• Optical Science and Technology
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.38-44
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• 2005

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.187-192
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• 2008

The design and analysis of a novel photonic crystal electro-optic modulator are presented in this paper. The device incorporates an electro-optic (EO) polymer slot waveguide into the center of a silicon photonic crystal waveguide. In this device, strong optical confinement in the EO polymer core and small group velocity from the photonic crystal structure provide a surprise enhancement of the EO effect.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.223-227
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• 2002

Polymeric multi-mode optical waveguides were fabricated for parallel optical interconnection. Waveguide structures were molded by a Ni mold master using a hot embossing technique. The Ni mold master was manufactured by LIGA process. Multimode optical waveguides with a 48$\times$47 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$$^2$cross-section were produced by a simple two-step process. The propagation losses of the multimode waveguide measured at 0.85 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ and 1.3 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ wavelengths were 0.38 dB/cm and 0.66 dB/cm, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2002.07a
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• pp.8-9
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• 2002

고분자 광도파로소자 기술은 광통신에 사용되는 광도파로소자들을 고분자를 이용하여 구현하는 기술로써, 실리카에 비하여 제조장비가 간소하기 때문에 제조단가를 줄일 수 있으며, 열광학효과가 10배정도 크기 때문에 동작전력을 1/10 이하로 줄일 수 있고, 소자제작공정이 40$0^{\circ}C$ 이하에서 이루어지기 때문에 다른 소자와의 집적이 유리한 점 등 다양한 장점이 있다. 또한 실리카와 달리 고분자는 실리콘뿐만 아니라 다양한 고분자 기판을 사용할 수 있기 때문에 고분자 기판의 열팽창계수와 도파로물질의 열광학계수를 잘 조합하면 온도의 변화에 따른 파장변화와 편광의존성을 근본적으로 해결할 수 있다. (중략)

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.997-1006
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• 2003

LICA technique evolved as a basic fabrication process fur micro-structure. The present report deals with the basic technological features in the sequence of the LIGA technique such as deep x-ray lithography(DXRL), electroplating, and moulding processes at Pohang Light Source (PLS). We designed 3-D structured master for fabrication of polymeric optical wavegude and manufactured polymeric optical wavegude with the same using hot embossing process. Polymeric optical waveguide could be produced with ${\pm}$ 1 $\mu\textrm{m}$ accuracy and good surface roughness.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.77-83
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• 2007

It is essential that second order nonlinear optical materials have low optical propagation losses in the wavelengths of second harmonic generation for practical applications in waveguides. Three dipolar chromophores substituted with nitro, cyano, and alkyl sulfone as an electron withdrawing group were prepared. The UV-Vis absorption spectra of the cyano and alkylsulfone chromophores showed a blue-shift compared to the nitro chromophore. The introduction of oxadiazole segment in the chromophore structure led to similar spectral shift. The blue-shift can produce low optical loses at second harmonics. The chromophores were successfully attached to a polyimide, yielding side chain polymers. The nonlinear optical property of the prepared optical polymers was determined by measuring electro-optic coefficient at 1.55 mm. The polymers exhibited high glass transition temperature of over $185^{\circ}C$ and thermal stability to $300^{\circ}C$ through differential scanning calorimeter analysis and thermal gravimetric analysis.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.22 no.12 s.177
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• pp.16-21
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• 2005

Photonic crystals, periodic structure with a high refractive index contrast modulation, have recently become very interesting platform for the manipulation of light. The existence of a photonic bandgap, a frequency range in which the propagation of light is prevented in all directions, makes photonic crystal very useful in application where the spatial localization of light is required, for example waveguide, beam splitter, and cavity. However, the fabrication of 3 dimensional photonic crystals is still difficult process. A concept that has recently attracted a lot of attention is a planar photonic crystal based on a dielectric membrane, suspended in the air and perforated with two dimensional lattice of hole. The fabrication of Si master with pillar structure using hot embossing process is investigated for two dimensional, low-index-contrast photonic crystal waveguide. From our research we show that the multiple stamp copy process proved to be feasible and useful.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.288-292
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• 2003

The fabrication of silicon nano-master with pillar structures using E-beam lithography and ICP etching was investigated for application of 2-dimensional polymer photonic crystal waveguides with air hole structures. Pillar structures with square, hexagon, dodecagon and circle were successfully fabricated. The diameters and structures of fabricated pillars were measured by CD-SEM and SPM-AFM. It was found that the optimal dose for complete circle pillar structures was 432 $\mu$C/$\textrm{cm}^2$.