• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.14-21
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• 2014

중적외선 파장 영역대는 환경, 산업, 안전, 군수, 의료 등 다양한 분야에 걸쳐 넓은 응용성을 가지고 있다. 하지만, 중적외선 영역대의 광원은 기술개발의 어려움으로 인해 관련 산업이 크게 발달하지 못한 측면이 있다. 최근 들어 광원기술의 급속한 발전은 새로운 산업군 형성에 대한 기대를 증폭시키고 있다. 특히 중적외선 광원 중 가장 비약적인 발전을 이루고 있는 중적외선 QCL(Quantum Cascade Laser)은 미국의 Bell 연구소에서 1994년 처음으로 레이저 펄스 발진을 시현한 이후, 현재는 100mW 정도의 높은 광 세기를 갖는 소자가 제작되어 발표된 바 있고, 상온 연속 발진으로 20%의 WPE(Wall Plug Efficiency)를 갖는 소자가 제작되었다는 보고 또한 이루어지기도 하였다. 본고에서는 이처럼 급속하게 진행되고 있는 중적외선 레이저를 포함한 중적외선 광원의 기술동향과 아울러 태동하고 있는 중적외선 광원의 시장동향과 향후 전망에 대해 기술한다.

• Journal of Space Technology and Applications
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• v.1 no.3
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• pp.356-363
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• 2021

It was common knowledge in textbooks that images acquired using mid-infrared ray were not suitable for measuring temperature near room temperature. But a recent satellite image using a mid-infrared sensor show the possibility that the result measured using the mid-infrared sensor can also measure the temperature near room temperature. In this paper, the possibility and accuracy of extraction room temperature information from satellite images with mid-infrared sensors are reviewed. The mid-infrared satellite image reviewed in this paper showed the temperature of room temperature well, and regarding the reliability as an absolute value of the measured temperature, the effect of the heat transfer amount due to the direct reflection of sunlight on the surface and the effect of the infrared absorption amount absorbed in the atmosphere can be seen as a relatively small or constant value. However, the problem of uncertainty in the radiation coefficient due to physical properties, which is the limit of the non-contact thermometer, remained a problem to be solved.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.113-125
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• 2012

This research is aimed at evaluating the land surface characterization of KOMPSAT-3A middle infrared (MIR) data. Airborne Hyperspectral Scanner (AHS) data, which has MIR bands with high spatial resolution, were used to assess land surface temperature (LST) retrieval and classification accuracy of MIR bands. Firstly, LST values for daytime and nighttime, which were calculated with AHS thermal infrared (TIR) bands, were compared to digital number of AHS MIR bands. The determination coefficient of AHS band 68 (center wavelength $4.64{\mu}m$) was over 0.74, and was higher than other MIR bands. Secondly, The land cover maps were generated by unsupervised classification methods using the AHS MIR bands. Each class of land cover maps for daytime, such as water, trees, green grass, roads, roofs, was distinguished well. But some classes of land cover maps for nighttime, such as trees versus green grass, roads versus roofs, were not separated. The image classification using the difference images between daytime AHS MIR bands and nighttime AHS MIR bands were conducted to enhance the discrimination ability of land surface for AHS MIR imagery. The classification accuracy of the land cover map for zone 1 and zone 2 was 67.5%, 64.3%, respectively. It was improved by 10% compared to land cover map of daytime AHS MIR bands and night AHS MIR bands. Consequently, new algorithm based on land surface characteristics is required for temperature retrieval of high resolution MIR imagery, and the difference images between daytime and nighttime was considered to enhance the ability of land surface characterization using high resolution MIR data.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.38 no.6_1
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• pp.1557-1571
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• 2022

Throughout the wavelengths used by remote sensing sensors, the mid-wave infrared (MWIR) has wide applicability in our life such as land, environment, disasters, and military defense. However, due to the unique characteristics of the MWIR, remote sensing techniques in this wavelength region has not been greatly developed. Recently, the applied remote sensing techniques for the MWIR sensors are presenting in a new research field, and various research results are being reported domestically and internationally. In this study, research results on the MWIR remote sensing techniques developed were investigated and related literature records were statistically analyzed. Furthermore, based on the literature review of the current and past MWIR remote sensing techniques and major research results, current status and research trends of MWIR remote sensing are presented.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.97.1-97.1
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• 2013

적외선 분광 관측은 상대적으로 온도가 낮은 태양계 천체를 연구하는데 있어서 매우 강력한 관측 기술이다. 특히 근적외선 및 중적외선 분광선은 태양계 천체의 지표 및 대기의 성질에 대해서 많은 정보를 주는 파장대이다. 따라서 우주탐사선 뿐만 아니라 지상 망원경으로도 근적외선 및 중적외선 영역의 분광관측은 지속적으로 관측이 수행되고 있는 영역이다. 이렇게 획득된 분광선은 모델링의 과정을 통하여 천체의 구성성분, 생성 과정 및 생성 시기, 물리, 화학적 진화 등을 연구할 수 있다. 본 연구에서 개발 중인 3~5 micron 중적외선 분광기 지상모델은 향후 태양계 천체들에서 물 또는 얼음을 찾을 수 있는 가능성이 있는 파장대이며, 또한 국내에서 개발된 적이 없는 파장대이다. 본 연구에서는 우주탐사선에 탑재된 중적외선 분광기에 의해 관측된 지표를 가진 태양계 천체 (수성, 금성, 화성, 타이탄, 혜성, 소행성)들의 연구 사례를 조사하였다. 이 자료는 본 연구에서 개발하고자 하는 중적외선 분광기 지상모델의 완성 단계에서 지표를 가진 태양계 천체, 특히 달에 대한 과학적 임무를 결정하는데 중요한 역할을 할 것으로 기대하고 있다.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.154-158
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• 2019

