• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.362-370
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• 2001

We prove that 3-D profile mapping using white light interferometry has systematic errors caused by aberrations of the optimal system. The tilt of an object invokes an offset between the object and the reference ray, which eventually makes the aberration cancel incompletely. The fringe peak of a white light interferogram is mainly affected by the aberration effect while the envelope peak remains stable. By the difference between the two peaks, it is easily confirmed how much the error existed in the fringe peak. Experimental results prove that the error caused by aberration is varied by object tilt, microscope NA, optics alignment within the range of $\pm$50nm.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.392-398
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• 2003

We present a novel concept of a phase-shifting diffraction-grating interferometer, which is intended for the optical testing of concave mirrors with high precision. The interferometer is configured with a single reflective diffraction grating, which performs multiple functions of beam splitting, beam recombination, and phase shifting. The reference and test wave fronts are generated by means of reflective diffraction at the focal plane of a microscope objective with large numerical aperture, which allows testing fast mirrors with low f-numbers. The fiber-optic confocal design is adopted for the microscope objective to focus a converging beam on the diffractive grating, which greatly reduces the alignment error between the focusing optics and the diffraction grating. Translating the grating provides phase shifting, which allows measurement of the figure errors of the test mirror to nanometer accuracy.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.159-164
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• 2006

We demonstrate a compact optical coherence tomography(OCT) system based on the optical fiber delay line controlled by a cylindrical piezo-electric transducer(PZT). An 18-m length of single mode fiber is wrapped under constant tension around a PZT. Approximately 134 windings are used. Wraps of the long length of fiber allow the small expansion of the PZT to be magnified to an optical path length delay of 0.78 m. The OCT system shows characteristics for 2-dimensional imaging, exhibiting 96.9dB of signal-to-noise ratio(SNR), $18.6{\pm}0.5\;{\mu}m$ of axial resolution, and $5\;{\mu}m$ of lateral resolution with samples.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.99-103
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• 2018

Optical coherence elastography (OCE) is based on optical coherence tomography (OCT), which is a noninvasive, high-resolution, cross-sectional imaging technique. In this paper, we have developed dynamic optical coherence elastography to measure elasticity, a mechanical property of tissue, by phase difference. A piezoelectric actuator was used for sinusoidal mechanical loading of samples. Before applying this method to biomaterial, we assessed the feasibility of OCE with samples of sponge, eraser, and sharp lead. Cross-sectional and phase-difference images of the sample were obtained under sinusoidal loading. The strain rate was calculated from the phase-difference information. To obtain the envelope of the phase-difference oscillations along the horizontal direction, Hilbert transformation was performed at each depth. The elevation of the envelope was represented by color mapping, and we could measure the relative elasticity within the sample by comparing the elevations. Finally, there was an advantage when we calculated the shear rate using self-interference in the sample arm, instead of the interference between sample and reference arms.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1992.10a
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• pp.172-176
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• 1992

금속의 조면, 불투명 유리 또는 종이 등의 확산 반사면에 레이저광을 조사하면 확산광 가운데 또는 그 상 가운데 보통의 광에서는 볼 수 없는 반점 모양의 형태가 나타나게 된다. 이러한 현상은 레이저의 단색성, 가간섭성, 집속성등의 우수한 성질과 응용 면에 있어서의 풍부한 가능성으로 레이저 응용계측이 연구되어 왔다. 따라서 레이저 개발에 따른 새로운 계측 법이 급속히 진전되는 가운데 그 중에서 구조 및 재료강도의 계측분야의 일환으로 레이저를 이용하여 물체표면의 정보를 갖는 스페클 패턴(speckle pattern)이 변화하는 성질을 이용하여 어떠한 물체를 상온 하에서 인장력에 의한 면내변위를 2차원적으로 측정하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.56-62
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• 2004

We present a diffraction grating interferometer of large equivalent wavelength specially designed for flatness testing of rough surfaces. Two transmission diffraction gratings are illuminated on the object under test by use of two measurement beams with different angles of incidence, which yields a large equivalent wavelength. This interferometer design minimizes unnecessary diffraction rays and the systematic error caused by the diffraction gratings, and provides a large working distance and easy alignment. To improve the measurement accuracy, phase shifting technique is applied and the equivalent wavelength error caused by defocus is calibrated. Test results obtained from mirror surfaces and machined rough surfaces are discussed.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.159-164
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• 2005

When an optical pulse propagates through the atmospheric channel, the atmospheric turbulence attenuates and spreads this pulse. This attenuation and broadening of pulse are occurred by the fluctuation in the arrival time of pulse at the optical receiver. This pulse broadening induces the intersymbol interference (ISI) between the adjacent pulses. finally, the adjacent pulses are overlapped and the bit rate and the repeaterless transmission length are limited by the ISI. In digital communication system, therefore, the pulse broadening is more important factor than the attenuation. In this paper, thus, we find the ISI in the atmospheric turbulence as the function of the structure constant for the refractive index fluctuation that presents the strength of turbulence using the temporal momentum function and present it by numerical analysis.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.5-8
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• 1998

In calculating the light propagation in inhomogeneous uniaxial materials by using a conventional $4{\times}4$ matrix method, Fabry-Perot effect is caused by inherent multiple internal reflections at interfaces for monochromatic light source. In this paper we propose an apodization method by which we can eliminate in negligible time the interference fringe in the $4{\times}4$ matrix optics. For a cell with k abrupt interfaces, the new apodization method can be implemented simply by, at maximum, (k+1) addtional $4{\times}4$ matrix multiplications in calculating the complete transfer matrix of the cell.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.12 no.8
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• pp.240-247
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• 2012

Marginal and internal fit is an important part of the longevity of dental restorations. The purpose of this study was to analysis the marginal and internal fit of zirconia core by dental CAD/CAM system using innovative and non-destructive methods such as optical coherence tomography(OCT) and compare with conventional method such as silicone replica technique(SRT). Ten dental stone models of abutment of maxillary right central incisal were manufactured and scanned. Ten zirconia cores were fabricated with commercial CAD/CAM system. To measure the marginal and internal fit of each sample, five point of fitness were measured using 2 different methods(OCT and SRT). Statistical analysis was performed using independent sample t-test(${\alpha}$=0.05). OCT and SRT groups were not significantly different(P>0.05). By this results, analysis the fitness of dental restorations using OCT were acceptable measuring method.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.189-193
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• 1997

Aspheric pick-up lenses are increasingly used in consumer products such as computer and multimedia, as their mass production has become possible owing to the injection molding process. However still much work needs to be done for more effective manufacture of aspheric lenses, one area of which is the in-line inspection of produced lenses. In this paper, we present a lateral-shearing interferometer that has specially been designed to have a high immunity to external vibration and atmospheric disturbance. The interferometer comprises four prisms. They are directly attached to each other using an immersion oil so that relative sliding motions between the prisms are allowed. Their relative displacement can readily generate necessary lateral-shearing and phase-shifting to determine the wavefront of the beam collimated by the lens under inspection. A special phase-measuring algorithm of arbitrary-bucket is adopted to compensate the phase-shifting error caused by the thickness reduction in the immersion oil. Zernike polynomial fitting has done for determinating quantitative aberration of aspheric pick-up lenses. The interferometer built in this work is robust to external mechanical vibration and atmospheric disturbance so that experimental results show that it has a repeatability of less than λ/100.