Optical sensor having external cavity laser outputting sensing and reference light

    公开(公告)号:US10211596B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-19

    申请号:US15248763

    申请日:2016-08-26

    Inventor: Kwang Ryong Oh

    Abstract: Disclosed is an optical sensor, including an external cavity laser configured to output sensing light and reference light; and a photodetector configured to detect a beating signal by an interference of the sensing light and the reference light output from the external cavity laser, in which the external cavity laser includes a reflecting filter including a sensing grating, to which a sensing object is attachable, and a reference grating, which is disposed on the same plane as that of the sensing grating, and outputs sensing light reflected from the sensing grating and reference light reflected from the reference grating. Accordingly, the optical sensor does not require a high-resolution spectroscope and has improved resolution and sensitivity.

    Method of operating wavelength swept source apparatus
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    发明授权
    Method of operating wavelength swept source apparatus 有权
    波长扫描源设备的操作方法

    公开(公告)号:US09348195B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-24

    申请号:US14951311

    申请日:2015-11-24

    Abstract: A method of operating a wavelength swept source apparatus includes generating a single mode light, and generating a basic optical comb including light rays having identical frequency differences with adjacent light rays by modulating the generated single mode light. The method further includes generating other optical combs that include the same number of light rays as that of light rays of the optical comb that has a frequency band different from that of the basic optical comb, and is distributed in a frequency band wider than that in which the basic optical comb is distributed, by modulating the light rays of the basic optical comb. The light rays of the basic optical comb and the light rays included in the other optical combs are sequentially emitted according to frequencies of the light rays of the basic optical comb and the light rays included in the other optical combs.

    Abstract translation: 操作波长扫描源装置的方法包括:生成单模光,并通过调制所生成的单模光,产生包括具有与相邻光线相同频率差的光的基本光梳。 该方法还包括生成包括与具有与基本光梳的频带不同的频带的光梳的光线相同数量的光束的其他光梳,并且分布在比 通过调制基本光梳的光线,分配基本光梳。 基本光梳的光线和包含在其他光梳中的光线根据基本光梳的光线和包含在其他光梳中的光线的频率依次发射。

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