• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.39 no.5
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• pp.31-40
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• 2002

We propose a novel ultra-short asymmetric vertical directional coupler switch (VDCS) with high extinction ratios larger than 30㏈ composed of switching operation induced section (SOIS), extinction ratio adjusted section (ERAS), and extinction ratio enhanced section (ERES). In this VDCSs, switching operation is achieved by changing the refractive index of one core in SOIS. The improvement of extinction ratios larger than 30㏈ for both cross and bar states is achieved by controlling the asymmetry of refractive indices between both cores in ERES. After propagating through ERAS with symmetry in the structure, different extinction ratios between cross and bar states at the end of SOIS are changed to the same value. For this reason, the optimum asymmetry of the refractive indices of cores to have the maximum extinction ratios and the lengths of ERES are the same for cross and bar states. Design guidelines to achieve high extinction ratios with large tolerances are presented.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.38 no.9
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• pp.643-651
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• 2001

Fused vertical directional coupler switches (FVCSs) with switching operation induced section (SOIS) and extinction ratio enhanced section (ERES) are proposed. In these FVCSs, switching operation is achieved by changing the refractive indices of both cores in SOIS and improvement of extinction ratios larger than 30dB for both cross and bar states is achieved by controlling the asymmetry of refractive indices between both cores in ERES. In addition, the design guidelines to have high extinction ratios larger than 30dB with large tolerances of the refractive index of cores are presented.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2002.07a
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• pp.184-185
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• 2002

고속의 광 통신망을 구축하기 위해서는 대용량의 광 스위치가 요구된다. 이러한 대용량의 광 스위칭 시스템을 구성하는 단위 스위치는 작은 크기, 작은 손실, 높은 소멸비 등과 같은 특징을 가지고 있어야 하며 또한 편광에 따른 성능의 변화가 작아야한다. 최근 융합 수직 방향성 결합기(Fused Vertical Coupler, FVC)의 연구를 통하여 매우 짧은 소자 길이를 가지며 매우 높은 소멸비를 얻을 수 있는 수직 방향성 결합기 스위치가 제안되었다. (중략)

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.12-16
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• 2004

We show that the extinction ratio is improved using slight asymmetry in two core refractive indices of polarization independent very short vertical directional couplers with the double-sided deep-ridge (DSDR) waveguide structure. The optimum asymmetry with the maximum extinction ratio and the tolerance of the refractive index of core with the extinction ratio larger 1ha]1 30 ㏈ increase as the thickness of inner cladding layer and the two cores decrease due to the increase of the coupling strength between the two cores. Also, the device length and the tolerance of the device length with the extinction ratio larger than 30 ㏈ decrease as the thickness of the inner cladding layer and the two cores decrease due to the increase of the coupling strength between the two cores. We show that polarization independent vertical directional couplers with the DSDR waveguide structure with the device length less than 100 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ and the extinction ratio larger than 30 ㏈ could be implemented.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.405-410
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• 2000

We propose a novel design concept to improve extinction ratio by minimizing $Cv_e-Cv_o$ . Improvements of loss and fabrication error limit are also obtained by this hybrid design of the lateral shift and curved waveguide to control transfer coefficients, $Cv_e and Cv_o$ . The concept of lateral shift merges two transfer coefficients, and additional curved waveguide controls mode profile asymmetrically to help this minimizing effect of $Cv_e-Cv_o$ with no serious decrease in transfer efficiency. For a given InP based waveguide structure, the mode propagation analysis with an effective index approximation provided a calculational improvement of extinction ratio to -39 dB and fabrication error limit to $57.19\mu\textrm{m}$, with a structure design of $300\mu\textrm{m}$ waveguide curvature and $0.1\mu\textrm{m}$lateral shift. shift.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.446-449
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• 2005

In a directional coupler, the design process requires repeated calculation of the characteristics of every changed structure, because it is generally difficult to expect the extinction ratio to be optimized over the entire variation of design parameters. In this paper, we systematically simulated the extinction ratio as a function of the design parameters, and analyzed the general tendency of that characteristic. In other words, we could find the generalized extinction ratio curve if the separation distance is normalized by the waveguide width. Here, the extinction ratio is shown to be increased as the normalized frequency (v) and the ratio (d) of the separation distance over the waveguide width were increased. For various structures with same ratio d, all corresponding extinction ratio curves as a function of v coincide with each other. We showed the usefulness of the generalized extinction ratio curve by applying it to the design and the fabrication of 1310/l550 nm demultiplexer, as it was convenient to design a shorter directional coupler with targeted extinction ratio from this curve.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.08a
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• pp.265-265
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• 2011

