Abstract: A high-energy laser system intercepting a target using a phase conjugate mirror includes a laser oscillator which generates a laser beam irradiated to the target, a light amplifier which receives the laser beam irradiated to and reflected by the target so as to amplify it, a phase conjugate mirror which reflects the amplified laser beam. And the laser beam that is reflected by the phase conjugate mirror is amplified again in the light amplifier, and then irradiated to the target so as to intercept the target.

Abstract: A high-energy laser system intercepting a target using a phase conjugate mirror includes a laser oscillator which generates a laser beam irradiated to the target, a light amplifier which receives the laser beam irradiated to and reflected by the target so as to amplify it, a phase conjugate mirror which reflects the amplified laser beam. And the laser beam that is reflected by the phase conjugate mirror is amplified again in the light amplifier, and then irradiated to the target so as to intercept the target.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an OPCPA apparatus. The OPCPA of the present invention includes an optical pulse stretcher (100) for outputting chirped laser light using odd-order dispersion (third-order dispersion is mainly used). A pump laser (200) outputs pump laser light. An OPA unit (300) receives the pump laser light and the chirped laser light (signal), amplifies the signal using the pump laser light, and generates an idler. An optical signal separation unit (400) separates output light of the OPA unit into the signal, the idler, and remaining light (pump). An optical pulse compressor (600) compensates for pulse chirping caused by odd-order dispersion that is imparted by the optical pulse stretcher, thus temporally compressing the signal and the idler, which overlap each other.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a phase stabilization device for stimulated brillouin scattering-phase conjugate mirrors and a light amplification apparatus using the phase stabilization device. A light amplification apparatus of the present invention includes a polarizer (70) for polarizing light beams reflected from a plurality of stimulated brillouin scattering-phase conjugate mirrors and causing the light beams to interfere with each other. A detector (80) acquires an interfering beam resulting from interference of the polarizer (70), and outputs the interfering beam. A phase controller (90) controls phase using the interfering beam acquired by the detector. Therefore, the apparatus of the present invention can stably lock the phase for a long period of time, and can be used in various industries and for scientific research in cases where a high repetition rate and high power are required.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an OPCPA apparatus. The OPCPA of the present invention includes an optical pulse stretcher (100) for outputting chirped laser light using odd-order dispersion (third-order dispersion is mainly used). A pump laser (200) outputs pump laser light. An OPA unit (300) receives the pump laser light and the chirped laser light (signal), amplifies the signal using the pump laser light, and generates an idler. An optical signal separation unit (400) separates output light of the OPA unit into the signal, the idler, and remaining light (pump). An optical pulse compressor (600) compensates for pulse chirping caused by odd-order dispersion that is imparted by the optical pulse stretcher, thus temporally compressing the signal and the idler, which overlap each other.

Abstract: An OPCPA apparatus of the present invention includes an optical pulse stretcher (100) for temporally stretching laser light, and applying short-wavelength preceding-type chirping. Pump lasers (210, 220) emit pump laser light. A first OPA unit (310) receives the pump laser light, and a signal having passed through the optical pulse stretcher, amplifies the signal, and generates a first idler. A first optical signal separation unit (410) separates output light of the first OPA unit into the first idler and remaining light (pump and signal). A second OPA unit (320) receives the first idler and another pump laser light, amplifies the first idler, and generates a second idler. A second optical signal separation unit (420) separates output light of the second optical parametric amplification unit into an amplified first idler and remaining light (pump and second idler). An optical pulse compressor (600) temporally compresses the amplified first idler.

Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a phase stabilization device for stimulated brillouin scattering-phase conjugate mirrors and a light amplification apparatus using the phase stabilization device. A light amplification apparatus of the present invention includes a polarizer (70) for polarizing light beams reflected from a plurality of stimulated brillouin scattering-phase conjugate mirrors and causing the light beams to interfere with each other. A detector (80) acquires an interfering beam resulting from interference of the polarizer (70), and outputs the interfering beam. A phase controller (90) controls phase using the interfering beam acquired by the detector. Therefore, the apparatus of the present invention can stably lock the phase for a long period of time, and can be used in various industries and for scientific research in cases where a high repetition rate and high power are required.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus of converting a laser beam traveling straight to a beam propagated in all directions and a security system using the laser beam propagated in all directions. The laser beam traveling straight is incident on a cylindrical prism and repeatedly reflected and transmitted to be converted to the laser beam propagated in all directions. The laser beam is converted to a plane beam or a conical beam by controlling an incident angle of the laser beam incident on the cylindrical prism. The security system is constructed using the apparatus of generating the plane, beam or conical beam.

