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Ultrafast Femtosecond Lasers: Fundamentals and Applications (펨토초 레이저의 원리 및 응용)

  • Kim, Young-Jin;Kim, Yun-Seok;Kim, Seung-Man;Kim, Seung-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.7-16
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    • 2010
  • Physical fundamentals of ultrashort femtosecond lasers are addressed along with emerging applications for precision manufacturing and metrology. Femtosecond lasers emit short pulses whose temporal width is in the range of less than a picosecond to a few femtoseconds, thereby enabling extremely high peak-power machining with less thermal damages. Besides, the broad spectral bandwidth of femtosecond lasers constructed in the form of frequency comb permits absolute distance measurements leading to ultraprecision positioning control and dimensional metrology.

Ultrafast Laser Micro-machining Technology (극초단 펄스 레이저 응용 미세가공기술)

  • Lee, Jae-Hoon;Sohn, Hyon-Kee
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.7-12
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    • 2010
  • Due to the extremely short interaction time (< $10\times10^{-12}$sec) between laser pulse and material, which enables the minimization of heat affection, ultrafast laser micro-machining has rapidly widened its applications. In this paper, the characteristics of ultrafast laser micro-machining have been reviewed and experimentally demonstrated in laser drilling of silicon wafer and in laser cutting of rigid PCB.

Ultrafast Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Breast MRI: Lesion Conspicuity and Size Assessment according to Background Parenchymal Enhancement

  • Soo-Yeon Kim;Nariya Cho;Yunhee Choi;Sung Ui Shin;Eun Sil Kim;Su Hyun Lee;Jung Min Chang;Woo Kyung Moon
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.561-571
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    • 2020
  • Objective: To evaluate the clinical utility of ultrafast dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)-MRI compared to conventional DCE-MRI by studying lesion conspicuity and size according to the level of background parenchymal enhancement (BPE). Materials and Methods: This study included 360 women (median age, 54 years; range, 26-82 years) with 361 who had undergone breast MRI, including both ultrafast and conventional DCE-MRI before surgery, between January and December 2017. Conspicuity was evaluated using a five-point score. Size was measured as the single maximal diameter. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare median conspicuity score. To identify factors associated with conspicuity, multivariable logistic regression was performed. Absolute agreement between size at MRI and histopathologic examination was assessed using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Results: The median conspicuity scores were 5 at both scans, but the interquartile ranges were significantly different (5-5 at ultrafast vs. 4-5 at conventional, p < 0.001). Premenopausal status (odds ratio [OR] = 2.2, p = 0.048), non-mass enhancement (OR = 4.1, p = 0.001), moderate to marked BPE (OR = 7.5, p < 0.001), and shorter time to enhancement (OR = 0.9, p = 0.043) were independently associated with better conspicuity at ultrafast scans. Tumor size agreement between MRI and histopathologic examination was similar for both scans (ICC = 0.66 for ultrafast vs. 0.63 for conventional). Conclusion: Ultrafast DCE-MRI could improve lesion conspicuity compared to conventional DCE-MRI, especially in women with premenopausal status, non-mass enhancement, moderate to marked BPE or short time to enhancement.

Ultrafast probes of coherent oscillations in Fe-based superconductors

  • Kim, K.W.
    • Progress in Superconductivity and Cryogenics
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.1-4
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    • 2017
  • Forefront ultrafast experimental techniques have recently proven their potential as new approaches to understand materials based on non-equilibrium dynamics in the time domain. The time domain approach is useful especially in disentangling complicated coupling among charge, spin and lattice degrees of freedom. Various ultrafast experiments on Fe-based superconductors have observed strong coherent oscillations of an $A_{1g}$ phonon mode of arsenic ions, which shows strong coupling to the electronic and magnetic states. This paper reviews the recent reports of ultrafast studies on Fe-based superconductor with a focus on the coherent oscillations. Experimental results with ultrashort light sources from the terahertz-infrared pulses to the hard X-rays from a free electron laser will be presented.

Femtosecond Coherent Spectroscopic Study of Zn(II)porphyrin Using Chirped Ultrashort Pulses

  • Yoon, Min-Chul;Song, Jae-Kyu;Cho, Sung;Kim, Dong-Ho
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.24 no.8
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    • pp.1075-1080
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    • 2003
  • We have investigated femtosecond coherent vibrational motions of Zn(II)-5,15-diphenylporphyrin in toluene using chirp-controlled ultrashort pulses. The oscillatory features superimposed on the temporal profiles of the pump-probe transient absorption signal are affected by the chirping and energy of excitation pulses. Using chirp- and excitation energy-controlled femtosecond pulses, we are able to obtain information on the structural changes between the electronic ground and excited states based on a comparative analysis of the Fouriertransformed frequency-domain spectra retrieved from the oscillatory components with the ground state resonance Raman spectra and normal mode calculations.

Excavated carbon with embedded Si nanoparticles for ultrafast lithium storage

  • An, Geon-Hyoung;Kim, Hyeonjin;Ahn, Hyo-Jin
    • Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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    • v.68
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    • pp.146-152
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    • 2018
  • Due to their excellent mechanical durability and high electrical conductivity, carbon and silicon composites are potentially suitable anode materials for Li-ion batteries with high capacity and long lifespan. Nevertheless, the limitations of the composites include their poor ionic diffusion at high current densities during cycling, which leads to low ultrafast performance. In the present study, seeking to improve the ionic diffusion using hydrothermal method, electrospinning, and carbonization, we demonstrate the unique design of excavated carbon and silicon composites (EC/Si). The outstanding energy storage performance of EC/Si electrode provides a discharge specific capacity, impressive rate performance, and ultrafast cycling stability.

High-Performance Schottky Junction for Self-Powered, Ultrafast, Broadband Alternating Current Photodetector

  • Lim, Jaeseong;Kumar, Mohit;Seo, Hyungtak
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.32 no.8
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    • pp.333-338
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    • 2022
  • In this work, we developed silver nanowires and a silicon based Schottky junction and demonstrated ultrafast broadband photosensing behavior. The current device had a response speed that was ultrafast, with a rising time of 36 ㎲ and a falling time of 382 ㎲, and it had a high level of repeatability across a broad spectrum of wavelengths (λ = 365 to 940 nm). Furthermore, it exhibited excellent responsivity of 60 mA/W and a significant detectivity of 3.5 × 1012 Jones at a λ = 940 nm with an intensity of 0.2 mW cm-2 under zero bias operating voltage, which reflects a boost of 50 %, by using the AC PV effect. This excellent broadband performance was caused by the photon-induced alternative photocurrent effect, which changed the way the optoelectronics work. This innovative approach will open a second door to the potential design of a broadband ultrafast device for use in cutting-edge optoelectronics.