• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.32 no.10
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• pp.142-146
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• 2004

Spaceborne earth observation or astronomical payloads often use Cassegrain-type telescopes due to limits in mass and volume. Precision optical alignment of such a telescope is vital to the success of the mission. This paper describes the alignment simulation and experiment of computer-aided alignment method during the assembly of MAC (Medium-sized Aperture Camera) telescope for spaceborne earth observation.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.254-257
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• 2004

A null optical system for monitoring the alignment of the optical beam director is proposed instead of the conventional autocollimator alignment system. A null optical system for the optical beam director of aperture 30 cm is designed and its performance is analysed.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.391-396
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• 2004

Spaceborne earth observation or astronomical payloads often use Cassegrain-type telescopes due to the limits in mass and volume. Precision optical alignment of such a telescope is vital to the success of the mission. This paper describes the simulated optical alignment methods using interferograms, wavefront error, and reverse-optimization method for different levels of alignment accuracy. It concludes with the alignment experiment results of a Cassegrain type spaceborne camera with 300mm entrance pupil diameter.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.161-169
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• 2011

In this paper, a tolerance allocation method using Monte-Carlo simulation with measured reflective eccentricity for high-sensitive IR optics is proposed. During optics fabrication and alignment, reflective eccentricity was measured using an optical centration measurement instrument. A Monte-Carlo simulation was performed using measured eccentricity data, and it gives statistical estimated performance of the optics after fabrication. The validity of the proposed tolerance allocation method was verified comparing the estimated MTF result with the measured MTF result of the fabricated optics.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.456-460
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• 1997

Several methods of aligning ring type cavities have been investigated for long time. The measurement of cavity transmission spectrum control is somewhat effective due to aligning cavity with measuring cavity loss at the same time. In this research, four mirrors are aligned and attached by the measurement of pulse width of the transmitted light. The intracavity loss is optimized to about 0.98%, giving the calculated total reflection coefficient of about 99.02%.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1993.04b
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• pp.192-197
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• 1993

반도체 기억소자의 급격한 발전추세에 대응하기 위해서는 노광(exposure) 장비의 증첩정밀도 (overlay accuracy)가 같이 개선되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 64M ERAM 제조를 목적으로개발된 스텝 퍼(stepper) 시스템의 성능평가 항목 중에서 증첩정밀도에대한 측정방법 및 현재까지의 연구결과를 기술하였다. 제작된 웨이퍼 정렬계는 off-axis 및 TTL 광학계와 이들 정렬신호에 따라 움직이는 웨이 퍼 구동계로 구성되어 있다. off-axis 광학계는 화상처리와 회절의 두 가지 방식이 가능하도록 설계 제작되었으며, TTL 광학계는 dual beam interferometric method를 이용하였다. 본 실험의 결과는 웨이퍼 정렬계의 특성을 평가한 것으로서, 현재까지 off-axis 정렬 방법만으로 얻은 증첩정밀도는 0.26-0.29$\mu$m (m+3 $\sigma$ )이다. 따라서 여기에 이미 제작되어 있는 TLL 정렬광학계를 추가로 사용하면 0.1 $\mu$m 이하의 정밀도에 이를 것으로 예측된다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.41-48
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• 2019

This paper deals with a method of aligning an aircraft fuselage and an inertial navigation sensor using three-dimensional coordinates obtained by an optical method. In order to verify the feasibility, we introduce the method to accurately align the coordinate system of the inertial navigation sensor and the aircraft reference coordinate system. It is verified through simulation that reflects the error level of the measuring device. In addition, optimization method based alignment algorithm is proposed for connection between optical sensor and inertial navigation sensor.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.186-190
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• 2006

The use of null optics is proposed as a new concept for the precise alignment of a confocal unstable resonator. The characteristics of the proposed null optics are investigated and analysed with the designed null lens for a real confocal unstable resonator of which the length is 3.5 m. As a result of the analysis, the pupil map data are shown about the despace error of 1.0 mm and tilt error of 1.0 mrad.

• Journal of Aerospace System Engineering
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.26-36
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• 2019

The precise alignment between optical components is required in high-resolution earth observation satellites. However, the misalignment of optical components occurs due to external factors such as severe satellite launch environment and space environment. A satellite optical system with a focus mechanism is required to compensate for the image quality degraded by these misalignments. This study designed, fabricated, aligned precisely, and carried out a performance tests for the image quality of the system. The satellite optical camera performance tests were carried out to check the image quality change by operating the focus mechanism and to analyze the satellite optical system MTF by photographing USAF target using the autocollimator. According to the experimental results, the misalignments can be compensated sufficiently with the focus mechanism. Finally the basic data for re-focusing algorithm of the optical system was obtained through this study.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.33 no.5
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• pp.210-217
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• 2022

In this paper, a study is conducted on the acceptable tolerance of an alignment device to reduce the optical loss caused by the alignment tolerance of a window hermetic optical connector. To increase the transmission distance of optical signals and fiber-optic communication systems, it is necessary to maintain and improve the high optical efficiency of the connectors used to bond optical fibers. In the case of the window hermetic optical connector, the optical system is aligned through an alignment device. At this time, since the two connectors are used together, each component is fixed, and further alignment is impossible. The alignment tolerance of the housing system and pin used to align the optical system of the connector causes optical loss, leading to serious problems in the fiber-optic communication system. Thus, to find the acceptable tolerance required for manufacturing the optical-connector alignment device, tolerance analysis is performed on the components of the optical connector, such as the ball lens and the window. We also implement single-mode and multimode optical-connector systems, respectively. Based on the results, we determine an acceptable tolerance value for the alignment device.