• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.53 no.6
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• pp.110-121
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• 2016

The primary aim of the color constancy algorithm is to estimate illuminant chromaticity. There are various statistical-based, learning-based and combinational-based color constancy algorithms already exist. However, the statistical-based algorithms can only perform well on images that satisfy certain assumptions, learning-based methods are complex methods that require proper preprocessing and training data, and combinational-based methods depend on either pre-determined or dynamically varying weights, which are difficult to determine and prone to error. Therefore, this paper presents a new optimization based illuminant estimation method which is free from complex preprocessing and can estimate the illuminant under different environmental conditions. A strong color cast always has an odd standard deviation value in one of the RGB channels. Based on this observation, a cost function called the degree of illuminant tinge(DIT) is proposed to determine the quality of illuminant color-calibrated images. This DIT is formulated in such a way that the image scene under standard illuminant (d65) has lower DIT value compared to the same scene under different illuminant. Here, a swarm intelligence based particle swarm optimizer(PSO) is used to find the optimum illuminant of the given image that minimizes the degree of illuminant tinge. The proposed method is evaluated using real-world datasets and the experimental results validate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.223-233
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• 2014

Cyanidation method has been used to extract high-purity gold and silver in mining industry. Such mining activities have used a large amount of cyanide, and the mine wastewater contained a high level of cyanide has brought about pollution of surrounding aqueous environments. This research was initiated to study $TiO_2$-catalytic UV-LED photo-oxidation to remove cyanide from the mine wastewater. UV lamp has been generally used as a light source in conventional photo-oxidation so far, but it shows numerous drawbacks. For this reason, this study focused on the evaluation of applicability of UV-LED as an alternative light source in cyanide photo-oxidation process. Three types of $TiO_2$ photo-catalyst were compared in terms of performance of photo-oxidation of cyanide, and the results show that Degussa P25 was the most efficient. In addition, four types of UV-LED were tested to compare their efficiencies of cyanide photo-oxidation, and their efficacy was increased in the order of 365 nm lamp-type > 365 nm can-type > 280 nm can-type > 420 nm lamp-type. Not only did this study demonstrate that UV-LED can be used in the photo-oxidation of cyanide as an alternative light source of UV lamp, but also confirmed that the performance of photo-oxidation was significantly influenced by the type of $TiO_2$ catalysts.

• 전기의세계
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.33-35
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• 1974

최근 수년간의 조명공학분야는 눈부신 발전을 하였다. hard ware관계로는 각종의 새로운 전등들이 각국에서 경쟁하다 싶이 개발되었다. 효율, 수명 및 동정등이 종래의 박열전구에 비하여 현저하게 개선된 할로겐램프, 연색성과 효율이 종래의 수은등보다 우수한 메탈할라이트램프, 효율이 높은 고압나토륨램프등의 개발은 이미 실용화되고 있다. 한편, 이들 광원을 이용하는 시견원조기술로서의 Software관계로서는, 명시론, 색채론등 측광량, 측정치를 기준으로 한 시각생리, 시각심리적 분야로부터 시각정보공학이란 분야로 발전되었다. 또한 조명계산 및 설계나 조명시설의 분야는 인간성존중을 바탕으로한 시각환경시스템분야로 추진되고 있다. 이와같은 각국의 눈부신 발전에 반하여 우리나라 조명공학분야의 현실은 답보적이며 종래의 것들을 추종하는데만 급급한 상태에 있다고 말할 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2004.05b
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• pp.330-334
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 Nd:YAC 레이저의 제 2고조파에 의해 펌핑되는 고체레이저의 다중통과 증폭기의 이론적 고찰에 대하여 논하였다. 다중통과 증폭기의 입력레이저는 Ti:sapphire 레이저이며, 펌핑광원의 주입 후 입력 빔의 통과 회수에 따른 추출효율, 소신호 이득계수에 대한 변화 등을 조사하여 다중통과 증폭을 위한 최적조건을 구하였다. 또한, 실험에서 2단 다중통과 증폭기에서 790 nm의 입력 파장을 주입하였을 때, 42 mJ의 최대 출력에너지, 21 ㏈의 증폭이득, 25%의 출력효율을 얻었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.293-294
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• 2012

