• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.390-396
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• 1996

A pulsed Ti : sapphire laser with a Z-folded cavity, which was pumped by a frequency-doubled Nd : YAG laser, was developed. A laser output energy of 822 $\mu$J with a pulsewidth of 5 ns and an output efficiency of 27.4% was obtained at a center wavelength of 790 nm using an output coupler of 18% reflectance. The slope efficiency was 35%. The output beam diameter was 0.9 mm, and the divergence angle was 1.8 mrad. The spectrum tunability was about 120 nm from 740 nm to 860 nm with a FWHM of 90 nm at an 18% output coupler and a pumping energy of 3 mJ.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.656-661
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• 2002

Multipass Ti:sapphire amplifier for the light source of lidar was developed in an angular-multiplexing, and the characteristics of output energy and spectrum was investigated. In the two-stage multipass amplifier, we obtained the maximum output energy of 42 mJ, the amplification gain of 21 dB and the output efficiency of 26% on the wavelength of 790 nm. In the tuning range of 715~930nm the spectral linewidth is 0.05 $cm^{-1}$ /. The conversion efficiencies of 35% for SHG at 780 m and 13% for THG at 390 nm are obtained respectively. The continuous tunabilities of 240~306 m UV region and 360~460 nm in deep-blue region could be achieved.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.226-232
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• 1999

We have investigated the output power performance of a continuous-wave chromium-doped YAG laser ($Cr^{4+}$:YAG laser), pumped by a Nd: YAG laser. With an output coupler of 1% transmission, we obtained as much as 400 mW of the average output power at 1.450 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$. The power slope efficiency of 8%, when the gain medium was cooled to 2$0^{\circ}C$. We tuned the wavelength of the $Cr^{4+}$:YAG laser, at pump power of 6 W, by using birefringent filter. As a result, lasing wavelength was tuned from 1.399 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ to 1.532 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$, with the maximum output power of 340 mW at 1.4903 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ and the linewidth was 0.21 nm.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.320-326
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• 1997

Broadband sources for fiber-optic gyroscope were constructed using erbium-doped fibers. Output power, linewidth, and mean wavelength were compared between four different source configurations. Among them, double pass configuration exhibited the highest output power, as high as 5.5 mW with 25 mW pumping at 1.48 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ wavelength. It also showed nearly zero sensitivity of mean wavelength for the variation of pump power when a sufficient pumping was provided. Amplifier/Source configuration resulted in the highest detected power(power received by the gyro detector) that is more than 100 times larger than those of the other configurations, though it was the lowest of source output power. As the feedback level increased, the source power decreased while the linewidth increased, and mean wavelength varied significantly which would affect the scale factor of the gyroscope.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SC
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• v.44 no.6
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• pp.49-56
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• 2007

In this paper, the development of excitation light source is proposed for excitation light of the photodynamic therapy of cancer. Since the selection of the wavelength band of excitation light has an interrelation with fluorescence generation according to the selection of a photosensitizer. This study aims at designing and evaluating light source that can stably generate light with various kinds of wavelengths in order to make possible photodynamic diagnosis using a photosensitizer and diagnosis using auto-fluorescence. The light source device was a Xenon lamp and filter wheel, composed of an optical output control through iris and filters with several wavelength bands. It also makes the inducement of auto-fluorescence possible because it is designed to generate a wavelength band of 380-420nm, 430-480nm, 480-560nm. The transmission part of the light source was developed to enhance the efficiency of light transmission. To evaluate this light source device by KFDA#s technical reference, the characteristics of the light output and wavelength band were found.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.31-38
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• 2004

The wavelength variation of a scanned fiber laser is analyzed using quadrature sampling technique. By time delayed sampling of a phase modulated Mach-Zender interferometer, the wavelength information can be precisely determined regardless of the nonlinearity in the Fabry-Perot wavelength filter which scanned the fiber laser. A wavelength readout resolution of ～20 pm was obtained at 2 KHz M-Z modulation frequency, and it was shown that the resolution could be improved in case of using an electro-optic phase modulator.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2000.02a
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• pp.234-235
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• 2000

1.55$mu extrm{m}$의 파장 영역에서 동작하는 파장 가변 단일 주파수 레이저는 파장 분할 방식(WDM) 광통신 시스템, 분광학 또는 광센서 등에서의 응용 가능성을 가지고 있다. 특히, 파장 가변 단일 주파수 광섬유 레이저는 선폭이 좁고, 세기 잡음이 작으며, 출력 파워가 큰 한편, 광섬유로의 집적이 간단하다는 등의 장점을 가지고 있어 이에 관한 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 주파수 변환기와 광섬유 흡수 격자를 이용하여 긴 길이의 선형 공진기에서 구현된 파장 가변 단일 주파수 어븀 첨가 광섬유 레이저의 동작에 관하여 기술하였다. (중략)

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.90-94
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• 2014

We propose a Yb:YAG laser Q-switched by a semiconductor saturable absorber and a laser output coupler composed of a polarizer and a quarter-wave plate, and we investigate the output characteristics of the proposed Q-switched laser. We show that the laser power can be varied by rotation of the quarter-wave plate.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.699-704
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• 2003

This paper has been studied about the design of optical transmitter with stable output wavelength in WDM transmission system. The stabilized constant current circuit is designed with deviation less than 10$\mu$A. The temperature control circuit is constructed for the control of internal temperature of laser diode. Also, the wavelength locker is used in optical output. Finally, A/D, D/A converter and micro-processor are used for the control of these.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.504-508
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• 2000

본 연구는 WDM(wavelength-division-multiplexed) 전송 시스템에서 안정된 파장의 광 송신기를 설계하고 구현하기 위한 것이다. 기본적으로 광 출력의 안정성을 위하여 10uA 미만의 안정성을 갖는 정전류 회로를 설계하려 했으며, 출력되는 광의 파장은 Wavelength Locker를 이용 에러신호를 검출하고, 이 신호로 레이저 다이오드 모듈 내부의 온도를 제어하여 파장을 조절하였다. 최종적으로 이들은 A/D, D/A 컨버터와 $\mu$-Processor로 구성된 마이컴 회로를 통해서 제어되도륵 하였다. 또한 마이컴 회로는 송신기가 WDM 전송 시스템에 장착되었을 때의 시스템과의 인터페이스를 위한 신호들을 출력할 수 있도록 하였다.