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Coşkun, Ahmet Faruk

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    Analysis of solid-state saturable absorbers with temperature dependent absorption cross-sections
    (Elsevier, 2009) Department of Physics; N/A; N/A; Sennaroğlu, Alphan; Coşkun, Ahmet Faruk; Demirbaş, Ümit; Faculty Member; PhD Student; Master Student; Department of Physics; College of Sciences; Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering; Graduate School of Sciences and Engineering; 23851; N/A; 20328
    We describe a comprehensive model which can be used in the continuous-wave (cw) analysis of solid-state transition metal-doped saturable absorbers, which, in addition to the commonly observed temperature dependence of the refractive index and fluorescence lifetime, also exhibit a temperature dependent absorption cross-section. By using a rate equation analysis, two coupled differential equations are derived for the beam power and the q-parameter of the pump beam. To test the validity of the model, we analyzed the cw and pulsed saturation data taken with Cr4+:forsterite crystals which are subject to these three thermal effects at 1064 nm. Data for electric field parallel to the crystal b-axis (E parallel to b) and c-axis (E parallel to c) were analyzed. Results indicate that when thermal loading effects are taken into account, better agreement is obtained between the cross-section results of the cw, and pulsed saturation data. In particular. inclusion of thermal effects reduced the fractional deviation between the average cw and pulsed cross-section values from 23% to 2% and from 34% to 29% for the E parallel to c and E parallel to b cases, respectively. In the E parallel to b case, the average absorption cross-section and the normalized strength of excited-state absorption were further determined to be 5.98 x 10(-19) cm(2) and 0.45, respectively. The presented model can be readily extended to analyze other thermal effects or other media with different energy-level schemes.
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    Spectral tuning of liquid microdroplets standing on a superhydrophobic surface using electrowetting
    (American Institute of Physics (AIP) Publishing, 2008) Department of Physics; Kiraz, Alper; Karadağ, Yasin; Coşkun, Ahmet Faruk; Faculty Member; PhD Student; Department of Physics; College of Sciences; 22542; N/A; N/A
    Using electrowetting, we demonstrate reversible spectral tuning of the whispering gallery modes of glycerol/water microdroplets standing on a superhydrophobic surface by up to 4.7 nm at 400 V. Our results can inspire electrically tunable optical switches and filters based on microdroplets on a superhydrophobic surface. The sensitivity of the observed spectral drift to the contact angle can also be used to measure the contact angles of microdroplets on a superhydrophobic surface. (C) 2008 American Institute of Physics.