• 한국광학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2011

중적외선 결상용 실리콘 렌즈의 변조전달함수(MTF)를 칼날 주사방식으로 측정하는 적외선 MTF 측정장치를 구성하였다. 이를 위하여 반달형 칼날 물체를 사용하여 초점거리 50 mm, F/4인 실리콘 렌즈에 대한 중적외선 파장대인 $3{\sim}5\;{\mu}m$에서의 축상 자오 방향에 대한 MTF를 측정하였다. 이 때 무한 물체를 만들기 위해서 초점거리가 2.545 m인 비축 포물 반사경을 사용하였다. 측정한 MTF는 렌즈의 설계 자료로부터 구한 MTF와 비교한 결과, 7 lp/mm 이하에서 2 % 이내의 MTF 허용오차를 만족하고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2015

Up to ${\sim}520{\mu}J$ broadband mid-infrared (IR) supercontinuum (SC) generation in telecommunication multimode fiber (MMF) directly pumped by a $2.054{\mu}m$ nanosecond Q-switched Tm, $Ho:YVO_4$ laser is demonstrated. An average output power of 3.64 W is obtained in the band of ~1900 to ~2600 nm, and the corresponding optic-to-optic conversion efficiency is 67% by considering the coupling efficiency. The spectrum has extremely high flatness with negligible intensity variation (<2%) in the wavelength interval of ~2070 to ~2475 nm. The SC long-wavelength edge is limited by the silicon glass material loss, and by optimizing the MMF length, the SC spectrum could extend out to ${\sim}2.6{\mu}m$. The output SC pulse shapes are measured at different output powers, and no splits are found. The SC laser beam is nearly diffraction limited with an $M^2=1.15$ in $2.1{\mu}m$ measured by the traveling knife-edge method, and the laser beam spot is monitored by an infrared vidicon camera.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.129-133
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• 2021

This study observed the performance of an InAs/GaSb type-II superlattice photodiode with a p-i-n structure for mid-wavelength infrared detection. The 10 ML InAs/10 ML GaSb type-II superlattice photodiode was grown using molecular beam epitaxy. The cutoff wavelength of the manufactured photodiode with Si3N4 passivation on the mesa sidewall was determined to be approximately 5.4 and 5.5 ㎛ at 30 K and 77 K, respectively. At a bias of -50 mV, the dark-current density for the Si3N4-passivated diode was measured to be 7.9 × 10-5 and 1.1 × 10-4 A/㎠ at 77 K and 100 K, respectively. The differential resistance-area product RdA at a bias of -0.15 V was 1481 and 1056 Ω ㎠ at 77 K and 100 K, respectively. The measured detectivity from a blackbody source at 800 K was calculated to be 1.1 × 1010 cm Hz1/2/W at zero bias and 77 K.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.1379-1386
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• 2018

In this paper, we proposed eyeglass type periorbital wrinkle treatment device for reducing and improving periorbital wrinkles using near infrared LED of 850nm wavelength and galvanic current. The proposed periorbital wrinkle treatment device is equipped with a control system based on F-PCB. It consists of eight near-infrared LEDs and four indicator LEDs for treatment of right and left periorbital wrinkles. The eyeglass frame is coated with conductive material, so galvanic current can flow to the skin of periorbital wrinkle contacted to it. One male adult in the mid-40s was allowed to use the device for 10 minutes every day for 4 weeks. After 4 weeks, image analysis using optical equipment for measuring wrinkles indicated that wrinkle indexes were reduced.

• 천문학논총
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.321-324
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• 2012

Using extensive mid-IR datasets from AKARI, i.e. 9-band photometry covering the wavelength range from $2{\mu}m$ to $24{\mu}m$ and the unbiased spectroscopic survey for sources with $S_{\nu}$($9{\mu}m$)>0.3 mJy, we study starburst galaxies specifically at the redshift of z ~ 0.5, whose mid-IR spectra are clearly dominated by the PAH emission features. PAH-selected galaxies, selected with extremely red mid-IR colour due to PAHs, have high rest-frame PAH-to-stellar luminosity ratios, comparable to those in the most active regions in nearby starburst galaxies. Thus, they seem to have active starburst regions spreading over the whole body. Furthermore, some of PAH-selected galaxies are found to have peculiar rest-frame 11-to-$8{\mu}m$ flux ratios, which is systematically smaller than nearby starburst/AGN spectral templates. This may indicate a systematic difference in the physical condition of ISM between nearby and distant starburst galaxies.

• 천문학논총
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.355-357
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• 2017

For future space IR missions, such as SPICA, it is crucial to establish an experimental method for evaluating the performance of mid-IR detectors. In particular, the wavelength dependence of the sensitivity is important but difficult to be measured properly. We are now preparing a testing system for mid-IR Si:As/Si:Sb detectors on SPICA. We have designed a cryogenic optical system in which IR signal light from a pinhole is collimated, passed through an optical filter, and focused onto a detector. With this system, we can measure the photoresponse of the detector for various IR light using optical filters with different wavelength properties. We have fabricated aluminum mirrors which are adopted to minimize thermal distortion effects and evaluated the surface figure errors. The total wavefront error of the optical system is $1.3{\mu}m$ RMS, which is small enough for the target wavelengths ($20-37{\mu}m$) of SPICA. The point spread function measured at a room temperature is consistent with that predicted by the simulation. We report the optical performance of the system at cryogenic temperatures.

