• Information Display
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.29-34
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• 2022

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.24-31
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• 2009

국내에서는 1995년부터 초고속정보통신망 구축을 통해 인터넷 사용자가 폭발적으로 증가하였고 이에 따라 정부는 지식정보화 시대의 인프라 구축을 위해 관련 정책을 개선해 왔다. 최근 FTTH 망 구축으로 광통신부품 시장이 다시 한번 도약기를 맞이하여 광통신 산업 육성 및 기술개발이 필요하며, 광관련 기업체는 광통신 부품에 대한 국제적으로 공인된 신뢰성 확보 및 표준화 활동이 절실히 요구되고 있다. 본 고에서는 광통신 기술 및 현황에 대해 간략히 살펴보고, 최근의 광통신 부품을 둘러싼 표준화 동향과 광통신부품 시험 기술동향에 관하여 기술하고자 한다.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.81-90
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• 2019

The data rate for transmission through fiber-optic cables has increased to 400 Gbps in single-wavelength channels. However, speeds up to 1 Tbps are required now to meet the ever-increasing bandwidth demand driven by the diverse requirements of contemporary applications for high-quality on-demand video streaming, cloud services, various social media, and emerging 5G-enabled applications. Because the data rates of the per-channel optical interfaces depend strongly on the operational speed of the optoelectronic devices used in optical transceivers, ultrahigh-speed photonic devices and components, and eventually, chip-level transmitter and receiver technologies, are essentially required to realize futuristic optical transceivers with data rates of 1 Tbps and beyond. In this paper, we review the recent progress achieved in high-speed optoelectronic devices, such as laser diodes, optical modulators, photodiodes, and the transmitter-receiver optical subassembly for optical transceivers in data centers and in metro/long-haul transmission.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.42-52
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• 2022

Intra- and inter- datacenter data traffic is rapidly increasing due to the spread of smart devices, cloud computing, and non-face-to-face services. Recently, 400-Gbps optical transceivers based on 100-Gbps/channel have been released primarily by major overseas companies. Various solutions for next-generation datacenter interconnect are being proposed by international standardization and multiple source agreement groups. Following this trend, ETRI has developed a 400-Gbps optical transmission/reception engine using 100-Gbps/channel light sources and photodetectors as well as a silica-based AWG. In the future, technologies of optical devices and components for intra-datacenter communication are expected to be developed based on a data rate of 200-Gbps/channel. Thus, 1.6-Tbps class optical transceivers will be released.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.91-98
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• 2019

Optical frequency comb generators have been investigated as a signal source capable of generating highly stabilized ultrafast pulse lasers. The precise control of the optical frequency comb spacing by RF clock signals has led to a revolutionary paradigm shift in the precise measurement of time and frequency. Optical frequency combs also have advantages such as stable frequency spacing, stable number of lines, and robustness. Owing to these characteristics, optical frequency combs have been applied to the fields of high precision optical clock, communication, spectroscopy, waveform generation, and astronomy. In this article, we introduce the properties (i.e., generation methods, advantages, and so on) of various optical frequency combs, and discuss the expected future technological trends and applications.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.94-106
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• 2018

A quantum key distribution (QKD) provides in principle an unconditional secure communication unlike the standard public key cryptography depending on the computational complexity. In particular, free-space QKD can give a secure solution even without a fiber-based infrastructure. In this paper, we investigate an overview of recent research trends in the free-space QKD system, including satellite and handheld moving platforms. In addition, we show the key components for a free-space QKD system such as the integrated components, single photon detectors, and quantum random number generator. We discuss the technical challenges and progress toward a future free- space QKD system and components.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.121-128
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• 1992

광통신 시스팀에서 광선로의 접속에 사용되는 부품으로 광커넥터와 Mechanical Splice 등이 있다. 시스팀 구성에 필수적인 부품으로서 이들 기술의 동향을 파악하여 접속부품의 개발에 응용하고자 광커넥터의 최근 연구분야인 광섬유 후퇴현상과 반사손실특성 향상을 위한 연구내용과 Mechanical Splice 의 기술동향을 기술하였다.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.23-33
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• 2021

Two main technologies of III-V/Si laser diode for optical communication, direct epitaxial growth, and wafer bonding were studied. Until now, the wafer bonding has been vigorously studied and seems promising for the ideal III-V/Si laser. However, the wafer bonding process is still complicated and has a limit of mass production. The development of a concise and innovative integration method for silicon photonics is urgent. In the future, the demand for high-speed data processing and energy saving, as well as ultra-high density integration, will increase. Therefore, the study for the hetero-junction, which is that the III-V compound semiconductor is directly grown on Si semiconductor can overcome the current limitations and may be the goal for the ideal III-V/Si laser diode.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.477-482
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• 2019

This study investigated the influence of the viscoelastic property of slag when producing glass fiber, MFS631 with 60% of manganese slag, 30% of steel slag, and 10% of silica stone. To fabricate the MFS631 glass bulk, slag materials were placed in an alumina crucible, melted at $1,550^{\circ}C$ for 2 h, and then annealed at $600^{\circ}C$ for 2 h. It was found that glass is non-crystalline through X-ray diffraction analysis. MFS631 fiber was produced at speed in the range of 100~300 rpm at $1,150^{\circ}C$. The loss modulus (G") and storage modulus (G') of the produced glass fiber were evaluated at high temperatures. G' and G" of MFS631 were greater than $893^{\circ}C$, and the modulus value was 136,860 pa. This is similar to the results of a general E-glass fiber graph. Therefore, it was concluded that its spinnability is similar to that of E-glass fiber; therefore, it can be commercialized.

• Photonics industry news
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• s.10
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• pp.28-35
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• 2002

데이터 통신의 급격한 증가를 배경으로 대용량 통신이 가능한 광통신망 구축이 늘어나고 있다. 광통신망 구축을 위해서는 각종 시스템과 연동이 가능한 광통신 부품의 개발이 중요하고, 그 만큼 광통신 부품의 수요도 증가할 전망이다. 본 고에서는 주요 광통신 부품의 하나로 앞으로 큰 폭의 성장이 예상되고 있는 광증폭기에 대한 기술 개요와 시장 전망에 대해 살펴본다.