자발형성법으로 InP (001) 기판에 성장한 InAs/InAlGaAs 양자점(QDs: quantum dots)의 광학적 특성을 PL (photoluminescence)와 TRPL (time-resolved PL)을 이용하여 분석하였다. InAs QDs 시료는 single layer InAs QDs (QD1)과 7-stacked InAs QDs (QD2)를 사용하였다. 두 시료 모두 저온 (10 K)에서 1,320 nm에서 PL 피크가 나타나고, 온도가 증가함에 따라 PL 피크는 적색편이 (red-shift)를 보였다. 양자점의 온도를 10 K에서 300 K까지 증가하였을 때 QD1은 178 nm 적색편이 하였으며, PL 스펙트럼 폭은 온도가 증가함에 따라 증가하였다. 그러나 QD2는 264 nm 적색편이를 보였으며 PL 스펙트럼의 폭은 QD1 시료와 반대로 온도가 증가함에 따라 감소하였다. QD2의 아주 넓은 PL 스펙트럼 폭과 매우 큰 적색편이는 InAs 양자점 크기의 변화가 QD1에 비해 훨씬 크기 때문이다. QD2의 경우 InAs 층수(layer number)가 증가함에 따라 InAs QD의 크기가 점차 증가하므로 QD 크기의 변화가 single layer인 QD1 시료보다 훨씬 크다. QD1의 PL 소멸은 파장이 증가함에 따라 점차 느려지다가 PL 피크 근처에서 가장 느린 소멸 곡선을 보이고, 파장이 더 증가하였을 때 PL 소멸은 점차 빠르게 소멸하였다. 그러나 QD2의 PL 소멸곡선은 파장이 증가함에 따라 점차 빠르게 소멸하였다. 이것은 QD2는 양자점 크기의 변화가 매우 크기 때문에 (lateral size=18~29 nm, height=2.8~5.9 nm) 방출파장이 증가함에 따라 양자점 사이의 파동함수의 겹침이 증가하여 캐리어의 이완이 증가하기 때문으로 설명된다. 온도에 따른 TRPL 결과는 두 시료 모두 10 K에서 150 K 까지는 소멸시간이 증가하였고, 150 K 이후부터는 소멸시간이 감소하였다. 온도가 증가함에 따라 소멸시간이 증가하는 것은 양자점에서 장벽과 WL (wetting layer)로 운반자(carrier)의 이동, 양자점들 사이에 열에 의해 유도된 운반자의 재분배 등으로 인한 발광 재결합으로 설명할 수 있다. 150 K 이상에서 소멸시간이 감소하는 것은 열적효과에 의한 비발광 재결합 과정에 의한 운반자의 소멸이 증가하기 때문이다. 온도에 따른 TRPL 결과는 두 시료 모두 150 K까지는 발광재결합이 우세하고, 150 K 이상에서 비발광재겹합이 우세하게 나타났다.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.218-219
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• 2003

광결합 현상은 근접한 도파로에서 발생하며 각 도파로의 에너지를 다른 도파로로 전이시킨다. 이러한 특성은 광스위치, 광변조기, 광필터 및 광결합／분리기에 널리 사용된다. 이중에서 많이 사용되는 소자중 하나가 방향성 결합기이며 크게 입력부, 접근부, 결합부로 나눌 수 있다. 이때 광결합 현상은 결합부뿐만 아니라 접근부에서도 발생하기 때문에 소멸비는 나빠지게 된다. 본 논문에서는 접근부의 입사각에 따른 소멸비 변화와 이에 대한 조건을 분석하였다. (중략)

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.342-346
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• 2006

A polymeric ring resonator with electrically variable extinction ratio at resonant wavelengths has been proposed and demonstrated. It consists of a ring waveguide coupled to a straight bus waveguide and a modulating electrode, which is formed in the outer cladding region outside of the ring. When electrical power is applied to the electrode, the refractive index of the polymers underneath the electrode is lowered to strengthen the confinement of the guided mode of the ring and thus the equivalent effective refractive index felt by the mode is decreased. Therefore, the propagation loss of the guided mode is reduced with the applied electrical power Consequently the extinction ratio at resonant wavelengths is varied by the electrical power. For the achieved results, the extinction ratio was changed by about 9 dB for the electrical power of 12 mW, when the propagation loss of the ring was reduced by 80 dB/cm.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics D
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• v.36D no.9
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• pp.64-70
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• 1999

We show that both cross and bar states with very high extinction ratios larger than 30 dB can be obtained in ultra short (< $100{\mu}m$) two-section vertical directional couplers. Based on the calculations of various possible combinations of the refractive indices of waveguides in each section using the improved coupled mode theory and beam propagation method, the guidelines for the design of ultra short two-section vertical directional couplers are presented to obtain both cross and bar states with high extinction ratios larger than 30 dB at the ends of section 1 and section 2, respectively.