• 제목/요약/키워드: Lithium Niobate

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초음파-광음향 융합 영상을 위한 투명 초음파 변환기 (Optically transparent ultrasound transducers for combined ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging: A review)

  • 박성훈;장진호
    • 한국음향학회지
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    • 제42권5호
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    • pp.441-451
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    • 2023
  • 초음파 변환기는 광음향 및 초음파 영상 조합과 영상 평가에 있어 필수 구성 요소이다. 그러나 기존의 초음파 변환기는 불투명하여 광음향 영상을 획득하기 위해서는 광이 초음파 변환기를 우회 해야한다. 동축 정렬이 없다면 광 도달 영역이 제한되고 이를 해결하기 위해 복잡한 구성으로 시스템의 부피가 커지는 문제가 있다. 이러한 문제점을 극복하기 위해 광학적으로 투명한 초음파 변환기를 개발하기 위해 다양한 접근 방법이 연구되었다. 기존의 불투명한 초음파 변환기와 다르게 광학적으로 투명한 초음파 변환기는 특정 압전소자와 용도에 맞는 다양한 제작 방법이 존재한다. 본 연구에서 압전소자 기반의 투명 초음파 변환기에 사용되는 재료로 Lithium Niobate(LNO), Lead Magnesium Niobate-Lead Titanate(PMN-PT), Polyvinylidene Difluoride(PVDF)를 사용한 결과를 비교하였다. LNO는 투명 초음파 변환기에서 많이 사용되는 압전소자이고, PMN-PT는 LNO보다 높은 송수신율로 최근 활발히 연구되고 있다. 기존 투명 변환기는 광음향 해상도보다 초음파 해상도가 낮지만, 최근 PVDF를 사용하여 높은 초음파 해상도의 투명 집속초음파 변환기를 제작하고 있다. 이러한 투명 초음파 변환기 제작 결과에 대한 비교 분석을 수행하였다.

Fabrication of Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate by Direct Laser-Writing and Its Poling Quality Evaluation

  • Dwivedi, Prashant Povel;Cha, Myoungsik
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • 제18권6호
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    • pp.762-765
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    • 2014
  • We fabricated a periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) by direct laser-writing of a quasi-phase-matching (QPM) structure in photolithographic process. Because we do not need to prepare a photomask by electron-beam writing, the "maskless" process shortens the fabrication time and significantly reduces the cost. We evaluated the poling quality of the direct laser-written PPLN by measuring the diffraction noise from the surface relief pattern of the fabricated QPM grating and comparing the results to those from a conventional PPLN made with a photomask. The quality of the PPLN fabricated by direct laser-writing was shown to be equivalent to that fabricated by the conventional method.

Simultaneous Generation of Orthogonally Polarized Signals in an Optical Parametric Oscillator Based on Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate

  • Kumar, CH. S.S. Pavan;Kim, Byoung Joo;Kim, Deok Woo;Cha, Myoungsik
    • Current Optics and Photonics
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    • 제4권1호
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    • pp.63-68
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    • 2020
  • We built an optical parametric oscillator (OPO) generating orthogonally polarized signals at different wavelengths simultaneously, based on a periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crystal. The OPO was pumped by ns-pulses at 1.064 ㎛ from a diode-pumped solid-state laser, where we found the type-0 and the type-1 quasi-phase matching conditions were satisfied simultaneously in the PPLN crystal. This enabled us to create a coherent light source which can emit dual signals which could be accessed easily by rotating a polarizer.

Nano-Second Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate Optical Parametric Oscillator with Planar Cavity Mirrors

  • Kim, Hong-Ki;Rhee, Bum--Ku
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • 제5권4호
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    • pp.136-139
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    • 2001
  • We investigated a high-output ower, periodically poled lithium niobate(PPLN) optical parametric oscillator(OPO) pumped by a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. Given the low optical damage threshold and the limited aperture (0.5mm thick) of PPLN, we tried to maximize the signal output power in a linear cavity consisting of two flat mirrors with a loosely focused pump beam. It is found that this simple cavity structure allowed a robust OPO operation, which was not sensitive to alignment compared with the conventional ones using concave mirrors. A maximum energy of 100$\mu$J/pulse was achieved for the signal at 1.36${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$, while the oscillation threshold was 0.3 mJ/pulse for the pump at 1064 nm.

