Broadly tunable Cr4+-doped solid-state lasers in the near infrared and visible

A Sennaroglu - Progress in Quantum Electronics, 2002 - Elsevier
This manuscript provides a comprehensive review of the characteristics of Cr4+-doped solid-
state lasers which produce broadly tunable coherent radiation in the near-infrared region of …

Cr4+-doped crystals: their use as lasers and passive Q-switches

Y Kalisky - Progress in Quantum Electronics, 2004 - Elsevier
This review provides an overview on the subject of Cr4+-doped solids and their numerous
applications in laser physics, technology, and industry. The transition metal ions have …

Laser-related spectroscopy of ion-doped crystals for tunable solid-state lasers

S Kück - Applied Physics B, 2001 - Springer
In this work an overview of transition metal (TM) ion-and rare earth (RE) ion-doped crystals
for application as tunable solid-state lasers will be given. Spectroscopic and laser results will …

Method and apparatus for performing optical imaging using frequency-domain interferometry

SH Yun, BE Bouma, GJ Tearney, JF De Boer - US Patent 7,733,497, 2010 - Google Patents
3,090,753 3,601.480 3,856,000 3,872.407 3,941,121 3,973,219 3,983,507 4,030,827
4,140,364 4,141,362 4,224,929 4,295,738 4,300,816 4,303.300 4,428,643 4,479,499 …

System and method for optical coherence imaging

M Shishkov, BE Bouma, GJ Tearney - US Patent 7,366,376, 2008 - Google Patents
Apparatus and method are provided for transmitting at least one electro-magnetic radiation
is provided. In particular, at least one optical fiber having at least one end extending along a …

Fiber-optic rotational device, optical system and method for imaging a sample

BE Bouma, GJ Tearney, M Shishkov - US Patent 7,382,949, 2008 - Google Patents
A device, system and method for transmitting electro-magnetic radiation between at least
two separate fibers (as well as for imaging a sample) are provided. For example, a first …

Non-contact optical system, computer-accessible medium and method for measurement at least one mechanical property of tissue using coherent speckle technique …

SK Nadkarni, GJ Tearney - US Patent 9,351,642, 2016 - Google Patents
Exemplary embodiments of apparatus and method for determining at least one material
property of an anatomical structure can be provided. According to one exemplary …

Process and apparatus for a wavelength tuning source

B Bouma, SHA Yun, WYW Oh, J Deboer… - US Patent …, 2009 - Google Patents
An apparatus and source arrangement for filtering an electromagnetic radiation can be
provided which may include at least one spectral separating arrangement configured to …

System and method for identifying tissue using low-coherence interferometry

GJ Tearney, MS Shishkov, NV Iftimia… - US Patent …, 2010 - Google Patents
An apparatus for needle biopsy with real time tissue differ entiation using one dimensional
interferometric ranging imaging, comprising a biopsy device having a barrel and a needle …

Apparatus and method for low coherence ranging

TJ Guillermo, BE Bouma - US Patent 7,310,150, 2007 - Google Patents
A system, apparatus and method for performing low coherence ranging of a sample with
high transverse resolution and large depth of focus can be provided. For example, an optical …