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Development of tiny green laser for mobile projectors

  • Yu, N.E.;Jung, C.;Yu, B.;Lee, Y.L.;Kim, I.S.;Choi, J.W.;Ko, D.K.
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.10a
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    • pp.476-477
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    • 2009
  • The smallest green laser containing a built-in temperature controlling unit has been demonstrated. The device volume was just 0.5 cubic centimeters, which is nearly the same size as existing red and blue diode lasers, has an electrical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 10% and 150 mW power output. Furthermore as an alternative approach for compact green laser development, a quasi-phase matching method with wide spectral bandwidth for the reduction of speckle noise will be presented.

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Numerical Simulation of Soliton-like Pulse Formation in Diode-pumped Yb-doped Solid-state Lasers

  • Seong-Yeon, Lee;Byeong-Jun, Park;Seong-Hoon, Kwon;Ki-Ju, Yee
    • Current Optics and Photonics
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.90-96
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    • 2023
  • We numerically solve the nonlinear Schrödinger equation for pulse propagation in a passively mode-locked Yb:KGW laser. The soliton-like pulse formation as a result of balanced negative group-delay dispersion (GDD) and nonlinear self-phase modulation is analyzed. The cavity design and optical parameters of a previously reported high-power Yb:KGW laser were adopted to compare the simulation results with experimental results. The pulse duration and energy obtained by varying the small-signal gain or GDD reproduce the overall tendency observed in the experiments, demonstrating the reliability and accuracy of the model simulation and the optical parameters.

Numerical Analysis of Optical Damage in Dielectrics Irradiated by Ultra-Short Pulsed Lasers (극초단 펄스 레이저에 의한 절연체의 광학 손상 해석)

  • Lee, Seong-Hyuk;Kang, Kwang-Gu;Lee, Joon-Sik;Choi, Young-Ki;Park, Seung-Ho;Ryou, Hong-Sun
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.1213-1218
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    • 2004
  • The present article reports extensive numerical results on the non-local characteristics of ultra-short pulsed laser-induced breakdowns of fused silica ($SiO_{2}$) by using the multivariate Fokker-Planck equation. The nonlocal type of multivariate Fokker-Planck equation is modeled on the basis of the Boltzmann transport formalism to describe the ultra-short pulsed laser-induced damage phenomena in the energy-position space, together with avalanche ionization, three-body recombination, and multiphoton ionization. Effects of electron avalanche, recombination, and multiphoton ionization on the electronic transport are examined. From the results, it is observed that the recombination becomes prominent and contributes to reduce substantially the rate of increase in electron number density when the electron density exceeds a certain threshold. With very intense laser irradiation, a strong absorption of laser energy takes place and an initially transparent solid is converted to a metallic state, well known as laser-induced breakdown. It is also found that full ionization is provided at intensities above threshold, all further laser energy is deposited within a thin skin depth.

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Opto-electrical properties of solution based carbon nanotube electrode (용액코팅된 탄소나노튜브 전극의 광전기적 성질)

  • Woo, Jong-Seok;Kim, Sun-Young;Han, Joong-Tark;Lee, Geon-Woong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.394-394
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    • 2007
  • Transparent conductive films can serve as a critical component in displays, solar cells, lasers, optical communication devices, and solid state lighting. Carbon nanotube (CNT) based transparent conductive films are fabricated on glass and polymer substrates. CNTs typically exist in form of quasi-crystalline bundles or highly entangled bundles containing tens of individual nanotubes. To achieve full potential, CNTs must be dispersed in a solvent or other organic media. CNTs are acid treated with nitric acid then the stable dispersion of CNTs in polar solvent such as alcohols, DMF, etc. is achieved by sonication. The solubility of CNTs correlates well with the area ratio of the D and G bands from Raman spectrum. Thin films are formed from well dispersed CNT solutions using spray coating method. CNT thin films exhibit a sheet resistance ($R_s$) of nearby $10^3\;{\Omega}/sq$ with a transmittance of around 80% on the visible light range, which is attributed by excellent dispersion and interaction among CNTs, solvents and polymeric binders.

