Time-stretch LiDAR as a spectrally scanned time-of-flight ranging camera

Y Jiang, S Karpf, B Jalali - Nature photonics, 2020 - nature.com
The need for imaging and ranging in robotics has brought LiDAR (light detection and
ranging) to the forefront of consumer technology. Among various approaches, time-of-flight …

Fourier domain mode locked laser and its applications

D Huang, Y Shi, F Li, PKA Wai - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The sweep rate of conventional short-cavity lasers with an intracavity-swept filter is limited by
the buildup time of laser signals from spontaneous emissions. The Fourier domain mode …

Spectro-temporal encoded multiphoton microscopy and fluorescence lifetime imaging at kilohertz frame-rates

S Karpf, CT Riche, D Di Carlo, A Goel… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Two-Photon Microscopy has become an invaluable tool for biological and medical
research, providing high sensitivity, molecular specificity, inherent three-dimensional sub …

Towards phase-stabilized Fourier domain mode-locked frequency combs

C Grill, T Blömker, M Schmidt, D Kastner… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Fourier domain mode-locked (FDML) lasers are some of the fastest wavelength-swept light
sources, and used in many applications like optical coherence tomography (OCT), OCT …

Optical sensing based on wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) light at different wavelengths in light detection and ranging LiDAR systems

XS Yao - US Patent 11,650,296, 2023 - Google Patents
G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR
VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE …

Scan-less 3D optical sensing/Lidar scheme enabled by wavelength division demultiplexing and position-to-angle conversion of a lens

XS Yao, X Liu, P Hao - Optics Express, 2020 - opg.optica.org
We propose a novel scheme for 3D sensing or Lidar without the need for beam scan or 2D
photo-imaging. The scheme is enabled by the combination of a lens' position-to-angle …

Impact of self-phase modulation on the operation of Fourier domain mode locked lasers

ÖE Aşırım, R Huber, C Jirauschek - Optical and Quantum Electronics, 2023 - Springer
Fourier domain mode locked (FDML) lasers are a class of frequency-swept lasers that are
used to generate optical pulses with a wide sweep range, high repetition rate, and a low …

High-speed time stretch lidar at 780nm with a single-pixel silicon avalanche photodetector

C Stock, T Kutscher, A Gruber… - 2023 Conference on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems are an indispensable component for digital 3D
acquisition and become ever more important with the advance of autonomous vehicles …

Frequency-doubled FDML-MOPA laser in the visible

S Karpf, B Jalali - Optics Letters, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Wavelength-swept lasers enable high-speed measurements in absorption spectroscopy,
Raman spectroscopy, nonlinear Raman hyperspectral microscopy, rapid confocal …

Pulsed swept-source FDML-MOPA laser with kilowatt picosecond pulses around 1550 nm

TF Kutscher, P Lamminger, A Gruber, C Leonhardt… - Optics Letters, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Swept-source lasers are versatile light sources for spectroscopy, imaging, and microscopy.
Swept-source-powered multiphoton microscopy can achieve high-speed, inertia-free point …