Correction of sampling errors due to laser tuning rate fluctuations in swept-wavelength interferometry

The frequency-sampling method is widely used to accommodate nonlinear laser tuning in swept-wavelength interferometric techniques such as optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) and swept-wavelength optical coherence tomography (OCT). In this paper we analyze the frequency-sampling method and...

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Published in:Optics express 2008-08, Vol.16 (17), p.13139-13149
Main Authors: Moore, Eric D, McLeod, Robert R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Computer Simulation
Computer-Aided Design
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Interferometry - instrumentation
Lasers
Models, Theoretical
Sample Size
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation
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Summary:The frequency-sampling method is widely used to accommodate nonlinear laser tuning in swept-wavelength interferometric techniques such as optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) and swept-wavelength optical coherence tomography (OCT). In this paper we analyze the frequency-sampling method and identify two sources of sampling errors. One source of error is the limit of an underlying approximation for long interferometer path mismatches and fast laser tuning rates. A second source of error is transmission delays in data acquisition hardware. We show that the measurement system can be configured such that the two error sources cancel to second order. We present experimental verification of sampling error correction using a general swept-wavelength interferometer with a significantly nonlinear laser sweep.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/oe.16.013139