A design of a light coupler between a LED and a very thin light guide (0.2mm thickness) is presented. Due to the light guide's very thin thickness, conventional light couplings between LEDs and light guides do not provide enough coupling efficiency. We investigate two different coupling methods: side coupling using a complex-shaped lens and bottom coupling using a grating. This paper presents a draft design of the first approach which couples light from 0.4mm LED to 0.2mm light guide without significant losses.

The periodic multilayer is considered as the X-ray reflection mirror. High X-ray reflectivity from the incident angle greater than the grazing critical angle can be obtained by the periodic multilayer structure. The Optical constants are investigated in order to determine the material for X-ray reflection mirror. The X-ray reflection mirror is designed for W, Si using computer simulation. The reflectivity is calculated for various incident angles and ratio of thickness.

We report a probe using a single double clad fiber (DCF) for fluorescence spectroscopy. Bidirectional separate transmission for excitation and fluorescence light in a single fiber was implemented. A DCF coupler made by side-polished method could extract none but the collected fluorescence signals propagating in inner cladding mode, thereby diminishing the interference of silica background generated by the excitation in core mode. The experimental results show that the fluorescence spectra of biological tissues obtained using the DCF probes have much less silica background than using a standard multiple-mode fiber.

We present a new simple and fast bare-wafer inspection method. This method inspects the wafer front surface and inner structures simultaneously. The wafer surface is inspected using a knife-edge test in visible while the inner structure is inspected by a looking-through camera in infrared, at the same time and with a single white-light source. This paper presents a laboratory implementation of the test method with some experimental results.

본 연구에서는slab coupled optical waveguide amplifier (SCOWA)를 이용한 active modelock 레이저를 가지고 출력 펄스의 1Hz 에서 1 MHz 까지 timing jitter 잡음이 400 attosecond 이고 Nyquist 진동수까지는 7.5 femtosecond 임을 보고한다.

The spatial coherence function of laser beam was measured by using a Sagnac interferometer and self referencing technique. For laser beam passing through a narrow slit, absolute value of measured spatial coherence function becomes more symmetric as the slit size is reduced. For diverging beams, the spatial coherence function shows fast oscillations in its real and imaginary parts. We explain this by using a Gaussian Schell-model. One can use this measurement method to study and characterize the property of light field coming out of small sample.

Four kinds of mirror substrates with same surface roughness were fabricated. On those substrates, a dielectric multi-layer coating with high reflectivity was deposited by ion beam sputtering technique. Most of the fused silica mirrors showed lower scattering than the ZERODUR mirrors one, which deposited on substrates similar in surface roughness. The ZERODUR mirrors scattering strongly depend on the micro-structure of $Ta_2O_5/SiO_2$ thin films wear deposited on ZERODUR substrates.

광기록의 역사는 1980년대초 Sony와 Philips가 공동 개발한 CD (compact disc: 640MB)의 출현으로부터 시작하여 1996년의 DVD (digital versatile disc: 4.7GB)를 거쳐 최근의 BD (Blu-ray disc: >20GB)에까지 이르고 있다. Read-only memory, recordable, rewritable 등 다양한 저장 및 재생방식이 존재하는데, 이는 레이저 조사에 의한 기록매체의 특성변화의 가역성 (reversibility)에 의존하므로 저장 및 재생방식에 따라 저장매체 또한 다르게 된다. 기록용량의 증가는 레이저의 파장이 짧아지고 동시에 사용된 렌즈의 개구수 (NA: Numerical aperture)가 증가함에 따른 빔 spot size의 감소에 기인한다. 회절한계를 극복하여 빔의 spot size를 줄이고자 하는 연구는 현재도 전세계적으로 활발히 이루어지고 있고 이러한 노력의 일환으로 어느 정도의 추가적인 저장용량 증가는 가능할 수 있으나, 2차원 방식으로는 대용량 광정보기록 (수백 GB ${\sim}$ TB급)의 실현은 불가능하다는 것이 일반적인 예상이다. 한편 장기적으로 기존의 2차원 정보기록방식을 대체하고 저장용량을 획기적으로 증가시킬 수 있는 bit-type 3차원 광정보기록의 개념이 1990년을 전.후로 처음으로 제시되었다. 이는 2차원 bit 정보가 수십 내지 수백 개의 다층 (multi-layer) 형태로 기록되는 방식인데, 그동안 산업체의 관심이 상대적으로 높지 않았던 이유는 영화, 음악 등 엔터테인먼트 시장성 확대를 위해 Blu-ray disc나 HD-DVD에 대한 연구개발에 치중해왔기 때문이다. 하지만 최근 급변하는 정보시스템 서비스 환경 속에서 정보유통량이 기하급수적으로 증가하고 있고 개인이 취급하는 정보량도 2010년경에는 수백 GB 단위가 될 것으로 예상되고 있으며 디지털 방송, 네트워크를 기반으로 한 서비스 수요 뿐 만 아니라 전자도서관이나 VOD (Video on Demand) 서비스 사업에 필수적인 수 TB급의 대용량 저장장치에 대한 수요 또한 크게 증가할 것으로 전망된다. 이에 따라 점차 그 물리적 한계에 다다르고 있는 기존의2차원 정보저장방식을 대체하고 저장용량을 획기적으로 증가시킬 수 있는3차원 정보기록(> $10^{13}$ $bits/cm^3$)에 대한 필요성이 대두된다.

