• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.66-73
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• 2007

The various output characteristics of a pulsed Ti:sapphire laser oscillator with a plane-parallel resonator, pumped longitudinally by the second harmonic wave of a Nd:YAG laser, and the output of a Ti:sapphire laser amplifier operated along the single path of the oscillator beam were investigated and analyzed. In the case of the oscillator, we measured the spectrum, the pulse buildup time, the temporal duration time of the pulse, and the output energy according to the variation of the pumping energy, resonator length, and the reflectance of the output coupler. And, in the case of the amplifier, we investigated and analyzed the output energy of the amplifier as a function of the time difference between the two pump beams of the oscillator and the amplifier, the pumping energy of the oscillator, and the pumping energy of the amplifier When pump energies of both the oscillator and the amplifier were 18 mJ/pulse, we could find that the output energy of the amplifier increased linearly and gradually up to the time difference of 35 ns. Finally, we determined that the slope efficiencies of the oscillator and the amplifier were 23.5 % and 11.6 %, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.365-370
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• 2000

We have constructed a collinear four pass Ti.sapphire laser amplifier by usmg polmization effect When we pumped the mnplifier with 188 mJ second harmonics of Q-switched Nd:YAG laser, we observed that a 450 mW 1l1cident cw Ti:sapphire laser beam is amphfled to pulse with energy of 34 mJ and pulse width (FWffM) of 25 os. We could mmllmze the a.mplified spontaneous emission by simple method of rotating the Tbapphire amplifier rod er rod

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2004.05b
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• pp.330-334
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 Nd:YAC 레이저의 제 2고조파에 의해 펌핑되는 고체레이저의 다중통과 증폭기의 이론적 고찰에 대하여 논하였다. 다중통과 증폭기의 입력레이저는 Ti:sapphire 레이저이며, 펌핑광원의 주입 후 입력 빔의 통과 회수에 따른 추출효율, 소신호 이득계수에 대한 변화 등을 조사하여 다중통과 증폭을 위한 최적조건을 구하였다. 또한, 실험에서 2단 다중통과 증폭기에서 790 nm의 입력 파장을 주입하였을 때, 42 mJ의 최대 출력에너지, 21 ㏈의 증폭이득, 25%의 출력효율을 얻었다.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.244-249
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• 1996

Multipass Ti:sapphire amplifier for the light source of DIAL was developed with an angular-multi-plexing, and the characteristics of output energy and spectra were investigated. As the characteristics of two-stage multipass amplifier, the maximum output energy was 22 mJ and the amplification gain was 20 dB on the wavelength of 790 nm. At that condition, output efficiency of the pumping energy was 18 percent. We obtained $0.15cm^{-1}$ (9.4 pm) as a spectral linewidth in the tuning range of 705~845 nm.

• 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.17 no.6
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• pp.556-563
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• 2006

We present a comprehensive study of a chirped pulse Ti:sapphire regenerative amplifier system operating at 1 kHz. Main constituents of the system are described in detail. The amplifier stage was first converted to a repetition rate-tunable kHz gain-switched nanosecond Ti:sapphire laser. Operation characteristics at different repetition rates such as build-up times of laser pulses, pump power-dependent output powers and pulse durations, damage thresholds, and tunability ranges were studied. Based on the results achieved, the switching time of the Pocket's cell used and the round trip numbers in the regenerative amplifier were optimized at 1 kHz. The output pulses with a pulse width of 50fs from a home-made Ken lens mode-locked Ti:sapphire oscillator were used as seed pulses. The pulses were expanded to 120ps in a grating stretcher prior to coupling into the 3-mirror amplifier cavity. After amplification and recompression, a stable 1kHz Ti:sapphire regenerative amplifier system, which delivers 85-fs, $320-{\mu}J$ pulses, was fully constructed.