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Gold-sapphire Plasmonic Nanostructures for Coherent Extreme-ultraviolet Pulse Generation

  • Han, Seunghwoi
    • Current Optics and Photonics
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    • v.6 no.6
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    • pp.576-582
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    • 2022
  • Plasmonic high-order harmonic generation (HHG) is used in nanoscale optical applications because it can help in realizing a compact coherent ultrashort pulse generator on the nanoscale, using plasmonic field enhancement. The plasmonic amplification of nanostructures induces nonlinear optical phenomena such as second-order harmonic generation, third-order harmonic generation, frequency mixing, and HHG. This amplification also causes damage to the structure itself. In this study, the plasmonic amplification according to the design of a metal-coated sapphire conical structure is theoretically calculated, and we analyze the effects of this optical amplification on HHG and damage to the sample.

Towards the Reconstruction of Time-dependent Vibronic States from Nonlinear Wavepacket Interferometry Signals

  • Humble, Travis S.;Cina, Jeffrey A.
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.24 no.8
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    • pp.1111-1118
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    • 2003
  • We present one-color nonlinear wavepacket interferometry (WPI) signal calculations for a system of two electronic levels and one vibrational degree of freedom. We consider two cases, a displaced harmonic oscillator system, which can be treated analytically, and a model photodissociative system, whose WPI signal must be calculated by numerical wavepacket propagation. We show how signals obtained with different combinations of intrapulse-pair phase shifts can be combined to isolate the complex-valued overlap between a given onepulse target wavepacket and a variable three-pulse reference wavepacket. We demonstrate that with a range of inter- and intrapulse-pair delays the complex overlaps and variable reference states can be used to reconstruct the target wavepacket. We compare our results with previous methods for vibronic state reconstruction based on linear WPI and discuss further generalizations of our method.

Characterization of Supercontinuum Generation as a function of Pump Wavelength and Intensity in Photonic Crystal Fiber (광자 결정 광섬유에서 펌프광원의 파장과 입력파워에 따른 초 광대역 광원 발생의 특성)

  • Kim, Jong-Doo;Yee, Ki-Ju;Jeon, Min-Yong;Ahn, Seong-Joon;Choi, Yong-Gyu
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.16 no.6
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    • pp.490-493
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    • 2005
  • We have experimentally studied supercontinuum generation in a photonic crystal fiber as a function of pump wavelength and intensity with 100 fs pulsewidth. A supercontinuum over 750 nm spectral width with amplitude variation less than 10 dB has been achieved. It was generated by coupling femtosecond pulses from a mode-locked Ti:Sapphire laser into a 2 m long photonic crystal fiber. Adjusting the parameters of the pump source, it was also possible to control different spectral features of the supercontinuum radiation.

Real-Time Determination of Relative Position Between Satellites Using Laser Ranging

  • Jung, Shinwon;Park, Sang-Young;Park, Han-Earl;Park, Chan-Deok;Kim, Seung-Woo;Jang, Yoon-Soo
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.351-362
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    • 2012
  • We made a study on real-time determination method for relative position using the laser-measured distance data between satellites. We numerically performed the determination of relative position in accordance with extended Kalman filter algorithm using the vectors obtained through nonlinear equation of relative motion, laser simulator for distance measurement, and attitude determination of chief satellite. Because the spherical parameters of relative distance and direction are used, there occur some changes in precision depending on changes in relative distance when determining the relative position. As a result of simulation, it was possible to determine the relative position with several millimeter-level errors at a distance of 10 km, and sub-millimeter level errors at a distance of 1 km. In addition, we performed the determination of relative position assuming the case that global positioning system data was not received for long hours to see the impact of determination of chief satellite orbit on the determination of relative position. The determination of precise relative position at a long distance carried out in this study can be used for scientific mission using the satellite formation flying.

Effect of Filter Parameters on a Supercontinuum-Based All-Optical Tunable Thresholder

  • Zhu, Huatao;Wang, Rong;Pu, Tao;Fang, Tao;Xiang, Peng;Zhu, Huihui
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.470-475
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    • 2016
  • In this paper, the effects of filter parameters on a supercontinuum-based all-optical thresholder are experimentally investigated. By tuning the filter parameters, the power transfer function and power transmission function are tailored. The experimental results show that a thresholder with short center wavelength has a better power function, and the slope in the middle level of the thresholder increases with increasing bandwidth. Through tuning the filter parameters, the thresholder can achieve a steplike power transfer function for optical thresholding, and a steplike power transmission function for optical self-switching. This makes the supercontinuum-based thresholder more flexible, and allows customization of performance to meet different demands in various applications.

The Real-Time Temporal and Spatial Diagnostics of Ultrashort High-Power Laser Pulses using an All-Reflective Single-Shot Autocorrelator

  • Kim, Ha-Na;Park, Seong Hee;Kim, Kyung Nam;Han, Byungheon;Shin, Jae Sung;Lee, Kitae;Cha, Yong-Ho;Jang, Kyu-Ha;Jeon, Min Yong;Miginsky, Sergei V.;Jeong, Young Uk;Vinokurov, Nikolay A.
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.382-387
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    • 2014
  • An all-reflective, simple noncollinear second harmonic (SH) autocorrelator is described for monitoring the shot-to-shot behavior of ultrashort high-power laser pulses. Two mirrors are used for the dispersion-free splitting of a pulse into two halves. One of the mirrors is able to adjust the delay time and angle between two halves of the laser pulse in a nonlinear crystal. We present the possibility of real-time measurement of the pulse duration, peak intensity (or energy), and the pointing jitters of a laser pulse, by analyzing the spatial profile of the SH autocorrelation signal measured by a CCD camera. The measurement of the shot-to-shot variation of those parameters will be important for the detailed characterization of laser accelerated electrons or protons.

Absorption Spectra of Standard Gases for Wavelength Reference in C-band using a Supercontinuum Source Based on a Mode-locked Cr4+:YAG Laser (모드 잠금 Cr4+:YAG 레이저로부터 발생된 초 광대역 광원을 이용한 광통신 파장 영역의 표준 가스의 흡수스펙트럼)

  • Lee, Jong-Min;Jeon, Min-Yong;Ryu, Han-Young;Suh, Ho-Suhng
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.54-59
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    • 2008
  • We report on the measurements of absorption spectra from acetylene ($^{12}C_2H_2$) and hydrogen cyanide ($H^{13}C^{14}N$) for wavelength reference in the C-band (conventional band) region using a supercontinuum optical source generated from a mode-locked $Cr^{4+}$:YAG laser. The center wavelength of the mode-locked $Cr^{4+}$:YAG laser was 1510 nm and the pulse duration was 75 fs at 100 MHz repetition rate. The supercontinuum source achieved a flatness of ${\pm}5dB$ over a wavelength range of more than 400 nm, using a 20 m long photonic crystal fiber. The measured absorption spectra from acetylene ($^{12}C_2H_2$) and hydrogen cyanide ($H^{13}C^{14}N$) had more than 50 lines and were analyzed for wavelength standardization.