx.doi.org/10.5369/JSST.2013.22.1.84

Low Cost Signal Generator with Frequency High-Resolution for SS-OCT  

Lee, Juchan (Department of Electronics Engineering, The School of Information Technology, Kangwon National University)
Eom, Jinseob (Department of Electronics Engineering, The School of Information Technology, Kangwon National University)
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Journal of Sensor Science and Technology / v.22, no.1, 2013 , pp. 84-88 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, the low price signal generator with capability of frequency high-resolution and variable sync pulse has implemented. It fulfils well the requirements for SS-OCT of the frequency resolution less than 1Hz, frequency stability of ${\leq}{\pm}0.5Hz$/10 min and variable sync pulse output timing. Through its performance test applied to wavelength swept laser, 120 nm sweeping range and 10 mW average optical power were obtained. This shows that the realized sine-wave generator can replace the commercial high cost and high performance signal generators employed by current SS-OCT systems.
Keywords
SS-OCT; Signal generator; Wavelength swept laser;
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