• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.485-494
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• 2014

A novel antenna with ellipsoid-paraboloid surfaces configuration is designed for matching the incident radial radiation fiber laser distribution for maximum transmission efficiency. The on-axial and off-axial defocus effects on the optical antenna system, resulting in energy loss, are analyzed in detail. Knowledge of the effects of those defocuses on beam divergence, aberration and antenna transmission efficiency is of great importance to the long range communication systems.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.62-67
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 모드 잠금된 ps-펄스 광섬유 레이저와 연속 발진하는 좁은 선폭의 반도체 레이저를 이용하여 주기적 분극반전된 LiNbO3(periodically poled lithium niobate; PPLN) 결정에서 합주파수 생성 연구를 수행하였다. 모드 잠금된 펄스 레이저는 중심 파장이 1560.7 nm이고 스펙트럼의 폭은 약 1.1 nm이며, 연속 발진 반도체 레이저는 중심 파장이 1551 nm이고 스펙트럼의 폭은 약 6 MHz로 동작한다. 합주파수 생성을 효과적으로 수행하기 위해서 하나의 단일 모드 광섬유를 이용하여 PPLN 결정 내부에서 두 펌프 광원을 공간적으로 완전히 중첩하였다. 모드 잠금된 펄스 레이저와 좁은 선폭의 연속발진 반도체 레이저에 의해서 모드 잠금된 펄스 형태의 778 nm인 합주파수 생성을 스펙트럼과 시간적인 변화로 확인하였다. 본 연구 결과는 주파수 제어가 가능한 광주파수 빗(optical frequency comb)을 이용한 광주파수 측정 및 고분해 레이저 분광 연구 등 다양하게 응용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.674-679
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 C-밴드와 L-밴드 파장(1525 nm-1625 nm)에서 파장 변화가 가능한 광섬유 링 레이저를 제작하고, 이를 이용하여 아세틸렌 분자 전이선에 대한 분광연구를 수행하였다. 제작된 광섬유 링 레이저는 공진기 내부에 FFP-TF(Fiber Fabry-Perot Tunable Filter)를 이용하여 약 102 nm(1510.4-1612.6 nm)의 범위에서 파장을 연속 가변할 수 있었다. 광섬유 링 레이저의 파장가변특성을 이용하여 C-밴드(1525-1565 nm)에서 흡수선이 많은 아세틸렌($^{13}$C$_2$H$_2$)분자에서 50개 이상의 전이선에 대하여 높은 신호대 잡음비를 갖는 흡수 스펙트럼을 측정하였다.

• 한국조명전기설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국조명전기설비학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.383-386
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• 2008

We developed a fiber-optic Bragg grating sensor system using a SOA fiber laser for over heat detection in power systems. To compensate the nonlinear wavelength tuning of the fiber laser, we used fixed passband wavelengths from Fabry-Perot ITU filter as reference wavelengths. Gaussian line-fitting algorithm was also used to reduce the FBG peak detection error. Compared with a highest-peak-detection and a polynomial-fitting method, the proposed Gaussian fitting algorithm could drastically reduce the measurement errors. Also the SOA fiber laser made it possible to enhance the signal-to-noise-ratio even with several kilometers of lead fiber.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.356-360
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• 2018

We demonstrate continuous-wave operation of an all-fiber thulium-holmium codoped laser operating at a wavelength of 1706.3 nm. To realize laser operation in the short-wavelength region of the emission-band edge of thulium in silica fiber, we employ fiber Bragg gratings having resonant reflection at a wavelength around 1700 nm as a wavelength-selective mirror in an all-fiber cavity scheme. We first examine the performance of the laser by adjusting the central wavelength of the in-band pump source. Although a pump source possessing a longer wavelength is observed to provide reduced laser threshold power and increased slope efficiency, because of the characteristics of spectral response in the gain fiber, we find that the optimal pump wavelength is 1565 nm to obtain maximum laser output power for a given system. We further explore the properties of the laser by varying the fiber gain length from 1 m to 1.4 m, for the purpose of power scaling. It is revealed that the laser shows optimal performance in terms of output power and slope efficiency at a gain length of 1.3 m, where we obtain a maximum output power of 249 mW for an applied pump power of 2.1 W. A maximum slope efficiency is also estimated to be 23% under these conditions.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.117-129
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• 2013