Several encryption techniques were successfully applied to secure holographic memory systems.[1,2] In these systems the reference beam, object beam, or both can be encoded optically. Optics provides many degrees of freedom with which the optical beam may be encoded, such as amplitude, phase, wavelength, and polarization.

A new strain analysis model, so called the stress matched model, in an epitaxial multilayer system is proposed. The model makes it possible to know the strain, the stress, the elastic strain energy in each epitaxial layer. Analytical formulas of strain parameters in each epitaxial layer are derived under assumptions that the substrate thickness is finite and the in-plane lattice constant is the same for all epitaxial layers for dislocation free growth. As an example, the model is applied to a 405nm InGaN/InGaN multiple quantum well laser diode. Analysis result shows that AlxGa1-xN layer with Al mole fraction of 0.06 and the thickness of 6${\mu}m$ is one of good templates for a laser. In fact, this layer structure coincides with experimentally optimized one.

본 연구에서는 성형용 코어 가공에서 초경합금(WC, Co 0.5%)의 초정밀 가공특성을 파악하기 위하여 다이아몬드 휠의 메시, 주축 회전속도, 터빈 회전속도, 이송속도 및 연삭깊이에 따른 표면거칠기를 측정하여 최적연삭조건을 규명하였다. 규명된 최적연삭가공조건을 활용하여 페러렐 연삭법으로 초정밀 연삭가공을 수행하였다. 연삭가공은 초정밀가공기(ASP01, Nachi-Fujikoshi Co., Japan)를 사용하였다. 최종 정삭가공을 수행한 비구면 성형용 코어의 형상측정결과 형상정도(PV; ${\varphi}$ 3.0mm) 0.15${\mu}m$(비구면), 0.10${\mu}m$(평면)으로 3M급 이상의 고화질 카메라폰에 채용되고 있는 비구면 Glass렌즈 양산용 성형용 코어 규격에 만족한 결과로서 본 연구에 수행된 초정밀 가공조건 및 측정방법이 매우 유효함을 알 수 있었다. 형상정도(PV) 및 표면조도(Ra) 측정은 초정밀 자유곡면 측정기(UA3P, Panasonic Co., Japan)와 3차원 표면조도 측정기(NewView5000, Zygo Co., USA)를 각각 사용하였다. 초정밀 가공된 성형용 코어면에 이온증착법을 활용하여 DLC 코팅을 수행하였다. 코팅 전후의 성형용코어를 활용하여 Glass소재(K-BK7, Sumita Co., Japan)를 최적의 성형조건(성형온도, 압력, 냉각속도)으로 성형하였다. DLC 코팅과 성형은 DLC 코팅기(NC400, Nanotech Co., Japan)와 Glass렌즈 성형기(Nano Press-S, Sumitomo Co., Japan)을 각각 사용하였다. Fig. 1은 초정밀 연삭가공, DLC 코팅막 구조, 코팅된 성형용 코어, 그리고, 성형된 비구면Glass렌즈를 각각 나타낸다.

We propose a novel method for the beam focusing by a single subwavelength metal slit surrounded by chirped dielectric surface gratings. In the proposed method, the period of each grating is chirped to make a focused beam at the desired position. Design of the grating structures for optimal beam focusing and the analysis of the field distribution are conducted based on the rigorous coupled wave analysis (RCWA). It is shown that the focused beam is formed at 1.5${\mu}m$ from the metal substrate and its full width at half maximum (FWHM) is 411nm.

For objective evaluation of computational integral imaging reconstruction (CIIR) schemes, a framework with the computational pickup and the CIIR process using Gaussian images is presented and characteristics of CIIR along the distance between lenslet array and objects are investigated.