• 천문학회보
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.52.1-52.1
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• 2010

The Japanese infrared (IR) space mission AKARI monitored the brightness in the fields very close to the north ecliptic pole (NEP) with nine wavebands in Infrared Camera (IRC), which cover the wavelength range from 2 to $24{\mu}m$. We reduced the NEP monitor observations and examined the smoothness of the sky background brightness. Our analysis shows that the background brightness is smooth over a frame of about $10'\times10'$ within about 0.1% deviation in mid-IR. Because the zodiacal light (ZL) and emission (ZE) dominate the diffuse sky brightness in the near- and mid-IR wavelengths, the background brightness varies with season through a year. We tried sinusoidal fittings to the observed NEP background brightness. The fitting analysis shows that the sine function is successful in describing the seasonal variation of the ZL and ZE within 2% deviations from the observed brightness, especially for the 15, 18, and $24{\mu}m$ bands, within 0.3%. These results will provide limits and caveats for the studies of the cosmic infrared background radiation.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.297-303
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• 2023

In this paper, we demonstrated a high-energy (285 mJ) mid-infrared flashlamp-pumped electro-optically 𝚀-switched Er:YAG master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) system and comprehensively investigated its temporal, spectral, and spatial characteristics. To increase the output energy, we optimized the delay between the timings at which the flashlamps of the master oscillator and power amplifier were triggered. In addition, the output energy was improved while minimizing thermal effects by cooling the MOPA system to a temperature slightly above the dew point. Consequently, the MOPA structure boosted the output energy without damaging the lithium niobate Pockels cell, which is a crucial element in 𝚀-switching. This design realized pulses with energies up to 0.285 J and pulse durations of approximately 140 ns at a wavelength of 2,936.7 nm. This high-energy mid-IR Er:YAG MOPA system can be used for various scientific, engineering, and military underwater applications.

• 천문학논총
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.63-65
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• 2017

The zodiacal light emission is the thermal emission from the interplanetary dust and the dominant diffuse radiation in the mid- to far-infrared wavelength region. Even in the far-infrared, the contribution of the zodiacal emission is not negligible at the region near the ecliptic plane. The AKARI far-infrared all-sky survey covered 97% of the whole sky in four photometric bands with band central wavelengths of 65, 90, 140, and $160{\mu}m$. AKARI detected the small-scale structure of the zodiacal dust cloud, such as the asteroidal dust bands and the circumsolar ring, in far-infrared wavelength region. Although the most part of the zodiacal light structure in the AKARI far-infrared all-sky image can be well reproduced with the DIRBE zodiacal light model, there are discrepancies in the small-scale structures. In particular, the intensity and the ecliptic latitude of the peak position of the asteroidal dust bands cannot be reproduced precisely with the DIRBE models. The AKARI observational data during more than one year has advantages over the 10-month DIRBE data in modeling the full-sky zodiacal dust cloud. The resulting small-scale zodiacal light structure template has been used to subtract the zodiacal light from the AKARI all-sky maps.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제38권6_1호
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• pp.1423-1444
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• 2022

본 연구에서는 대기 및 지표면 인자들에 대한 중적외 파장역의 복사휘도의 민감도를 복사전달모델인 MODerate resolution atmospheric TRANsmission (MODTRAN)6을 이용하여 분석하고 이를 이용하여 야간에 중적외 파장역 만을 이용한 지표면온도 산출 가능성을 평가하였다. 이를 기반으로 야간에 대해 다양한 조건을 반영한 지표면온도 산출식을 개발하고 처방 온도 자료와 현장 관측 자료를 이용하여 개발된 지표면온도 산출식의 수준을 평가하였다. 중적외 파장역을 활용한 위성 원격탐사에 주로 영향을 미치는 대기연직구조, 이산화탄소와 오존, 지표면온도의 일 변동, 지표면 방출률 그리고 위성의 관측각에 대해 민감도 실험을 실시하였다. 이때 분리대기창 기법 활용 가능성을 평가하기 위해 중적외 파장역을 투과율을 근거로 2개의 밴드로 분리한 후 민감도를 분석한 결과 밴드와 관계없이 대기연직구조에 가장 큰 영향을 받으며 지표면 방출률, 지표면온도의 일 변동, 위성의 관측각 순으로 영향을 받았다. 주요 변인 실험 모두에서 대기의 창에 해당되는 밴드 1은 민감도가 낮은 반면 오존과 수증기 흡수가 포함된 밴드 2에서는 민감도가 높아서 분리대기창 기법을 활용하여 지표면온도 산출이 가능할 것으로 판단하였다. 중적외 2개 밴드와 다양한 변인들을 이용하여 개발된 지표면온도 산출식은 복사모의 시 입력된 기준 지표면온도와 상관계수, 편의 그리고 root mean squared error (RMSE)가 각각 0.999, 0.023K과 0.437K의 수준을 보였다. 또한 26개의 현장관측 지표면온도 자료로 검증한 결과 상관계수는 0.993, 편의는 1.875K, RMSE는 2.079K을 보였다. 본 연구의 결과는 대기 및 지표면 조건이 야간의 중적외 두 밴드에 미치는 영향이 다른 특성을 이용하여 지표면온도를 산출할 수 있음을 제시한다. 따라서 향후에는 중적외 파장역 센서를 탑재한 위성자료를 이용하여 지표면온도를 산출하고 그 수준을 평가해 볼 필요가 있다.