• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.135-140
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• 2017

In this paper, we report measured results for an all-fiber $7{\times}1$ pump combiner based on an optical fiber chip for high-power fiber lasers. An optical-fiber chip was fabricated by etching a fiber, having core and cladding diameters of 20 and $400{\mu}m$, in the longitudinal direction. To both ends of the etched chip, we spliced input and output fibers. First, we tied together seven optical fibers, having core and cladding diameters of 105 and $125{\mu}m$ respectively, in a cylindrical bundle and spliced them to the $375-{\mu}m$ end of the optical-fiber chip. Then, we attached an output DCF with core and cladding diameters of 25 and $250{\mu}m$ to the $250-{\mu}m$ end of the optical-fiber chip. Finally, the fabricated $7{\times}1$ pump combiner showed an average optical coupling efficiency of about 90.2% per port. This chip-based pump combiner may replace conventional pump combiners by massive production of fiber chips.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.1580-1584
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• 2010

In this paper, we made an analysis of the effective optical pulse stream generation. This is different from conventional approaches, which use fiber or waveguide delay line circuits. The optical pulse multiplication phenomenon occurs when the optical pulse's spectral width is greater than the transfer bandwidth of the coupler used. Therefore, the effective optical pulse stream generation can be controlled by using fiber couplers with different equivalent transfer bandwidths. The pulse separation spacing is controlled by number of cascaded coupler in optical loop mirror coupler scheme.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.02a
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• pp.166-167
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• 2003

실리콘 기판 위에 제작되는 실리카 물질은 낮은 가격, 파이버와의 높은 결합 효율 그리고 고집적화의 장점으로 PLC(Planar Light Circuit)에 사용되고 있다. PLC 광소자 중에서 열 광학 스위치(Thermo-optic switch)는, NⅹN 매트릭스 스위치와 Add／drop multiplexer 등 비교적 낮은 속도를 갖는 광 신호 처리를 위해 중요한 소자이다. 기존의 열 광학 스위치의 경우, 방향성 결합기를 사용한 Mach-Zehnder 구조로써, 위상 제어단에서 두 도파로 간의 광 전력 교환을 막기 위해 방향성 결합기의 양쪽 끝단에에 굽은 도파로를 이용한다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2000.02a
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• pp.98-99
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• 2000

코어 가까이 측면 연마한 광섬유를 이용하여 광 여파기, 편광기, 감쇠기등의 광통신 소자로 응용하고자 하는 연구가 많이 진행되고 있다.$^{[1]}$ 이 소자는 광섬유를 절단하지 않은 상태에서 코어 가까이 측면 연마하여 광학적 기능을 가진 소자를 제작함으로서 공정이 간단하고 삽입손실이 작은 특성을 가지며 기계적 신뢰성이 우수하다. 측면 연마된 광섬유를 이용한 광 증폭의 경우 광섬유의 소산장(evanescent field)과 펌핑광에 의해서 여기되는 활성 물질과의 상호작용에 의해서 광 이득을 얻는다. 소산장 결합에 의한 평면도파로에서의 광 증폭$^{[2]}$ 과 다중 모드 광섬유에서의 펄스 레이저 증폭, 단일 모드 광섬유에서 632.8nm He-Ne 레이저의 연속광원 증폭$^{[3]}$ 은 이미 보고되었다. 본 논문에서는 측면 연마된 다중 모드 광섬유의 연마된 부위에 색소가 첨가된 용액을 떨어뜨림으로서 발생하는 소산장 결합에 의해서 광섬유내를 진행하는 연속적인 He-Ne 레이저 광을 증폭시키는 방법을 제안하고자 한다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.1117-1122
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• 2005

This paper is studied the high-repetition rate optical-pulse stream generation using optical loop mirror coupler. With the recent development of the ultrahigh-speed optical time division multiplexed system, hish-repetition rate optical-pulse stream generation is necessary. This is different from conventional approaches, which use fiber or integrated waveguide delay line circuits. The high-repetition-rate optical-pulse multiplication phenomenon occurs when the optical pulse's spectral width is greater than the transfer bandwidth of the coupler used. From the analysis, the output repetition rate can be controlled by using fiber couplers with different equivalent transfer bandwidths. The pulse separation spacing is controlled by number of cascaded coupler in optical loop mirror coupler scheme.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.248-253
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• 1999

