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Coherent Absorption Spectroscopy with Supercontinuum for Semiconductor Quantum Well Structure

  • Byeon, Ciare C.;Oh, Myoung-Kyu;Kang, Hoon-Soo;Ko, Do-Kyeong;Lee, Jong-Min;Kim, Jong-Su;Choi, Hyoung-Gyu;Jeong, Mun-Seok;Kee, Chul-Sik
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.138-141
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    • 2007
  • We suggest that supercontinuum can be used for absorption spectroscopy to observe the exciton levels of a semiconductor nano-structure. Exciton absorption spectrum of a GaAs/AlGaAs quantum well was observed using supercontinuum generated by a microstructrured fiber pumped by a femtosecond (fs) pulsed laser. Significantly narrower peaks were observed in the absorption spectrum from 11 K up to room temperature than photoluminescence (PL) spectrum peaks. Because supercontinuum is coherent light and can readily provide high enough intensity, this method can provide a coherent ultra-broad band light source to identify exciton levels in semiconductors, and be applicable to coherent nonlinear spectroscopy such as electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT), lasing without inversion (LWI) and coherent photon control in semiconductor quantum structures.

Rapid Detection of Trace 1,4-Dichlorobenzene Using Laser Mass Spectrometry

  • Ding, Lei;Ma, Jing;Zheng, Haiyang;Fang, Li;Zhang, Weijun;Kim, Duk-Hyeon;Cha, Hyung-Ki
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.27 no.9
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    • pp.1393-1396
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    • 2006
  • The 1+1 two-photon Resonant Enhanced Multiphoton Ionization (REMPI) spectra of 1,4-dichlorobenzene was obtained from 240 nm through to 250 nm on a laser mass spectrometer. Special care was taken to build up a heatable sample inlet system suitable for detecting a trace semi-volatile organic compound and reducing the memory effort on the inner wall of the inlet system. The detection limits of 1,4-dichlorobenzene in ppbV/V concentration range at certain wavelengths are presented.

Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy: Momentum-Space Microscope

  • Hwang, Chan-Cuk
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.45 no.3
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    • pp.115-118
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    • 2015
  • In this review paper, I'd like to introduce the basics of angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and some of my results taken at the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL), the only synchrotron radiation in South Korea. The results show that ARPES is very useful, in particular, for studying two-dimensional materials. It looks like a microscope in momentum space similar to transmission electron microscope imaging atoms in real space.

Raman Chemical Imaging Technology for Food and Agricultural Applications

  • Qin, Jianwei;Kim, Moon S.;Chao, Kuanglin;Cho, Byoung-Kwan
    • Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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    • v.42 no.3
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    • pp.170-189
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    • 2017
  • Purpose: This paper presents Raman chemical imaging technology for inspecting food and agricultural products. Methods The paper puts emphasis on introducing and demonstrating Raman imaging techniques for practical uses in food analysis. Results & Conclusions: The main topics include Raman scattering principles, Raman spectroscopy measurement techniques (e.g., backscattering Raman spectroscopy, transmission Raman spectroscopy, and spatially offset Raman spectroscopy), Raman image acquisition methods (i.e., point-scan, line-scan, and area-scan methods), Raman imaging instruments (e.g., excitation sources, wavelength separation devices, detectors, imaging systems, and calibration methods), and Raman image processing and analysis techniques (e.g., fluorescence correction, mixture analysis, target identification, spatial mapping, and quantitative analysis). Raman chemical imaging applications for food safety and quality evaluation are also reviewed.

Detection of Methane and Ethane by Continuous-Wave Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy Near 1.67 μm

  • Oh, Myoung-Kyu;Lee, Yong-Hoon;Choi, Sung-Chul;Ko, Do-Kyeong;Lee, Jong-Min
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 2008
  • We report the simple detection method of the small hydrocarbons, methane and ethane, by continuous-wave cavity ring-down spectroscopy near 1.67 ${\mu}m$ using an external cavity diode laser. The absorption lines of methane between 6002.48 $cm^{-1}$ and 6003.37 $cm^{-1}$ and ethane between 5955.65 $cm^{-1}$ and 5956.4 $cm^{-1}$ have been resolved and employed for the gas detection. The largest absorption cross sections were found to be 6.5$\times10^{-20}cm^2$ and 7.4$\times10^{-21}cm^2$ for methane and ethane, respectively, in each spectral range. The minimum detectable absorption limit of our spectrometer was 4.8${\times}10^{-9}cm^{-1}$/$\sqrt{Hz}$, which corresponds to the detection limits of 3 ppb/$\sqrt{Hz}$ and 27 ppb/$\sqrt{Hz}$ for methane and ethane, respectively. The near-IR continuous-wave cavity ring-down spectroscopic detection method of the small hydrocarbons can be applied for medical diagnosis and environmental monitoring as a fast and convenient method.