Hyung Lee

Tel: +1 (757) 864-6504; FAX: +1 (757) 864-8828Lee_Hyung_bg

E-mail: hyung.r.lee@nasa.gov

Education

  • Ph.D., Physics, Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia (1998)
  • M.S., Physics, Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia (1993)
  • B.S. Physics, Kyungbook National University, Taegu, Korea (1990)

Current Research

Mid Infrared DIAL systems can provide vital data needed by atmospheric scientists to understand atmospheric chemistry. The Earth Science Decadal Survey recommended missions, such as ASCENDS and GACM, to measure atmospheric constituents such as CO2, CH4, CO, O3, NO2, SO2, and CH2O.  ASCENDS stands for Active Sensing Of CO2 Emissions Over Nights, Days, and Seasons while GACM stands for Global Atmospheric Composition Mission.  To accurately measure the concentrations of these gasses, especially the gasses with low concentrations, strong absorption features must be accessed.  Each of the above gasses have characteristic mid infrared absorption features by which either column content or range resolved concentrations can be measured.  Because of these characteristic absorption features the mid infrared spectral region, 3.0 to 50.0 μm, is known as the fingerprint region and is an ideal spectral region to make the measurements.  However, as noted by the Decadal Survey, mid infrared solid-state lasers needed for DIAL systems are not available. Current research will involve identification of a good laser material for at least one of the following gas species: CO2, CH4, CO, O3, NO2, SO2, or CH2O, and a measurement of its germane spectroscopic parameters.  This work will involve both theoretical and laboratory based research.

Publications

  • Donald R. Lyons, James V. Lindsay, Hyung R. Lee, Zolili U. Ndlela and Erica Thompson, “Modeling and observations of phase-mask trapezoidal profiles with grating-fiber image reproduction” Applied Optics, Vol. 39, No. 7, p. 1077-1083, March 2000.
  • Kaminskii, C.L. McCray, H.R. Lee, S.W. Lee, D.A. Temple, T.H. Chyba, W.D. Marsh, J.C. James, A.N. Annanenkov, V.D. Legun, H.J. Eichler, G.M.A. Gad, and K. Ueda, “High efficiency nanosecond Raman lasers based on Tetragonal PbWO4 crystals” Opt. Commun. 183 (2000) 277-287