In this paper, we have investigated a fiber type active coupler which utilizes the mode coupling between the side polished single mode optical fiber and the active multimode planar waveguide. The proposed device can be used for not only tunable wavelength filter or optical intensity modulator but also a tool for measuring optical properties of guiding material such as refractive index, birefringence, electro-optic coefficient, and thermo-optic coefficient. We gave designed and optimized a coupler structure using the BPM and fabricated the device using thermo-optic polymer as active planar waveguide overlay. The device showed that insertion loss was less then 0.5 dB, extinction ratio was -13 dB at the resonance wavelength, and the wavelength tunablity due to thermo-optic effect was -1.5 nm/$^{\circ}C$. The active coupler using thermo-optic effect can be used as a wavelength tunable filer, an optical intensity modulator and an optical sensor. pulses that are subsequently compressed by a dispersive optical fiber. Experimental results show that $sech^2$ shape pulses with a pulse width of ~14 ps and a time bandwidth product of ~0.34 are successfully generated at 10 GHz repetition rate. In contrast to other methods, such as higher order soliton compression, this approach does not depend on the optical power and thus shows promise for application to low-power lasers.

• The korean journal of orthodontics
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• v.36 no.3 s.116
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• pp.198-206
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• 2006

With the introduction of the xenon plasma arc curing light and the LED curing light as orthodontic curing lights, the polymerizing time of orthodontic composites has clearly decreased. In contrast to various research cases regarding the polymerization time and bond strength of the xenon plasma arc curing light, not enough research exists on the LED curing light, including the appropriate polymerization time. The objective of this research was to compare the bond strength of the plasma curing light and the LED curing light in regards to the polymerization time. The polymerization time needed to achieve an appropriate adhesion strength of the bracket has also been studied. After applying orthodontic brackets using composite resin onto 120 human premolars, the plasma arc curing light and the LED curing light were used for polymerization for 4, 6, and 8 seconds accordingly. This research proved that the LED curing light provided appropriate bond strength for mounting orthodontic brackets even with short seconds of polymerization. The expensive cost and large size of the device limits the use of the plasma arc curing light, whereas the low cost and easy handling of the LED curing light may lead to greater use in orthodontics.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.44 no.11
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• pp.26-35
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• 2007

We characterized the properties of the fabricated filter with the total internal reflection mirror (TIR) in the rectangular ring resonator and very small multimode interference (MMI) couplers on an InP material platform for photonic integrated circuits. Coupling power in and out of a resonator is increased by using an optimum MMI length of 110 ${\mu}m$ and a width of 9 ${\mu}m$, respectively. The semiconductor optical amplifier with the length of 120 ${\mu}m$ is integrated in the resonator to compensate the loss of the internal waveguide and the TIR mirror. A free spectral range of approximately 2 nm (244 GHz) is observed with an on-off ratio of 13 dB. The curve fitting also yields the power coupled per pass as 42%. To reach critical coupling at this coupling level would require a round trip loss of about 2.4 dB.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.02a
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• pp.162-163
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• 2003

광 집적회로를 설계하는데 있어서 Y-형 분배기는 광에너지를 분배 혹은 결합시키는 중요한 역할을 한다. 그러나 이 소자는 분기 부분에서의 큰 손실과 공정상에서의 두 분기사이를 식각하는 것은 쉽지 않다는 단점을 갖고 있다. Y-형 분배기와 더불어 광신호의 분리와 결합에 있어서 널리 사용되는 MMI 분배기 소자는효율적인 분배 기능을 유도하기 위해서 MMI 내에 모드수가 많아져야 하는데, 이런 방식의 모드 수의 증가를 유도하기에는 MMI-길이와 폭에 제한을 받게 된다. (중략)

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.145-150
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• 2023

Non-uniform optical taper waveguides have been widely used as devices for high-efficiency mode coupling, as they are integrated with single-mode optical fibers or photonic crystal waveguides. In this paper, we present a new platform for chemical sensing and bio-sensing using optical taper waveguides with these characteristics. The principle of operation is based on the coupling efficiency and interference properties of optical directional coupler (DC) and multi-mode interference coupler (MMIC). First, the curvature characteristics of taper sections of DC and MMIC is explained, and the design specifications of optimized taper waveguide to increase waveguide sensitivity is selected. Next, the sensor response to the change in refractive index of sensing analyte is numerically analyzed. Numerical results show that as the length of couplers increases, the effective index per change in refractive index unit (RIU) of analyte increases, and that sensitivity can be tuned using taper DC and MMIC design techniques.