In this paper, we propose a novel computational integral imaging reconstruction (CIIR) method using round-type mapping model. Proposed CIIP method can overcome problems of non-uniformly reconstructed images caused from the conventional method and improve the resoulution of 3-D images. To show the usefulness of the proposed method, both computational experiment and optical experiment are carried out and their results are presented.

체적형 홀로그래픽 메모리는 고용량의 저장밀도와 빠른 전송속도를 가지는 장점을 가지고있다. 더 높은 저장밀도를 얻기 위해 다양한 다중화 기법들이 연구되고 있다. 일정한 공간에 여러 개의 정보를 한꺼번에 저장할 수 있는 다중화 기법에는 각도에 따른 다중화, 기록 위치에 따른 다중화, 위상 변화에 따른 다중화를 비롯한 여러 가지 방법이 있다. 대부분의 다중화 기법들은 홀로그램을 저장할 때 순차적으로 기록하게 된다. 하지만 포토폴리머에 한번 정보가 저장되면 그 위에 다시 기록이 되지 않는다. 그래서 한번에 여러 개의 데이터를 저장하고 재생하는 시스템의 필요성이 요구된다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 점을 고려하여 빛의 편광성분을 이용해 다중화 하는 방법을 연구하였다.

Current distributions according to electrode patterns in vertical structured InGaN/GaN LED (light emitting diode) were investigated quantitatively by utilizing three dimensional electrical circuit modeling method. The uniformity of the injected current density in the active layer was compared among different electrode patterns. It was found that the current uniformity was greatly dependent on the electrode pattern in vertical InGaN/GaN LEDs.

We have theoretically derived a electrical model and extracted a parasitic parameters of leakage current in InGaN/GaN light emitting diodes (LEDs). The parasitic parameters of our LED are $R_p=10^{10}{\Omega}$, $I_{0,2}=10^{-17}A$ and $n_2=3.6$, which provide information of leakage current.

We present a novel chromatic dispersion measurement method using a spectral domain interferometer for single mode optical fiber over a wide spectral range (200 nm). This technique is based on the Mach-Zehnder interferometer using a white light source and spectrometer. A phase was directly retrieved from a measured spectral interferogram to obtain relative group velocity, chromatic dispersion and dispersion slope. The measured results with the proposed method were compared with those obtained using a conventional measurement method. Those results have good agreement with each other. Our proposed method can simply, accurately, and quickly (< 500 ms) measure chromatic information for a short length of optical fiber as well as optical device.

We report on the fabrication of two-dimensional Silicon On Insulator (SOI) photonic crystal (PhC) superprism. To optimize the design of 2-D SOI PhC superprism, the photonic band structures (TE-polarization) for triangular lattices and the dispersion surfaces were calculated and analyzed by the plane wave expansion method. Dense 2-D SOI PhC superprism nanostructures with taper input and output waveguide microstructures were successfully fabricated by nanoimprint lithography, followed by inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching.

Today some many types of 3D display are developed but that are not possibly multiviewer, multiview and full parallax. Our new research work uses the Quantum optic to develop 3D display. Quantum mechanically, we can think of the first photon making a virtual transition to the second state. If the second photon appears within the lifetime of that state, the absorption sequence to the third level can be completed. When the electron, located in the third state, shifts to the first state, that electron emits one visible photon. We controlled the two invisible lights to draw a pixel in volume.

We have implemented a hydrogen detection system based on a Pd coated fiber sensor. The configuration of the system and the characteristics of the hydrogen sensor was presented.

Micro jetting drop inspection system is essential to measuring micro drop volume. Measuring pico-liter drop volume is useful for new LCD color filter product process that is based on inkjet printing technology. To upgrade the reliability in drop measurement system, we use the auto focusing & multi drop reiteration & blurring average algorism. First of all we used standard mark for gage R&R in the vision system. Finding the most suitable threshold for multi blurring drop, is the main key of this research. Sensitivity of vision system is a standard in measuring the upgrade system level. So, suitable threshold can upgrade the performance of jetting drop inspection system.

Dissection of rat hippocampus using high-definition stereoscopic microscope system is demonstrated. Many surgical operation or animal anatomies are anatomized with stereoscopic microscope. With stereoscopic microscope system, the environments of operation is important factor to dissector. Lights, resolution of acquired stereo images, reflected on the liquid, colors and eye fatigue are fatal factors to dissector. We reduced reflections with two incident angle of lights at 45 degree and used a complementary color at the basement and reform the stereoscopic microsystem. Dissector has felt more comfortable after compensation and operation time is more continuous.