Conference Presentations

  • Songsheng Chen, Larry B. Petway, Hyung R. Lee, Fenton W. Harrison, Edward V. Browell, “optimization of a frequency-stabilized laser reference at 1.57µm for an active laser remote sensing of co2 from space” AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA 5-9 December, 2011
  • Hyung Lee, Yingxin Bai, Jirong Yu, and U. Singh, “Proton and Gamma Radiation Effects in Undoped, Single-doped and co-doped YLF4 andLuLiF4”, JThE37, CLEO/IQEC 2009 in Baltimore, Maryland, May 31-June 5, 2009
  • H. R. Lee, Y. Bai, M. Petros, P. Petzar, E. Modlin, B. Trieu, and J. Yu, “2-Micron Laser Optics Radiation Test,” Laser Risk Reduction Program Annual Review, NASA/LaRC, VA, Aug. 20-21, 2008
  • Y. Bai, J. Yu, M. Petros, P. Petzar, B. Trieu, and H. R. Lee, “High PRF Holmium 2-Micron Laser Development,” Laser Risk Reduction Program Annual Review, NASA/LaRC, VA, Aug. 20-21, 2008
  • Yingxin Bai, Jirong Yu, Bo Trieu, Mulugeta Petros, Paul Petzar, Hyung Lee, and Upendra Singh; “Conductively Cooled Ho:Tm:LuLiF Laser Amplifier,” paper CTuAA2, CLEO/QELS 08, San Jose, CA, May 4-9, 2008
  • Yingxin Bai, Hyung R. Lee, Ed Modlin, M. Petros, Paul Petzar, Bo Trieu, and Jirong Yu, “Recent Characterization of Conductive Cooled Laser Amplifier,” Laser Risk Reduction Project TIM, NASA/LaRC, VA, Aug. 22-23, 2007
  • Yu, Jirong, Bai, Yingxin, Petros, M., Petzar, Paul, Trieu, Bo, Lee, Hyung, and Singh, U., ”Highly Efficient Q-switched Ho:YLF Laser Pumped by Tm:Fiber Laser,” CLEO/QELS 07 – Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference Baltimore, MD 6-11 May 2007
  • Y. Bai, M. Petros, J. Yu, P. Petzar, B. Trieu, H. Lee, and U. Singh, “Highly efficient Ho:YLF laser pumped by Tm:fiber laser,” CThFF4, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), Long Beach, CA (May 21-26, 2006
  • Hyung R. Lee, Jirong Yu, Norman P. Barnes, and Yingxin Bai, “An injection-seeded narrow linewidth singly resonant ZGP OPO”, in Advanced Solid-State Photonics 2006 Technical Digest on CD-ROM (The Optical Society of America, Washington, DC, 2006)
  • Yingxin Bai, M. Petros, J. Yu, Paul J. Petzar, B. C. Trieu, S. Chen, H. R. Lee, and U. N. Singh, “Highly efficient operation of Tm:fiber laser pumped Ho; YLF laser”, in Advanced Solid-State Photonics 2006 Technical Digest on CD-ROM (The Optical Society of America, Washington, DC, 2006)
  • Jirong Yu, H. R. Lee, Yingxin Bai, N. P. Barnes, “A narrow linewidth singly resonant ZGP OPO for mulitiple lidar applications”, ILRC, 2006
  • Yingxin Bai, J. Yu, N. P. Barnes, S. Chen, M. Petros, H. R. Lee, B. C. Trieu and U. N. Singh, “The application of PPLN sum frequency generation in mid-infrared detection”, Proceedings of IEEE LEOS, 2005, IEEE catalog #: 05CH37693C, ISBN: 0-7803-9218-3, 79-80
  • Jirong Yu, Norman P. Barnes, Dick Davis, Upendra N. Singh, Hyung R. Lee and Yingxin Bai, “Tunable 4-10 micron infrared radiation for remote sensing applications”, 6th Joint Conference on standoff detection for chemical and biological defense”, Williamsburg, VA, Oct. 2004
  • Yingxin Bai, Jirong Yu, Norman P. Barnes, Songsheng Chen, Mulugeta Petros, and Hyung R. Lee, “Non-linear frequency up-conversion for mid-infrared single photon detection”,  SPIE Fourth international Asia-Pacific Symposium on remote sensing of atmosphere, ocean, environment and space, edit by U.N. Singh, Kohei Mizutani, 2004
  • Jirong Yu, Hyung R. Lee, Yingxin Bai, Norman P. Barnes, “Mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator for remote sensing”, SPIE Fourth international Asia-Pacific Symposium on remote sensing of atmosphere, ocean, environment and space, edit by U.N.Singh, Kohei Mizutani, 2004
  • Jirong Yu, Hyung R. Lee, Yingxin Bai, Norman P. Barnes, “Parametric generation of tunable mid-infrared radiation”, in Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals and Applications on CDROM (The Optical Society of America, Washington DC, 2004) WB7, ISBN: 1-55752-773-3
  • Jirong Yu, Hyung R. Lee, Yingxin Bai, Norman P. Barnes, “Tunable 4-10 m infrared for remote sensing applications”, 22nd International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC 2004), SP561 Vol.1, 195-197, Matera, Italy, July 2004
  • Jirong Yu, Yingxin Bai, N. P. Barnes, Hyung R. Lee, Mulugeta Petros, Songsheng Chen, and Bo C. Trieu, “Intra-cavity pumped PPLN OPO with double ring configuration”, in OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Series (TOPS) vol. 94, Advanced Solid state Photonics, G. J. Quarles, ed.  (OSA, Washington, DC 2004), pp 390-393
  • Hyung R. Lee, Jirong yu, N. P. Barnes and  Yingxin Bai, “High pulse energy ZnGeP2 singly resonant OPO”, in OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Series (TOPS) vol. 94, Advanced Solid state Photonics, G. J. Quarles, ed.  (OSA, Washington, DC 2004), pp 394-397
  • Yingxin Bai, Jirong Yu, Norman P. Barnes, Hyung R. Lee, Mulugeta Petros and Songsheng Chen, “Tunable mid-infrared coherent source for lidar: CW OPO”, SPIE Proceeding V5154, 46-51, edit by U. Singh, 2003
  • Jirong Yu, Hyung R. Lee, Norman P. Barnes, Yingxin Bai, and Keith Murray, “Tunable infrared radiation for remote sensing applications”, CLEO (2003), CTuM23
  • Jirong Yu, N. P. Barnes, K. E. Murray, H. R. Lee and Yingxin Bai, “Parametric Generation of Tunable Infrared Radiation for Remote Sensing Applications”, SPIE third international Asia-Pacific Symposium on remote sensing of the atmosphere, environment, 183-190, SPIE 4893, edited by U. N. Singh, T. Itabe and Z Liu, 2002
  • Hyung R. Lee and Waverly D. Marsh, ”On-site investigation of Raman oscillator/amplifier” NASA external peer review Aug. 1999.
  • Lee, C.L. McCray and T.H. Chyba, “Birefringence compensation in a barium nitrate Raman laser” CLEO/Pacific Rim Aug. 1999.
  • Zenker, T.H. Chyba, C.L. McCray, H.R. Lee, R. Elivert, B. Thomas, C. Toppin, D. Larson, N.S. Higdon, D.A. Richter, and J. Fishman, “A compact, ground-based uv DIAL system for measurements of tropospheric ozone” SPIE conference, Apr. 1999.
  • Chyba, T. Zenker, C.L. McCray, H.R. Lee, B. Thomas, R. Elivert, N.S. Higdon, D.A. Richter, and J. Fishman, “Development of a compact, ground-based ozone DIAL system” 19th International laser Radar Conference, Jul. 1998.
  • Chyba, T. Zenker, C.L. McCray, H.R. Lee, B. Thomas, R. Elivert, N.S. Higdon, D.A. Richter, and J. Fishman, “A compact, ground-based differential absorption lidar for measurements of tropospheric ozone” OSA annual meeting, Oct. 1998.
  • Hyung R. Lee and Donald R. Lyons “Image reproduction of Bragg gratings” ICO-17 Aug. 1996.
  • Hyung R. Lee and In H. Hwang “ Diode laser pumped CW-Tm:Ho:YLF laser” Virginia Academy of science, May 1993.