{"title":"Two-dimensional thickness measurement using acousto-optically tuned external cavity laser diode","authors":"Takamasa Suzuki, S. Abe, Samuel Choi","doi":"10.1117/12.2193027","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"We propose a swept source optical coherence tomography that uses an original external-cavity laser diode and demonstrate measurements of thickness distribution in two dimensions using this equipment. We first conducted high-speed, wide-range wavelength scanning with an external-cavity laser diode that was equipped with a special antireflection-coated laser diode working at 770 nm. Using an acousto-optic deflector enabled a tuning range and rate of 22 nm and 20 kHz, respectively, with no mechanical elements. Next, we applied this source to an optical coherence tomography and measured the two-dimensional distribution of thickness of a thin glass plate.","PeriodicalId":212434,"journal":{"name":"SPIE Optical Systems Design","volume":"9628 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2015-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"SPIE Optical Systems Design","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2193027","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
We propose a swept source optical coherence tomography that uses an original external-cavity laser diode and demonstrate measurements of thickness distribution in two dimensions using this equipment. We first conducted high-speed, wide-range wavelength scanning with an external-cavity laser diode that was equipped with a special antireflection-coated laser diode working at 770 nm. Using an acousto-optic deflector enabled a tuning range and rate of 22 nm and 20 kHz, respectively, with no mechanical elements. Next, we applied this source to an optical coherence tomography and measured the two-dimensional distribution of thickness of a thin glass plate.