• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.581-588
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• 2013

We developed the three channel lidar system to measure stratospheric aerosols at the Gwangju Institute for Science and Technology (GIST), a suburban site in Republic of Korea. The system provides backscatter coefficient (${\beta}$) at 532 and 1064 nm as well as depolarization ratios (${\delta}$) at 532 nm ($2{\beta}+1{\delta}$) using the doubled Nd:YAG laser wavelength at 532 and 1064 nm. The lidar system is optimized to measure stratospheric aerosols such as volcanic ashes. This paper describes the details of the optical setup, data acquisition system, and analysis method. This study shows an example of measuring stratospheric aerosols emitted by the volcanic eruption which occurred in Mt. Nabro ($13.37^{\circ}$ N, $41.70^{\circ}$ E).

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.548-553
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• 2002

We have investigated the output characteristics of a Nd:YAG oscillator with a Stimulated Brillouin Scattering phase conjugation mirror (SBS-PCM). FC-75 is used as an SBS gain medium and Cr:YAG (T=50%) as a Q-switcher. The SBS-PCM consists of an SBS-cell and a simple plano-convex focusing lens system. For the case of not using a Q-switcher, an SBS-cell doesn't work as a phase conjugation mirror. For the case of using a Q-switcher, the energy characteristics remains nearly the same whether using the SBS-cell or not using it. The pulse width is reduced from 50 ns to 40 ns by an SBS-PCM. When the SBS-cell is used with a Q- switcher, the SBS-cell works very well as a phase conjugation mirror and its beam-profile is improved dramatically. And in order to explain the progression of beam-profile, we propose a simple model based on the nonlinear reflectivity of the SBS-PCM, whose reflectivity is dependent on the pumping intensity at the focal plane.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.581-586
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• 1998

We investigated the effect of mechanical back side damage in Czochralski grown silicon wafer. The intensity of mechanical damage was evaluated by minority carrier recombination lifetime by laser excitation/microwave reflection photoconductivity decay method, degree of X-ray diffuse scattering, X-ray section topography, and wet oxidation/preferential etching methods. The data indicate that the higher the mechanical damage intensity, the lower the minority carrier lifetime, and the magnitude of diffuse scattering and X-ray excess intensity increased proportionally, and it was at Grade 1:Grade 2:Grade 3=1:7:18.4 that the normalized relative quantization ratio of excess intensity in damaged wafer was calculated, which are normalized to the excess intensity from sample Grade 1.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.37-44
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• 1994

The characteristics of stimulated Brillouin scattering wave for applications to high power laser was experimentally investigated. The peak power reflectivity and the phase conjugation fidelity of Stokes wave with respect to the focal length of lens were measured, and the phase conjugation fidelity for a compressed part of the Stokes wave was also investigated. For the long focal length of lens.(f=100 cm), the peak power of the Stokes wave amounts to about twice as high as that of incident wave. The phase conjugation fidelity for the compressed leading pulse is up to 90%, better than that for other temporal parts of the Stokes pulse. In spatial distribution, the Stokes pulse from the axial region has the largest SBS gain, and it has been ascertained as a best candidate to the application due to excellent pulse compression, peak power reflectivity, and good phase conjugation fidelity.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.286-291
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• 2007

We theoretically investigated the far-field radiation pattern of epi-signal from a polystyrene sphere in coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy with an objective lens of high numerical aperture. We calculated the field distribution of the incident laser beams under the tight-focusing condition and the far-field radiation pattern through coherent addition of radiation from the nonlinear polarizations (Hertzian dipoles) as the origin of CARS signal generation. The epi-radiation patterns for polystyrene spheres of different diameters are calculated, and the pattern of a sphere is also compared with that of a shell fer a diameter of 1100 nm. We finally show how the radiation pattern of the polystyrene sphere changes as the center of the sphere shifts from the focus of the beam.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.25 no.10
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• pp.1311-1317
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• 2001

To investigate only the effects of the stratified mixture distribution on initial flame propagation and combustion characteristics, the instantaneous equivalence ratio in the spark plug gap and combustion pressure were measured simultaneously In a constant volume chamber, To induce the stratified propane-air mixture distribution near the spark plug, counter-flow typed mixture injection system was used under the constant mean equivalence ratio $\Phi$$\_$mean/= 1.0 The instantaneous equivalence ratio was measured by a single-shot Raman scattering with narrow-band KrF excimer laser. The measuring error was within the limit of $\pm$ 3.5% provided that the proposed method was applied to the measured Raman signals. Judging from mass fraction burned derived from the measured pressure, the optimum combustion characteristics were shown under the condition that the local equivalence ratio in the spark plug was near 1.28$\pm$0.04, and these characteristics were more remarkable at the initial stage of combustion.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.143-148
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• 2006

