• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
• /
• v.14 no.5
• /
• pp.466-471
• /
• 2003

In this paper, we introduce a new photodetector configuration that automatically aligns its receiving angle to the incident signal light. Around the central photodiode that receives the optical signal, 4 photodiodes on ${\Phi}$-axis and 2 photodiodes on $\theta$-axis are installed in order to drive 2 step motors in f and $\theta$ direction. The photodetector completes angle-alignment within Isec to the signal light from an arbitrary direction.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
• /
• v.14 no.8
• /
• pp.891-897
• /
• 2003

In this paper, a circular orthogonal polarizer is newly fabricated and used in a differential detector to reduce the optical noise in a wireless optical interconnection. The orthogonal polarizer is composed of two semicircular polarizers whose transmission axes are orthogonal each other, The orthogonal polarizer is driven by a motor and matched to the signal polarization in order to reduce the optical noise interference. The noise power was reduced by about 20 dB using a differential detector with the orthogonal polarizer.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
• /
• v.14 no.4
• /
• pp.336-342
• /
• 2003

In this paper, a new differential detector is introduced, in which a solar cell is used to reduce the low frequency interference from environmental optical noise. The solar cell also supplies electrical power to the detector circuit using the optical noise power. The DC voltage from the solar cell is used as a power supply to the detector, and the AC voltage is used to reduce the optical noise in a photodiode with the differential detection method. The signal to noise ratio was improved by about 20 dB.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
• /
• v.14 no.3
• /
• pp.239-243
• /
• 2003

In this paper, an angle diversity wireless optical detector is realized that can receive the optical signal at an angle from 0 to 360 degrees. Eight photodiodes constitute an angle diversity receiver, and in order to reduce the voltage variation with the incident angle, the optical detector is stabilized with a digital potentiometer. In a stabilized state, the voltage variation is kept within 1/10 of maximum voltage. This configuration is very useful in constructing an omni-directional receiver in a wireless optical interconnection.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
• /
• v.15 no.5
• /
• pp.749-754
• /
• 2021

In order to maximize the matching ratio between the scintillation pixel and the photosensor of the PET detector using a small number of photosensor, various arrays of scintillation pixels and four photosensors were used. The array of scintillation pixels consisted of six cases from 6 × 6 to 11 × 11. The distance between the photosensors was applied equally to all scintillation pixels, and the arrangement was expanded by reducing the size of scintillation pixel. DETECT2000 capable of light simulation was used to acquire flood images of the designed PET detectors. At the center of each scintillation pixel array, light generated through the interaction between extinction radiation and scintillation pixels was generated, and the light was detected through for four photosensors, and then a flood image was reconstructed. Through the reconstructed flood image, we found the largest arrangement in which all the scintillation pixels can be distinguished. As a result, it was possible to distinguish all the scintillation pixels in the flood image of 8 × 8 scintillation pixel array, and from the 9 × 9 scintillation pixel flood image, the two edge scintillation pixels overlapped and appeared in the image. At this time, the matching ratio between the scintillation pixel and the photosensor was 16:1. When a PET system is constructed using this detector, the number of photosensors used is reduced and the cost of the oveall system is expected to be reduced through the simplification of the signal processing circuit.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
• /
• v.16 no.4 s.95
• /
• pp.410-417
• /
• 2005

In this paper, optical noise is reduced by a differential detector with a plastic optical fiber bundle in a wireless optical interconnection. A plastic optical fiber bundle divides the received optical signal equally and connects it to two photodiodes. In this configuration two photodiodes effectively detect the optical signal at one point, and the output voltage variation due to the abrupt change of optical noise distribution in space disappears. The signal to noise ratio in a differential detector with a fiber bundle was improved to be $10\;\cal{dB}$ higher than in a single photodiode with an optical filter.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
• /
• v.46 no.2
• /
• pp.60.4-61
• /
• 2021

차세대 중력파 검출기들이 1.5 ㎛ 이상의 장파장에서의 양자광원을 필요로 함에 따라, 이에 대한 기술 개발의 중요성이 대두되고 있다. 차세대 검출기들은 기존의 검출기에 사용되는 test mass를 fused silica에서 silicon으로 변경하면서 열팽창 현상으로 인해 생기는 정밀도의 한계를 뛰어넘으려한다. 하지만 1064 nm 파장의 경우 silicon에서 흡수율이 매우 높으므로 사용할 수 없기에, 흡수율이 상대적으로 낮은 1.5 ㎛ 이상의 영역의 양자광원이 필요하다. 본 발표에서는 1550 nm 파장에서 압축광 개발에 필요한 기술들을 소개하고, 현재까지 진행된 실험 및 실험결과 들을 보고하고자 한다. 압축광의 pump빔을 만드는 SHG, 압축광이 생성되는 OPO, 생성된 압축광의 quadrature를 측정하기 위한 호모다인 측정기, 빛의 분광 잡음을 줄이고, 원하는 spatial mode로 여과시켜주는 mode cleaning cavity에 대한 내용을 설명한다.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
• /
• v.15 no.2
• /
• pp.49-54
• /
• 1996

In this paper, a photorefractive crystal is utilized as an output device, specifically as a time integrating detector for an acousto-optic correlator. In a standard time integrating acousto-optic architecture which uses CCDs, the output correlation signal is presented which includes bias. This results in a limitation on the effective dynamic range of the correlator. In a photorefractive crystal, light without spatial variation does not produce a cumulative bias signal and hence when the photorefractive crystal is used as the integrating detector, the correlation signal can be recorded and read out without bias. Important characteristics such as linearity dynamic range and integration time are also presented in this paper.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
• /
• v.17 no.6
• /
• pp.859-863
• /
• 2023

In this study, simple and portable radiation detection system using X-ray intensifying screen, optical sensor and micro-controller unit for education was proposed. The system was simply composed of detection unit consisting of an optical sensor and intensifying screen, micro-controller unit, and was designed to be suitable for portable. Radiation was measured using developed detection system and absorbed dose dosimeter with changing tube voltage from 50 to 100 kVp. The tube current and SDD were fixed on 100 mAs and 100 cm, and dose were measured repeated ten times at each tube voltage. The response and linearity of the detection system were confirmed using the measured values. It was confirmed that the comparison measurement results of the detection system and absorbed dose dosimeter showed a high correlation(r : 0.998, p<.001). In this results, the feasibility of the detection system with intensifying screen and micro-controller unit based was confirmed, and we considered that the developed detection system could be applied to portable, compact, low cost system for education.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
• /
• v.16 no.6
• /
• pp.703-708
• /
• 2022

A detector module measuring the depth of interaction(DOI) was designed to improve the spatial resolution of positron emission tomography(PET). The scintillation pixel array consists of two layers, and a light guide is inserted between the layers to make the light generated through the gamma-ray event different for each layer. There are four light guides, and one light guide is designed to be coupled to a 2 × 2 array of scintillation pixels. The light generated from the top layer is moved to the photosensor with a wider distribution through the light guide, and the light generated from the bottom layer is incident on the photosensor with a narrower distribution than the top layer. When a flood image is reconstructed based on the signals obtained from the photosensor by different distributions, scintillation pixels are imaged at different positions for each layer. To verify this, a DETECT2000 simulation tool that simulates the behavior of light in a scintillator was used. By designing a scintillation pixel array, a detector consisting of a light guide and a photosensor, a gamma ray event was generated in all scintillation pixels to obtain a flood imgae. As a result, it was confirmed that the top and bottom layers were imaged at different positions and completely separated. When this detector is applied to PET, it is considered that image quality can be improved through imporved spatial resolution.