Abstract: A method for controlling phases of beams to make relative phases of the beams “0 ” in a beam splitting amplification laser using a stimulated Brillouin scattering phase conjugate mirror. A procedure of making a phase difference between laser beams reflected from the phase conjugate mirror “0” comprises a first step of inputting laser beams reflected from the phase conjugate mirrors to a light detector through light path converter a second step of using one of the reflected laser beams as a reference laser beam and making the reference laser beam interfere with another reflected laser beam; and a third step of detecting the interference result and finely driving piezoelectric element to control the positions of the reflectors, to thereby make a phase difference between the become “0”.

Abstract: An optical amplification apparatus includes a polarizing beam splitter for reflecting a portion of an incident light and transmitting a remaining portion of the incident light, depending upon a polarized state of the incident light, at least two optical amplification means each including a first polarizing plate which makes polarized states of the light before and after the light reflected from the polarizing beam splitter reciprocatingly passes through the first polarizing plate, to be orthogonal to each other, an amplitude division plate for amplitude-dividing the light having passed through the first polarizing plate, into first and second lights, and optical amplifiers for respectively amplifying the first and second lights which are amplitude-divided by the amplitude division plate. The optical amplification means are located such that the light output from upstream optical amplification means is incident upon the polarizing beam splitter included in downstream optical amplification means.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for controlling phases of beams to make relative phases of the beams “O” in a beam splitting amplification laser using a stimulated Brillouin scattering phase conjugate mirror. A procedure of making a phase difference between laser beams reflected from the phrase conjugate miror “O” comprises a first step of inputting laser beams 104?, . . . , 114? and 124? reflected from the phrase conjugate mirrors to a light detector 150 through light path converters 131 and 132; a second step of using one of the reflected laser beams as a reference laser beam 104? and making the reference laser beam intefere with another reflected laser beam 114?; and a third step of detecting the interference result and finely driving piezoelectric elements 109 and 119 to control the positions of the reflectors 108, 118 and 128, to thereby make a phase difference between the laser beam 104? and 104? become “O”.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus of converting a laser beam traveling straight to a beam propagated in all directions and a security system using the laser beam propagated in all directions. The laser beam traveling straight is incident on a cylindrical prism and repeatedly reflected and transmitted to be converted to the laser beam propagated in all directions. The laser beam is converted to a plane beam or a conical beam by controlling an incident angle of the laser beam incident on the cylindrical prism. The security system is constructed using the apparatus of generating the plane, beam or conical beam.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid-state laser which forms a high-energy and high-power laser beam with a high repetition rate and whose overall system can be optically aligned in a simple manner. The solid-state laser of the invention can be fabricated by means of reflecting the laser beam which is reflected by a phase conjugation mirror(PCM) using stimulated Brillouin scattering(SBS) in a direction that is incidented on the PCM again, concurrently with the arrangement of directions of emission and incidence of the laser beam by the aid of polarization beam splitter(PBS).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a highly repetitive laser employing a rotating wedge, and more specifically, a laser employing a rotating wedge which can provide a laser beam having a uniform spatial intensity profile with a high repetition rate. The highly repetitive laser of the invention is characterized by positioning a rotating wedge between a main resonator and a focusing lens to change the point in which a laser beam emitted from the main resonator is focused, in a laser which comprises a main resonator consisting of a laser medium, a passive Q-switching material and partially reflective mirrors and an auxiliary resonator consisting of a focusing lens and a cell.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a passively Q-switched laser with a dual-cavity configuration to obtain a symmetrical laser pulse with a short and variable pulse width. The passively Q-switched laser comprises: a laser medium and a passively Q-switching medium; a cavity mirror capable of fully reflecting the respective wavelengths emitted from the laser medium and the passively Q-switching medium; a main cavity mirror composed of a dichroic mirror having non-reflective characteristics for the light emitted from the passively Q-switching medium and reflective characteristics for the light emitted from the laser medium with a reflectivity of 10% or more; and, an auxiliary cavity mirror composed of a dichroic mirror having non-reflective characteristics for the light emitted from the laser medium and reflective characteristics for the light emitted from the passively Q-switching medium with a reflectivity of 10% or more and capable of moving transversely against the laser beam.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for Raman laser oscillation using stimulating Brillouin scattering as well as stimulated Raman scattering. The method comprises generation of a seed beam and condensing of the seed beam to a gas cell using the condensing lens such that part of the condensed beam is scattered by stimulated Raman scattering while the other part of the condensed beam is scattered by stimulated Brillouin scattering. The stimulated Raman scattered laser beam is outputted from a collimating lens while the stimulated Brillouin scattered laser beam returns to the condensing lens thanking for its phase conjugate characteristic. The stimulated Brillouin scattered laser beam is amplified in a section between a phase conjugate mirror and the resonance reflection mirror and condensed to the gas cell such that it is again scattered by stimulated Raman scattering in the gas cell prior to its output from the collimating lens.