A new method of measuring the Brillouin gain spectrum of optical fiber is proposed and demonstrated. Unlike existing methods, both the pump light and the counter-propagating probe light are generated from a single laser diode whose optical frequency is directly modulated by injection current modulation. The frequency difference between the pump and the probe is scanned continuously through optical frequency chirp occurring when the injection current is modulated with a square wave. The measured Brillouin gain spectrum of telecom single-mode fiber agrees well with that shown in other literature.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.223-230
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• 2006

We demonstrate a distributed fiber sensor system based on spatially-selective Brillouin scattering, using a single laser diode as a light source whose optical frequency is directly modulated by the injection current. The pump and the counter-propagating probe lights, which are sinusoidally frequency-modulated, are superposed in the fiber so that stimulated Brillouin scattering takes places only at a specific location along the fiber. Brillouin gain peak position is controlled by varying the modulation frequency. Distributions of Brillouin shift frequency are measured for the case of concatenated optical fibers of two different kinds and also for the case of temperature distribution. The temperature coefficient of the Brillouin shift frequency is measured to be $1.33MHz/^{\circ}C$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.327-327
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• 2010

디스플레이 및 반도체 산업이 발전함에 따라 회로의 선폭이 점차 줄어들고 있으며, 이에 따라서 대표적인 오염원이 되는 오염입자의 임계 직경(critical diameter) 또한 작아지고 있다. 현재 반도체 및 디스플레이 산업에서 사용되는 측정방법은 레이저를 이용하여 공정 후 표면에 남아 있는 오염입자를 측정하는 ex-situ 방법이 주를 이루고 있다. Ex-situ 방법을 이용한 오염입자의 제어는 웨이퍼 전체를 측정할 수 없을 뿐만 아니라 실시간 측정이 불가능하기 때문에 공정 모니터링 장비로 사용이 어려우며 오염입자와 공정 간의 상관관계 파악에도 많은 제약이 따르게 된다. 이에 따라 저압에서 in-situ 방법을 이용한 실시간 오염입자 측정 기술 개발이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 저압 환경에서 실시간으로 입자를 모니터링 할 수 있는 장비를 입자의 광산란 원리를 이용하여 개발하였다. 빛이 입자에 조사되면 크게 산란 및 흡수현상이 일어나게 되는데, 이 때 발생하는 산란광은 입자의 크기와 관계가 있으며 Mie 이론으로 널리 알려져 있다. 현재 이를 이용한 연구가 국내 및 국외에서 진행되고 있다. 수 백 nm 대의 입자를 측정하기 위해서는 빛의 강도가일정 수준 이상 되어야 하며, 이를 측정할 수 있는 수신부의 감도 또한 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 빛의 직경을 100 um 이하까지 집속할 수 있는 광학계를 상용 프로그램을 이용하여 설계하였으며, 강도가 약한 산란광 측정을 위하여 노이즈 제거 필터링 기술 등이 적용된 수신부 센서를 개발하여 전체 시스템에 적용하였다. 교정은 상압과 저압에서 수행 하였으며 약 5%의 측정효율로 최소 300 nm 이하의 입자까지 측정이 가능함을 확인 하였다. 또한, 타사의 실시간 입자 측정 센서와의 비교 실험을 통하여 성능평가를 수행하였다. 기존 광산란 방식 센서보다 높은 성능의 센서를 개발하기 위하여 추후 연구를 진행할 계획이며, 약 200 nm 이하의 입자까지 측정이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.15 no.12
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• pp.71-77
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• 2014

Heavy rainfall induces many disasters including slope failure and infrastructure collapse. In this point of view, rainfall-simulated centrifugal model test can be a reasonable tool to evaluate the stability of geotechnical structure. In order to obtain the displacements of a model in centrifugal model test, in general, LVDT and laser displacement sensor are used. However, when the rainfall is simulated, the LVDT has the problem of excessive infiltration into the model ground, and the laser displacement sensor provides the measuring result with inaccuracy due to the dispersion of the laser radiation. Hence, in this study, horizontal displacement sensor for rainfall-simulated centrifugal model test was developed. This sensor produced with a thin elastic steel plate and gave the accurate relationship between the displacement and the strain.