We briefly review the recent progress in passively mode-locked fiber lasers (PMLFLs) based on semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs) and discuss the detailed characterization of a SESAM-based, passively mode-locked erbium-doped fiber (EDF) laser operating in the 1.5-${\mu}m$ spectral range for various configurations. A simple and compact design of the laser cavity enables the PMLFL to generate either femtosecond or wavelength-tunable picosecond pulses with high stability as the intra-cavity filtering method is altered. All the cavities investigated in our experiments present self-starting, continuous-wave mode-locking with no Q-switching instabilities. The excellent stability of the source eventually enables the wavelength-tunable PMLFL to be used as a master oscillator for a power-amplifier source based on a large-core EDF, generating picosecond pulses of >10-kW peak power and >100-nJ pulse energy.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.1117-1121
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• 2007

We demonstrate a wavelength swept mode-locked ring laser for the frequency domain optical coherence tomography(FD OCT). A laser is constructed by using a semiconductor optical amplifier, fiber Fabry-Perot tunable filter and 2.6 km fiber ring cavity. Mode-locking is implemented by 2.6 km fiber ring cavity for matching the fundamental or harmonic of cavity roundtrip time to a sweep period. The wavelength sweeps are repetitively generated with the repetition period of 77.2 kHz which is the parallel resonance frequency of Fabry-Perot tunable filter for the low driving current consumption of the fiber Fabry-Perot tunable filter. The wavelength tuning range of the laser is more than FWHM of 61 nm centered at the wavelength of 1320 nm and the linewidth of the source is $0.014{\pm}0.002$ nm.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.14-21
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• 2010

Fiber ring laser based intra-cavity absorption spectroscopic sensor has great potential for high sensitivity gas detection. Using the rate equations and propagation equations, we investigated theoretically factors that affect the sensitivity of such fiber ring laser sensors and determined the optimal design parameters and conditions for significant enhancement of the system sensitivity. Experiments have been conducted to determine the sensitivity enhancement performance. The results showed a factor of 25 ~ 30 in sensitivity enhancement in the experimental system, agreeing well with the theoretical expectations. Experiments on acetylene detection have also been carried out and the results showed that the ring cavity significantly increases the signal absorption and that high sensitivity can be obtained for gas detection.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2009

The purpose of this paper is to describe experimental results about the T-joint welding of the high power continuous wave (CW) fiber laser for SAPH steel plate for seat frame of car. The seat rail is a part of seat frame of cars. The assembling method is mostly fix up using a bolt and nut. But this assembling method has many demerits in productivity such as increasing work process and material cost. This paper presents an experimental study about Laser T-Joint weldability of seat rail. Laser welding has many advantages in lightness and saving material costs of seat frame. The laser beam was moved along the work pieces by six axis robot with process optical fiber. The laser beam is focused with a welding head within incident angle $15{\sim}45^{\circ}$ for the purpose of the T-joint welding through two side full penetration. The range of the root gap size is less than ${\leq}0.4mm$. Optical microscopy SEM were performed to observe the micro structures and determine the structures of welded zone.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2005년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.6
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• pp.468-470
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 NSOM(Near-field Scanning Optical Microscope)에서 정밀도의 중요한 요소로 작용하는 100 ~ 200nm Scale의 Optical aperture를 제작하기 위해 Optical Fiber를 이용하여 $CO_2$ Laser Heating Pulling Method에 의하여 제작하고자 한다. Heating Pulling Method 에서 Fiber Tip의 정밀도 및 제작 재현성에 영향을 미치는 중요한 기존의 여러 Fiber Tip 구현방법 중 본 연구에서는 Pulse Width[$PW_{(SEC)}$] 와 Pulling Force 두 요소에 있어서 상호관계를 연구하였으며, 연구 결과 두 변수간의 최적화된 파라미터인 PW 0.07 ~ $0.10_{(SEC)}$ 와 Pulling force 0.2 ~ 0.81b의 구간에서 error율이 최소화되는 범위를 찾을 수 있었고, 그 결과 최적의 상태는 $0.08_{(SEC)}$와 0.21b에서 팁들은 첨예화 되었고 95% 이상의 재현성 및 신뢰성을 얻을 수 있었다.