We have used a mid-IR (mid-infrared) continuous-wave (cw) optical parametric oscillator (OPO), developed previously and described in Ref. 12, to build a performance-evaluation setup for a mid-IR spectrometer. The used CW OPO had a wavelength tuning range of $ 2.5-3.6{\mu}m$ using a pump laser with a wavelength of 1064 nm and a fan-out MgO-doped periodically poled lithium niobate (MgO:PPLN) nonlinear crystal in a concentric cavity design. The OPO was combined with a near-IR integrating sphere and a Fourier-transform IR optical spectrum analyzer to build a performance-evaluation setup for mid-IR spectrometers. We applied this performance-evaluation setup to evaluating a mid-IR spectrometer developed domestically, and demonstrated the capability of evaluating the performance, such as spectral resolution, signal-to-noise ratio, spectral stray light, and so on, based on this setup.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.41 no.9
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• pp.49-56
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• 2004

A new readout circuit(ROIC) for linear HgCdTe 64${\times}$2 two-color Infrared (IR) detector is described. This circuit is based on the buffered direct injection(BDI) technology with high injection efficiency. By using saturation current isolation circuit, the proposed ROIC removed the problems that LWIR(Long Wavelength InfraRed) signal distort when MWIR(Middle Wavelength InfraRed) signal saturates so that new ROIC has larger measurable temperature range about 120k than that of previous circuit and it is also tolerant for dead pixel in MWIR detector. The designed circuit was fabricated using 0.6um 2-poly 3-metal CMOS process. We measured that the designed circuit outputs MWIR signal and LWIR signal simultaneously and saturation current isolationcircuit also operates well. Next, measured noise was about 53uV at room temperature and it can be assumed that designed circuit can satisfy nearly 95% BLIP condition at 77K.

• Optical Science and Technology
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.7-13
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• 2012

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.189-194
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• 2008

Middle-infrared (MIR) spectral region between 3.0 and $5.0\;{\mu}m$ in wavelength is useful for observing high temperature events such as volcanic activities and forest fire. However, atmospheric effects and sun irradiance in day time has not been well studied for this MIR spectral band. The objectives of this basic study is to evaluate atmospheric effects and eventually to estimate surface temperature from a single channel MIR image, although a typical approach utilize split-window method using more than two channels. Several parameters are involved for the correction including various atmospheric data and sun-irradiance at the area of interest. To evaluate the effect of sun irradiance, MODIS MIR images acquired in day and night times were used for comparison. Atmospheric parameters were modeled by MODTRAN, and applied to a radiative transfer model for estimating the sea surface temperature. MODIS Sea Surface Temperature algorithm based upon multi-channel observation was performed in comparison with results from the radiative transfer model from a single channel. Temperature difference of the two methods was $0.89{\pm}0.54^{\circ}C$ and $1.25{\pm}0.41^{\circ}C$ from the day-time and night-time images, respectively. It is also shown that the emissivity effect has by more largely influenced on the estimated temperature than atmospheric effects. Although the test results encourage using a single channel MR observation, it must be noted that the results were obtained from water body not from land surface. Because emissivity greatly varies on land, it is very difficult to retrieval land surface temperature from a single channel MIR data.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.282.2-282.2
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• 2016

중적외선 물질에는 Ge, ZnS, ZnSe, Si 등이 있으나 고굴절율이므로 반사가 매우 크게 발생을 한다. 이를 줄이기 위해 다층 박막 무반사 코팅을 일반적으로 사용하지만 열에 취약함, 적합한 물질을 찾는 것이 매우 어려움, 다층 박막으로 제작 시 두께가 매우 두꺼워짐의 단점이 있다. 또한 Ge, ZnS, ZnSe 의 소재는 가격이 Silicon에 비해 매우 비싸다. 그러므로 RCWA(Rigorous Coupled Wavelength Analysis) 시뮬레이션을 이용하여 상대적으로 저렴한 소재임에도 고투과성을 지닌 중적외선용 무반사 실리콘 서브파장구조(Subwavelength Structures, SWSs)를 제안한다. 본 연구에서는 원기둥, 원뿔, 파라볼라, 잘린 원뿔(truncated cone) 등의 형태에 따른 투과율 특성을 파악하여 최적구조가 파라볼라 형태임을 증명하였다. 또한 서브파장구조의 주기, 높이의 특성을 조절하여 공정 시의 종횡비(Aspect ratio)를 고려한 최적형태를 제안하였다. 중적외선 영역($3{\mu}m{\sim}5{\mu}m$)에서 일반 Silicon의 적외선 영역에서 평균 55%의 낮은 투과율을 보이나, 양면에 무반사 구조를 설계 하였을 때 평균 94%의 높은 투과율을 확인할 수 있다. 다양한 형태를 가진 무반사 실리콘 서브파장 구조물을 RCWA 방식으로 계산함으로서 특성을 파악하며 최적구조를 설계 할 수 있다. 또한 단면에 비하여 양면으로 SWSs 구조를 제작할 시 매우 두드러지는 투과특성을 확인할 수 있다. 고굴절율이지만 뛰어난 투과특성을 이용하여 초소형 적외선 카메라 렌즈 뿐만 아니라 적외선 광검출기, 광학 필터 등에 이용 가능할 것으로 예상된다.