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Design and operational characteristics of cw and KLM Ti : sapphire lasers with a symmetric Z-type cavity configuration (Z-형태의 대칭형 레이저 공진기 구조를 갖는 연속 발진 및 Kerr-렌즈 모드-록킹되는 티타늄 사파이어 레이저의 설계와 동작 특성)

  • Choo, Han-Tae;Ahn, Bum-Soo;Kim, Gyu-Ug;Lee, Tae-Dong;Yoon, Byoung-Won
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.347-355
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    • 2002
  • We have constructed a high efficiency and broad tunable cw Ti:sapphire laser with a four-mirror symmetric Z-type laser cavity to increase the laser usability. From theoretical analyses and experimental data for a symmetric Z-type laser cavity containing a Kerr medium, the cavity mode size and the Kerr-lens mode-locking (KLM) strength for KLM lasers can be confirmed as function of the position in the cavity, the intracavity laser power, and the stability parameter. As a result, the slope efficiency and the maximum average output power of cw Ti:sapphire laser at 5 W pumping power of Ar-ion laser were 31.3% and 1420 ㎽ respectively. The tunablility was ranged from 730 ㎚ to 908 ㎚ with average output power above 700 ㎽. We obtained the KLM operation easily by self-aperturing effect in the Kerr medium and the slope efficiency and the maximum average output power of KLM Ti:sapphire laser was 16% and 550 ㎽ respectively. The spectral bandwidth was 33 ㎚ at the center wavelength of 807 ㎚ and the pulse width was 27 fs with a repetition rate of 82 ㎒.

Generation of Femtosecond Pulses in a Passively Mode-Locked 100 MHz Cr4+:YAG Laser (수동 모드 잠금된 100 MHz Cr4+:YAG 레이저에서의 펨토초 펄스 발생)

  • Cho, Won-Bae;Rotermund Fabian;Kim, Jong-Doo;Jeon, Min-Yong;Suh, Ho-Suhng
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.535-541
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    • 2005
  • We report on the development of a passively mode-locked near-infrared femtosecond laser with Cr:YAG crystal that operates near room temperature. The laser wavelength could easily be tuned by using only the internal prism pair over 110 nm from 1400 nm to 1510 nm in cw and over about 30 nm in mode-locked operation, respectively Maximum cw output powers of 810 mW were obtained with $1.5 \%$ output coupler for absorbed pump powers of 7.6 W. For compensation of the internal group velocity dispersion, an IR graded prism pair was used. The Cr:YAG laser delivered nearly Fourier-transform limited pulses with a pulse duration as short as 64 fs at 100 MHz repetition rate. In the mode-locked regime, the laser was operating at 1510 nm with a spectral bandwidth of 44 nm. In order to avoid unstable mode-locking and power instabilities, self-built tubes were inserted into the beam path in the resonator and purged with N2 gas. Finally, output powers of the Cr:YAG laser were optimized to 250 mW fer long time stable mode-locked operation.

Fluoride single crystals for UV/VUV nonlinear optical applications

  • Shimamura Kiyoshi;Villora Encarnacion G.;Muramatsu Kenichi;Kitamura Kenji;Ichinose Noboru
    • Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.133-140
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    • 2006
  • The growth characteristics and properties of large size $SrAlF_5$ single crystals are described and compared with those of $BaMgF_4$. Transmission spectra in the vacuum ultraviolet wavelength region indicate a high transparency of $SrAlF_5$ (about 90% without considering surface reflection loses) down to 150 nm, on contrast to the optical loses observed for $BaMgF_4$. The ferroelectric character of $SrAlF_5$ is evidenced by the reversal of the spontaneous polarization in a hysteresis loop. The higher potential of $SrAlF_5$ in comparison with $BaMgF_4$ for the realization of all-solid-state lasers in the ultraviolet wavelength region by the quasi-phase matching (QPM) technique is pointed out. $SrAlF_5$, besides a higher grade of transparency, shows a nonlinear effective coefficient similar to that of quartz and uniaxial nature, on contrast to the one order smaller nonlinear coefficient and biaxial character of $BaMgF_4$. The refractive index of $SrAlF_5$ from the ultraviolet to the near-infrared wavelength region is measured by the minimum deviation method. The Sellmeier and Cauchy coefficients are obtained from the fits to the curves of the ordinary and extraordinary refractive indices, and the grating period for the first order QPM is estimated as a function of the wavelength. The poling periodicity for 193 nm SHG from 386 nm is $4{\mu}m$.