• ETRI Journal
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• v.33 no.5
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• pp.810-813
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• 2011

We report the use of a widely tunable detuned dual-mode laser diode (DML) as a compact and portable continuous-wave THz emitter. The wavelength difference between the two lasing modes of this DML can be tuned from 2.4 nm to 9.3 nm by using integrated microheaters. The power difference between these modes is less than 1 dB, and the side-mode suppression ratio is greater than 30 dB over the entire tuning range.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.60-64
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• 2014

We report the generation of 3.3-mW single-cycle terahertz (THz) pulses at 1-kHz repetition rate via optical rectification in MgO-doped prism-cut stoichiometric LiNbO3. Efficient pulse-front tilting of 800-nm pulses was realized by an optimized single-lens focusing scheme for radially-symmetric propagation of THz beams. In this geometry, nearly-diffraction-limited THz Gaussian beams with electric field strength as high as 350 kV/cm were generated. The pump-to-THz energy conversion efficiency of $1.36{\times}10^{-3}$ and the extremely high signal-to-noise ratio of ~1:15000 achieved are among the best results for 1-kHz single-cycle terahertz pulse generation ever demonstrated in room temperature operation.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.407-410
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• 2018

As the operating frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the maximum output and wavelength of the wave decreases, so that the size of the circuit cannot be reduced. As a result, the fabrication of a circuit with high power (of the order of or greater than kW range) and terahertz wave frequency band is limited, due to the problem of circuit size, to the order of ${\mu}m$ to mm. In order to overcome these limitations, we propose a source design technique for 0.1 THz~0.3 GW level with cylindrical shape (diameter ~2.4 cm). Modeling and computational simulations were performed to optimize the design of the high-power electromagnetic sources based on Cherenkov radiation generation technology using the principle of plasma wakefield acceleration with ponderomotive force and artificial dielectrics. An effective design guideline has been proposed to facilitate the fabrication of high-power terahertz wave vacuum devices of large diameter that are less restricted in circuit size through objective verification.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.299-304
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• 2011

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.421-424
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• 2011

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2006.08a
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• pp.60-60
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• 2006

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.363-369
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• 2016

Enhancing mechanical strength of concrete has been fascinated using carbon-based nanomaterials such as CNT and graphene. The key to improving strength is a dispersion of nanomaterials. A novel method is required to investigate the dispersion inner concrete nondestructively. In this study, the optical optical properties such as refractive index and absorption coefficient are measured in nano-cement mortar specimens containing MWCNT and GO using THz electro-magnetic waves. From the results, the properties of nano-cement mortar are confirmed to be 1.0% to 2.5% higher in refractive index, and -14% to 28% higher in absorption coefficient than those of cement mortar at the average values. Using these characteristics, visualizing the dispersion of nano-concrete structures seems possible in future.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.08a
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• pp.243-243
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• 2010

Low-temperature grown (LTG) InGaAs epilayers were grown by MBE technique for studying a correlation between terahertz (THz) emission and the intrinsic defects. The 1.2-um-thick Be-compensated LTG-InGaAs epilayers were prepared on SI-InP:Fe substrate at $200-250^{\circ}C$, and subsequently in-situ annealed under As environment at $550^{\circ}C$ for 5-30 minutes. The carrier concentration/mobility and the crystalline structure were analyzed by the Hall effect and the x-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively, and the carrier lifetime were determined by the fs time-resolved pump-probe spectroscopy. THz generation from LTG-InGaAs was carried out by a Ti-sapphire laser (800 nm) of a pulse width of 190 fs at a repetition of 76 MHz. Figure shows the spectral amplitude of generated waves in the THz region. As the growth temperature of epilayer increases, the amplitude is enhanced. However, two samples grown at $200^{\circ}C$, as-grown and annealed, show almost no difference in the spectral amplitude. This suggests that the growth temperature is critical in the formation of defect states involved in THz emission. We are now investigating the correlations between the XRD band attributed to defects, the Hall parameter, and the spectral amplitude of generated THz wave.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.106-110
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• 2001

Subpicosecond all-optical switching method based on the simultaneous two-photon coherence exchange is proposed and numerically demonstrated. The optical switching mechanism is based on the optical field induced dark resonance swapping via nondegenerate four-wave mixing processes. For potential applications of ultrafast all-optical switching in fiber-optic communications, 10-THz channel number independent quantum router is discussed.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.73-84
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• 2012

테라헤르츠파는 0.1~10THz 대역의 미개발 주파수 자원으로 전자기파 스펙트럼에서 적외선과 밀리미터파의 중간 영역에 위치한다. 전파의 투과성과 광파의 직진성을 동시에 가지고 있어 독특한 물리적 특성을 보유한 테라헤르츠파는 THz 소자, 분광, 영상 기술 등의 기초 과학과 의공학, 보안, 환경/우주, 정보통신 등의 응용 과학 분야에서 이미 그 중요성이 검증되어 향후 폭넓은 산업 응용으로 다양한 분야에서 새로운 형태의 시장이 형성될 것으로 기대된다. 이러한 테라헤르츠파 기술의 사회, 경제적 파급력을 극대화하기 위해서는 테라헤르츠 대역 소자의 특성을 향상시키고, 크기와 가격을 낮추는 것이 매우 중요하다. 본고에서는 크기와 가격을 낮출 수 있는 포토닉스 기반의 테라헤르츠 가변형 연속파 신호원 및 검출기 기술과 이를 기반으로 구현 가능한 응용 기술 동향에 대하여 기술하였다.