백색 OLED 조명 분야에서 색 변환은 큰 이슈가 되고 있다. 하지만 청색 유기물의 발광 특성이 좋지 못하여 아직까지 정착이 되지 못하고 있는 것이 현실이다. 본 연구에서는 발광 효율이 낮은 청색 OLED 대신 청색 LED와 황색 OLED를 사용하여 색 변환을 통한 백색 발광 panel을 제조하고 전기 및 광학적 특성을 평가하였다. 먼저 OLED소자는 진공증착방법을 사용하여 ITO (150 nm)/KHI-001 (5 nm)/LG-101 (10 nm)/KHT-001 (25 nm)/ PGH-02 (25 nm): Ir (mpp) 3 (8%): PRD-003 (0.3%)/TMM-004 (10 nm)/LG-201 (20 nm): LiQ (50%)/Al (150 nm) 구조를 갖는 발광면적 $70{\times}70mm^2$의 황색 OLED panel을 제작하였다. CIE 1931색좌표는(0.49, 0.49)이고, 효율은 $41.61{\ell}m/W$이다. 그리고 LED는 청색 칩을 한 줄로 나열하여 LED bar를 만들었고 여기에 도광판, 리버스 프리즘시트, 확산시트 그리고 반사시트를 더하여 점광원을 면광원화 하였다. CIE 1931색좌표가 (0.15, 0.04)이며 효율은 $3.56{\ell}m/W$이다. 황색 OLED를 청색 LED 면광원 뒤에 붙여서 두 빛이 도광판 위쪽으로 나오게 하였다. 이렇게 hybrid된 빛은 인가 전류를 변화 시킴으로써 색온도 3,200 K의 warm white에서 7,800 K의 cool white까지 변환이 가능하였다. 그리고 순백의 hybrid 빛을 얻을 수 있었는데 이때의 색온도는 4200K이고 CIE 1931색좌표는(0.34, 0.33)이며 연색지수는 89였다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.43 no.5 s.347
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• pp.68-76
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• 2006

We propose a low noise broadband light source (BLS) and investigate a cost-effective wavelength division multiplexing-passive optical network (WDM-PON) for the convergence of broadcasting and data service. The proposed BLS is used for an injection light of wavelength-locked Fabry-Perot laser diodes (F-P LD) and helps the color-free operation of dense WDM-PON (DWDM-PON). In addition, we apply this BLS to a optical source for overlay of digital broadcasting channel on the WDM-PON.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.235-243
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• 2002

Theoretical analysis have been performed to design the high power semiconductor laser for an optical sensor at 1.55${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ wavelength range which is the lowest loss wavelength in optical fiber. The materials of active region and SCH were $Ln_{1-x}Ga_xAs_yP_{1-y}$. In order to use the light source of optical sensors, it has to satisfy wide spectral width and short coherence length. Therefore, in order to suppress lasing oscillation, we proposed laterally tilted PBH type with a window region. Also, tapered stripe structure was applied for high coupling efficiency into a single mode fiber. From these analyses, the devices of laterally tilted angled and bending structure were fabricated and their characteristics were measured. In the results of the measurement, the fabricated devices have sufficient output power and wide FWHM to apply to the light source of optical fiber sensors.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of IIIuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.24-29
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• 2005

본 연구는 최근 서울시를 중심으로 진행되고 있는 도시 가로조명의 광원교체에 따른 조명환경 개선효과를 조사 분석하였다. 조사대상은 이미 기존의 나트륨램프를 고효율 메탈할라이드 램프로 교체한 서울시 종로구의 창경궁길로 선정하였다. 평가방법은 조사대상을 중심으로 야간의 교체 전, 후의 조명현황조사 및 물리량을 측정하였으며, 이를 토대로 개선효과를 분석하였다. 분석결과, 광원을 교체한 후 수평면 조도는 약 1.4배, 스칼라 조도는 약 1.3배 증가하였으며, 공간의 평균 휘도값은 $0.06cd/m^2$ 증가하였다. 색온도는 2,399[K]에서 3,632[K]로 증가하여 공간의 느낌이 따뜻한 느낌에서 차가운 느낌으로 변화되었는데, 이는 기존의 평온한 이미지에서 부드러운 이미지로 변화 된 것으로 분석된다. 색도는 주황색에 가까운 노란색에서 엷은 노란색을 띠는 백색으로 변화되었으며, 이는 램프의 연색성에 의하여 사물의 식별성에 대한 가시도가 증가한 것으로 분석된다. 또한, 에너지 절감형 친환경 메탈할라이드 램프의 교체에 의하여 앞으로 연간 에너지 절감효과도 클 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.12 no.8
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• pp.3758-3765
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• 2011

The operators' visibility of underwater construction equipments plays a key role for safe and efficient construction. The visibility can be limited within 30cm in the West Sea of South Korea where water is considerably turbid. This paper investigates the appropriate location and projection angle of light to be used for construction equipments using model tests. It was discovered that visibility was obtained when the light was located near the target objects with a projection angle of $45^{\circ}$.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.6 no.12
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• pp.163-168
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• 2006

Hg-free fluorescent lamps were fabricated and electro-optical characterization were measured for using LCD backlight. PDP phosphors, nitro-cellulose and n-butyl acetate were mixed and coated uniformly in glass tube without stain. The glass tubes were sintered at $550^{\circ}C$ for 20 minutes, vacuumed to $10^{-6}$ torr and supplied discharge gas by using a gas mixture. After various experiment about phosphors thickness and inner diameter of glass tube, the appropriate phosphors thickness and inner diameter of glass tube were obtained. The luminance and luminous efficiency of manufactured fluorescent lamps with Ne+Xe discharge gas were $6,270cd/m^2$, 13 lm/W under 75 kHz sinusoidal wave voltage, respectively.