• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2008년도 International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.1185-1188
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• 2008

The on-axis luminance gain as well as the viewing-angle characteristics of flat-lamp-based backlights have been analyzed for the first time. The on-axis luminance gain on each optical film in flat-lamp backlight was smaller than that obtained from the conventional tubular-lamp-based backlight. The origin of and possible solution to this problem were suggested.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.67-79
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• 1996

This paper presents a composite luminance signal processing system for NTSC, PAL and SECAM standards. Eaxh of the three standards employs its own specifications of subcarmier bandwidth and luminance signal waveform. The proposed system, compatible to the specifications of the three standard and B/W TV, implements variable freqneucy characteristics by controlling filter coefficients. The major features of the system are a luminance/chroma separation unit and an aperture compensation unit. The luminance/chroma separation unit employes a notch filter selection a trap freqneyc to atenuate unwanted color signals in luminance signal bands. The aperture compensation unit comprises two subunits, to provide clear color definition for each of the three standards: a primary compensation circuit and a variable compensation circuits. The proposed system yields a 40 dB gain from the chroma/luminance separation and a 10 dB gain from the aperture compensation unit.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.174-177
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• 2008

The luminance properties of FFL(Flat Fluorescent Lamp) backlights have been investigated in detail for the first time. The on-axis luminance gain as well as viewing-angle characteristics on various combinations of optical films were obtained from FFL backlight and compared to the results of conventional CCFL(cold-cathode fluorescent lamps) backlights. It was found that the on-axis luminance gains achieved by using optical films in the FFL backlight were lower than those in the CCFL backlight indicating that the recycling processes occurring between optical films and light sources/reflection sheet are not so effective in the FFL backlight due to the much larger area of, and thus higher absorption probability of the FFL. This result suggests that new optical films should be developed for FFL backlight and other flat-lamp backlight technologies.

• Journal of Information Display
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.1-4
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• 2006

The optical performances of rounded prism films were investigated using a ray tracing technique. The angular distribution of the luminous intensity was obtained as functions of the prism pitch and the curvature of rounded apex and valley of prism arrays. The gain of the on-axis luminance decreased with decreasing curvature (increasing diameter) and pitch. The existence of the curved area on the prism film decreased the recycling efficiency of the prism film, i.e., the rays which would otherwise have been recycled through total internal reflections via the prism surfaces were refracted on the curved regions and redirected toward directions other than the on-axis direction. Quantitative correlation between the luminance gain and the curvature in addition to the prism pitch was obtained, which might serve as basic data for the optimization of prism films and the manufacturing processes.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.151-156
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• 2012

Reflective polarizers can be used as luminance enhancement films for LCD backlights via the polarization recycling process. The optical performances of a wire grid polarizer (WGP) as a reflective polarizer adopted in edge-lit backlights were investigated by luminance evaluation and a time-domain simulation technique. The results were compared to those of a commercial dielectric multilayer film. The luminance gain factor of WGP was smaller than that of the multilayer film by 18%. This was attributed to a much larger internal loss of WGP due to light absorption by metal wires. The internal losses of both reflective polarizers and the polarization conversion efficiency of the backlight were obtained numerically based on a phenomenological model. The optical performances of WGP were optimized by using a time-domain simulation technique. The luminance gain increased and was found to become comparable to, but slightly less than the case of the dielectric multilayer film with decreasing line width.

• Journal of Information Display
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.26-32
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• 2008

The dependence of optical performances of collimating films such as prism films and pyramid films on the reflecting properties of reflection films were investigated by using a ray tracing technique. The angular distribution of the luminance and the on-axis luminance gain were obtained by using a simple backlight model composed of a reflection film, a virtual flat light source, and a collimating film. Three kinds of reflecting properties were used, which were a perfect Lambertian reflector, a perfect mirror reflector, and a reflector having both diffuse and specular properties. It was found that the on-axis luminance gain was the highest in the simulation where a mirror reflector was used, while the viewing angle was the widest where the Lambertian reflector was used. This result indicates that it is necessary to optimize the simulation condition such as the reflecting properties in order to predict the optical performances of collimating films accurately. Quantitative correlation between the optical characteristics of collimating films and the reflecting properties of reflection films can be used to improve simulation technique for the development and the optimization of collimating films for LCD backlight applications.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제14권7호
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• pp.1661-1666
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• 2010

영상 시퀀스는 획득과정에서 주변부의 밝기 변화와 그림자 등으로 인해 원치 않는 밝기 변화가 포함될 수 있다. 시각적으로 성가신 훼손 형태로 표현되는 이러한 플리커(flicker)는 움직임 벡터의 계산이나 물체의 추출과 같은 후 처리에 많은 영향을 미치므로 미리 제거하는 것이 바람직하다. 본 논문은 플리커를 발생시키는 모델을 분석하고 이를 제거하는 새로운 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안하는 알고리즘은 플리커를 유발하는 게인과 오프셋 파라미터를 분리하여 추정하고 이를 훼손된 영상에 보정하여 영상 시퀀스를 안정화 시킨다. 제안하는 방법을 장면에서 움직임이 없는 인위적인 테스트 영상 시퀀스와 움직임이 있는 실제 영상 시퀀스에 적용하여 알고리즘의 성능을 보였다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.1918-1924
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• 2010

본 논문은 명암도의 변화가 많은 영상 시퀀스에서 움직임 정보를 효율적으로 추정하는 알고리즘을 제안한다. 기존의 계조도 기반의 움직임 추정 알고리즘은 조명 변화가 심한 시퀀스에서 오류가 많이 발생하지만 제안하는 알고리즘은 장면에서의 밝기 변화를 게인과 오프셋의 선형 모델로 정의하고 각 프레임에서의 그라디언트와 위상 정보를 이용하여 움직임을 정합시키므로 극단적인 상황에서도 강건한 특성을 갖는다. 제안하는 알고리즘을 인위적으로 움직임과 명암 변화를 발생시켜 만든 시퀀스와 플리커가 발생한 실제 동영상 시퀀스에 대해 적용하여 기존의 알고리즘과 성능을 비교하였다.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.577-580
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• 2010

본 논문은 영상 시퀀스에 존재하는 플리커(flicker) 제거에 관한 것이다. 플리커는 영상에 존재하는 원치 않는 밝기 변화로 정의되며 시각적으로 성가신 훼손 형태로 표현된다. 플리커가 존재하는 영상은 움직임 벡터의 계산이나 물체의 추출과 같은 후처리를 방해하는 요인으로 미리 제거하는 것이 바람직하다. 본 논문은 플리커의 원인을 선형모델로 모델링하고 이를 분석하여 제거하는 새로운 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안하는 알고리즘은 플리커를 유발하는 게인과 오프셋 파라미터를 분리하여 추정하고 이를 훼손된 영상에 보정하여 영상 시퀀스를 안정화 시킨다. 제안하는 방법을 장면에서 움직임이 없는 인위적인 테스트 영상 시퀀스와 움직임이 있는 실제 영상 시퀀스에 적용하여 알고리즘의 성능을 보였다.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2006년도 6th International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.1343-1346
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• 2006

Optical performances of micro-pyramid arrays were simulated by ray tracing technique for the application of backlight unit of LCD. The angular distribution of the luminance and the on-axis luminance gain depended on the apex angle, the refractive index, and the density of micro-pyramids. The on-axis luminance reached a maximum when the apex angle was $90^{\circ}$. It also increased as the density and the refractive index of micro-pyramids increased. The present result showed that highly-efficient optical sheet might become realized by adopting micropyramid array and corresponding development of manufacturing processes.