Dual resonance akinetic dispersive cavity swept source at 900 kHz using a cFBG and an intensity modulator

Abstract

In this paper, a fast dual resonance akinetic optical swept source operating at 1550 nm is demonstrated. Instead of modulating the optical amplifier gain reported in our previous studies, here we employ a fiber intensity modulator as a mode-locking element. A chirped fiber Bragg grating is used to provide sufficient dispersion in the laser cavity. A tuning range of 25 nm is obtained for a sweep frequency of ≈900 kHz with a 6-dB drop-off in sensitivity at 2.6-mm optical path difference.