• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.25 no.7
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• pp.1039-1046
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• 2001

Among the automotive steering systems, an Electric Power Assisted steering (EPAS) system utilizes an electronically controlled electric motor to provide steering assistance to the driver. The key components of the EPAS system are torque sensor, ECU (Electronic Control Unit), and DC Motor. The most important component of the EPAS is the torque sensor. The conventional torque sensor has complicated mechanical mechanism of torque detection. However, we suggest a non-contact torque sensor for EPAS using Maluss polarization law. It was found that the sensor exhibited not only excellent linearity but also superior characteristics of hysteresis, temperature and vibration.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.66-73
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• 2013

Three reactive dichroic dyes with 3,5-dichloro-2,4,6-triazine moiety were synthesized by reaction between dichroic dyes (such as congo red, direct black 22 or direct black 4) and cyanuric chloride. Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) films were dyed with the obtained three reactive dichroic dyes. After 400% drawing of the PVA films, their optical properties were compared with an iodine-doped PVA film prepared in the same condition. Durability test was performed at $50^{\circ}C$ in 85% of relative humidity for 120 hrs. We found that compared with the iodine-doped PVA polarizing film, the relative durability of the PVA polarizing film dyed with the reactive dichroic dyes was greatly improved.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.59-66
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• 2022

A free-form Mueller matrix ellipsometer (MME) based on independent control of the azimuthal angle of each polarizing element is introduced. The azimuthal angles of the polarizer and the matching compensator which generate the optimum Stokes vectors of an incident beam are investigated for the polarization state generator, where the spectral responses of the retardation angle and transmittance ratio of a nonideal compensator are taken into account. Similarly, the azimuthal angles of the analyzer and the corresponding compensator are investigated for the polarization-state detector, to unambiguously determine the Stokes vector of the outcoming beam from the sample, and explicit expressions for the Stokes elements are derived. Since the suggested technique enables one to utilize a nonideal quarter-wave plate as the compensator for an MME, it will contribute to the construction and application of a Mueller matrix spectroscopic ellipsometer (MMSE) operating over a wide spectral range from deep ultra-violet to near infrared.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.37 no.7
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• pp.36-42
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• 2000

Some polarization characteristics of reflection type photopolymer are investigated. Photopolymer on a Mylar substrate alters an incoming linearly polarized laser beam to an elliptical polarization. Due to the rotation of the polarization, the recording gratings show different diffraction efficiencies. The rotation angle is of order of 10-50% for the tested samples. It is found that the polymer layer does not changes the polarization direction but the Mylar substrate alone distorts the incoming polarization to a comparable degree. As align the polarization states of photopolymers to be parallel with a laser using a He-Ne laser(633nm), which is not sensitive to that material, it was possible to make high diffraction efficiency gratings.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.105-110
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• 1992

In order to measure fine rotation angles by magneto-optic effects of magneto-optical recording thin films, a polarization modulation method is used. In the experiment, the polarization of laser (He-Ne laser) beam is modulated by a Faraday rotator and the amplified modulated signals are selectively detected by phase sensitive detector. The magnetic Kerr rotation and Faraday rotation hysteresis loops are investigated by this method for thermally evaporated amorphous TbFeCo thin films and RF sputtered garnet thin films. Rotation angles about $0.25^{\circ}$ are measured easily from TaFeCo thin films. In the case of longitudinal Kerr rotation, very small rotation angle of $2.5\times10^{-3^\circ}$ is measured with good accuracy of the measurement (about $1\times10^{-3^\circ}$). And it is found that each thin films have the hysteresis curves of high coercivity and good squareness.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.262-267
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• 2018

In this paper, we designed a new antireflective film to improve the optical efficiency of organic light-emitting diode displays (OLEDs). The reflection characteristics in the normal and side viewing directions of OLEDs with the antireflective film were calculated, depending on the degree of polarization and transmittance of the currently used polarizer when used in the antireflective film of an OLED. The results showed that when the polarization degree of the commercial polarizer (99.990~99.995%) is lowered to 99.900%, the average reflectance of the antireflective film is increased by about 0.1% (2.5% in terms of rate of increase) which is difficult to notice with the human eye, while the transmittance is increased by 1.63~3.34% (4.2~8.2% in terms of rate of increase). This study provides an optimal design for high-light-efficiency OLEDs with good antireflection properties.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.02a
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• pp.250-251
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• 2003

여러 광기록 매질 중 아조(azo)계열의 색소를 첨가한 고분자 필름은 색소의 선택에 따라 원하는 감광 파장대를 선택할 수 있는 특징과 뛰어난 메모리 휘발성, 편광 선택이 가능한 점, 높은 환경적 안정성 때문에 1986년 Todorow 그룹이 아조색소를 함유한 고분자 필름의 광유도 비등방성에 관한 논문을 발표한 이래 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 아조계열 색소분자는 PVA 고분자 매트릭스(matrix)속에서 trans 혹은 cis이성질체 중 하나의 상태로 존재할 수 있으나 trans 상태는 cis 상태보다 안정한 상태이므로 광이 없을 때는 대부분 trans 상태로 존재하게 된다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.08a
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• pp.224-225
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• 1998

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1990.07a
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• pp.45-58
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• 1990

회전 편광자 영의 Spectroscople Ellipsometer를 제작하였다. 각 부품의 미소결함에 의한 오차를 추정하고 이들 각 부품의 미소결함이 Ellipsometric 상수들에 미치는 영향을 보정하여 정확도를 향상시키는 관련표현들을 유도하였다. Straight through operation에 대한 성능 평가 결과 파장 대역 400nm-600nm 내에서 tan$\psi$ 와 cos$\Delta$ 의 편차는 0.2% 내외로 만족할 만한 것으로 판단되었다. 광학 박막을 중심으로 Spectroscopic Ellipsomter를 사용한 연구에 대하여 실험예를 중심으로 논의하였다.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2001.02a
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• pp.260-261
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• 2001

일반적으로 상업화된 타원계는 회전 검광자(회전 편광자), 혹은 위상변조방식이 주를 이루고 있다. 회전 검광자나 위상변조방식의 타원계는 모터를 회전시키거나 위상을 변조시키는 방법에 의존하므로 하나의 타원상수쌍 ( ,Ψ)를 얻는데 수십 $\mu\textrm{s}$ - 수십 ms의 측정시간을 필요로 한다. 그러나, 예를 들어 상변화형 광기록매체인 Ge$_2$Sb$_2$Te$_{5}$(GST)와 같이 수십 ns 시간간격으로 비정질상과 결정상이 변화하면서 정보 데이터를 저장하거나 소거하게 되는 경우 비정질상에서 결정상으로 바뀌는 과정의 결정화과정을 측정하고 분석하기 위해서는 수 ns로 측정할 수 있는 장비가 필요하다. (중략)