$VO_2와 LiNbo_3$ 로 집적된 2개의 슬랩 도파로에 관한 결합모드 해석 (Coupled-Mode Analysis of Two Slab Waveguides Fabricated with Vanadirum Oxide and Lithium Niobate)

  • 오환술;김영권
    • 대한전자공학회논문지
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    • 제24권3호
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    • pp.510-516
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    • 1987
  • An analysis and numerical computations relating to the coupling of optical modes between two neighboring waveguides are discussed. The waveguides are fabricated with Lithium Niobate as guide 1 and Vanadium Oxide as guide 2. In a wave guide system that incorporates two lossless guides, a complete transfer of power from one guide to another can occur when the waveguides are (1) identical or (2) the modes in each guide have identical phase constants. Here we discuss the coupling effects when the guides are dissimilar with respect to both geometry and losses. In thers results, we show that power transfer can occur between the two guides, one lossy and the other lossless, provided the phase matched condition is satisfied. When properly coupled, the power attenuation varies according to the amount of coupling.

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Thermal fixing of multiple holographic gratings in magnesium oxide lithium niobate crystal

  • Yi, Seung-Wo;Cha, Sung-Do;Shin, Seung-Ho
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • 제1권1호
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    • pp.19-22
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    • 1997
  • The photorefractive properties of 4% mol magnesium oxide doped lithium niobate have been investigated at room temperature. The recording and erasing time constants were measured as a function of intensity and analyzed by using the two active species (electron-hole) model. The results were used to compute the exposure schedule for multiple hologram recording. We have recorded grating of five holograms by angular multiplexing at room temperature and fixed them by means of a thermal cycling procedure. The highest diffraction efficiency of a fixed grating is up to 50% of an unfixed one.

Growth and Characteristic Infrared Raman Spectra of Potassium Lithium Niobate Single Crystals

  • Youbao Wan;Yoo, Sang-Im
    • 한국결정학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국결정학회 2002년도 정기총회 및 추계학술연구발표회
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    • pp.15-15
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    • 2002
  • Homogeneous and crack-free potassium lithium niobate (K₃Li/sub 2-x/Nb/sub 5+x/O/sub 15/, 0<x<0.5, KLN) single crystals were successfully grown by the Czochralski technique. The KLN single crystals of several different compositions were employed for the investigation of the lattice vibration spectra using infrared Raman spectroscopy. The characteristic Raman spectra of the [NbO/sub 6/]/sup 7-/ octahedral ions were strikingly influenced by the Li ion content. The symmetric stretch vibrational modes V₁, V₂ are broadened, and the symmetric bend vibration mode V/sub 5/ is broadened and even split into three peaks with increasing the Li content, supporting that the bend vibration modes of the [NbO/sub 6/]/sup 7-/ octahedrons are obviously perturbed by Li ions in the C site. Enhanced Raman peak intensities after the post annealing at 900℃ and for 24 h evidenced that a residual stress in as-grown crystals was negligible and only a defect concentration might be reduced.

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Czochralski법에 의해 육성된 lithium niobate 단결정의 결함구조 (Defect structure of lithium niobate single crystals grown by the Czochralski method)

  • 김기현;고정민;심광보;오근호
    • 한국결정성장학회지
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    • 제6권4호
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    • pp.620-626
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    • 1996
  • 자체 제작한 고주파 유도 가열 Czochralski 장치를 이용하여 조화용융조성(congruently melting composition)의 undoped 및 MgO.doped 단결정을 육성하였다. 최적육성조건을 확립하였으며, 보상가열전압조정방식을 이용하여 약 ${\pm}5\;%$ 이내의 범위로 직경제어하는데 성공하였다. 또한, 첨가된 $Mg^{2+}$ 이온이 ferroelectric domain 형성에 미치는 영향을 전자현미경(SEM)등으로 분석하였다.

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