• Transactions of the Society of Information Storage Systems
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.13-20
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• 2006

In this paper, we propose novel optics design for media inside near-field recording(NFR) using hemispherical solid immersion lens(HMS). To obtain strong advantage of data protection and high data capacity simultaneously, HMS based near field optics using aplanatic position of super hemisphere is designed. In this design, to improve small optical tolerance of this aplanatic position, additional aspheric lens surface is added on top of the HMS and it is combined with zoom optics which composed of two single lenses having low numerical aperture(NA). Also, to compensate chromatic aberration which happens seriously in optics using blue laser diode, diffractive optical element is used. Using zoom optics, additional aspheric lens surface, and diffractive optical element together, wavefront aberration and chromatic aberration are effectively reduced in broad range of cover layer thickness and wavelength variation. In addition, in this paper, effect of gap induced aberration is investigated by analyzing different behavior of each TM and TE wave for designed media inside dual-layer NFR optics.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.638-654
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• 2023

Holography is generally known as a technology that records and reconstructs 3D images by simultaneously capturing the intensity and phase information of light. Two or more interfering beams and illumination of this interference pattern onto a photosensitive recording medium allow us to control both the intensity and phase of light. Holography has found widespread applications not only in 3D imaging but also in manufacturing. In fact, it has been commonly used in semiconductor manufacturing, where interference light patterns are applied to photolithography, effectively reducing the half-pitch and period of line patterns, and enhancing the resolution of lithography. Moreover, holography can be used for the manufacturing of 3D regular structures (3D photonic crystals), not just surface patterns such as 1D or 2D gratings, and this can be broadly divided into (i) holographic recording and (ii) holographic lithography. In this review, we conceptually contrast two seemingly similar but fundamentally different manufacturing methods: holographic recording and holographic lithography. We comprehensively describe the differences in the manufacturing processes and the resulting structural features, as well as elucidate the distinctions in the diffractive optical properties that can be derived from them. Lastly, we aim to summarize the unique perspectives through which each method can appear distinct, with the intention of sharing information about this field with both experts and non-experts alike.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.240-249
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• 2001

A high speed ultra-compact lens with a diffractive optical element (DOE) is designed, which can be applied to mobile communication devices such as IMT2000, PDA, notebook computer, etc. The designed hybrid lens has sufficiently high performance of less than f/2.2, compact size of 3.3 mm (1st surf. to image), and wide field angle of more than 30 deg. compared with the specifications of a single lens. By proper choice of the aspheric and DOE surface which has very large negative dispersion, we can correct chromatic and high order aberrations through the optimization technique. From Seidel third order aberration theory and Sweatt modeling, the initial data and surface configurations, that is, the combination condition of the DOE and the aspherical surface are obtained. However, due to the consideration of diffraction efficiency of a DOE, we can choose only four cases as the optimization input, and present the best solution after evaluating and comparing those four cases. On the other hand, we also report dramatic improvement in optical performance by inserting another refractive lens (so-called, field flattener), that keeps the refractive power of an original DOE lens and makes the petzval sum zero in the original DOE lens system. ystem.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.267-274
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• 2022

In this paper, we report the design and fabrication of binary diffractive optical elements (DOEs) for random-dot-pattern projection for Schlieren imaging. We selected the binary phase level and a pitch of 10 ㎛ for the DOE, based on cost effectiveness and ease of manufacture. We designed the binary DOE using an iterative Fourier-transform algorithm with binary phase optimization. During initial optimization, we applied a computer-generated pseudorandom dot pattern of uniform intensity as a target pattern, and found significant intensity nonuniformity across the field. Based on the evaluation of the initial optimization, we weighted the target random dot pattern with Gaussian profiles to improve the intensity uniformity, resulting in the improvement of uniformity from 52.7% to 90.8%. We verified the design performance by fabricating the designed binary DOE and a beam projector, to which the same was applied. The verification confirmed that the projector produced over 10,000 random dot patterns over 430 mm × 430 mm at a distance of 5 meters, as designed, but had a slightly less uniformity of 84.5%. The fabrication errors of the DOE, mainly edge blurring and spacing errors, were strong possibilities for the difference.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2002.07a
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• pp.212-213
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• 2002

최근에 국내에서도 광학장비개발에 대한 관심이 급속도로 증가하고 있다. 광학장비개발기술의 핵심은 렌즈설계 능력에 달려있다고 해도 과언이 아니다. 더구나 현재 발전추세를 보면 소형 경량화 장비의 개발을 위해 다양한 수단과 방법을 동원하고 있는 실정이다. 특히 렌즈설계에 의한 소형 경량화 목표를 달성하기 위하여 비구면 렌즈 및 회절렌즈의 사용이 불가피하다고 할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 장파장 적외선 영역에서의 비구면 및 회절면의 사용에 의한 렌즈 성능에 미치는 영향을 분석하여 보았다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.331-332
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• 2009

• Transactions of the Society of Information Storage Systems
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.29-33
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• 2005

We have developed an optical pickup head for blu-ray disc. We have adopted a liquid crystal panel to compensate thickness difference of cover layer. By disposing DVD/CD compatible objective inside the BD objective in disc radial direction, we could realize a backward compatibility. Furthermore we have inserted a polarization diffractive optical element to reduce the influence from the other layer in BD dual layer.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.122-122
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• 2004

최근 휴대폰, 디지털 카메라, 캠코더, MP3 플레이어, 노트북 PC 등 휴대용 디지털 기기의 보급이 확산되면서 휴대용 저장장치의 수요가 급증하고 있다. 휴대용 저장장치의 요구사항으로 초소형화, 대용량화를 들 수 있는데, 이를 만족할 수 있는 기술로 사용될 수 있는 것이 Blu-Ray를 이용한 광 저장장치이다. 초소형 광저장장치에 사용되는 3cm 디스크에는 1.5Gbyte를 기록할 수 있으므로 기존의 휴대용 저장장치에 비해 가격이 저렴하며 대량배포가 가능하다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.02a
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• pp.272-273
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• 2003

제조기술이 발전함에 따라 비구면을 사용한 광학계 설계에 대한 많은 연구가 보고 되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 단일렌즈에서 다양한 렌즈면 조합 중에서 성능이 가장 우수하게 나타난 비구회절면(비구면과 회절면을 동시에 적용)을 사용하여 이군렌즈에 대해 F／l.0인 대구경 광학계를 설계하였다. 사용된 검출기 사양은 픽셀 크기 45um, 픽셀 수 320$\times$240 이며, fill factor 는 무시하였다. 광학계의 유효초점거리는 171.73mm 이며, 사용한 프로그램은 ORA 사의 Code V 이다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2006.07a
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• pp.331-332
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• 2006