• 제목/요약/키워드: Optical Observation

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Spatial Characterization of MAC, a High-Resolution Optical Earth Observation Camera for Small Satellites

  • Kim Eugene D.;Choi Young-Wan;Yang Ho-Soon;Ismail Mohd. Afiq bin
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • 제9권2호
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    • pp.79-83
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    • 2005
  • Spatial calibrations have been performed on the Medium-sized Aperture Camera (MAC) of the RazakSAT satellite. Topics discussed in this paper include the measurements of system modulation transfer function (MTF), relative pixel line-of-sight (LOS), and end-to-end imaging tests. The MTF measurements were made by capturing the scanned knife-edge image on a pixel, and an issue in the MTF calculation algorithm is discussed. The method used to place the focal plane at the correct focal position is described, since they make use of MTF measurements. Relative LOS measurements are done by theodolite measurements of the telescope. Qualitative ground test result of end-to-end imaging is given.

Determination of Optical Constants and Observation of Patterns of Dielectric Thin Films Using Surface Plasmon Resonance (표면 플라즈몬 공명을 이용한 유전체 박막의 광학 상수 결정과 형상 측정)

  • 황보창권;김성화;이규진
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • 제3권4호
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    • pp.205-216
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    • 1992
  • Distribution of electric fields of surface plasmons at resonance and off-resonance angles were calculated and compared. As applications of surface plasmon resonance, (1) optical constants of ZnS films overcoated on Ag films were measured as the thickness of ZnS films increased, (2) four surface plasmon resonances distributed spatially due to the different thickness of SiO thin films overcoated on Ag films were observed in a picture frame by employing diverging waves of incidence, and (3) patterns of SiO thin films such as a grating and a character "가" overcoated on Ag films were measured by employing collimated waves of incidence.

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The electrical and optical properties of sintered CdS films with $InCl_3$ ($InCl_3$을 첨가한 CdS 소결막의 전기적, 광학적 성질)

  • 김형수;임호빈
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 한국전기전자재료학회 1988년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.29-32
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    • 1988
  • Polycrystalline CdS films were prepared by coating a slurry, which consisted of Cds, 11w/o of CdCl$_2$ and various amounts of InCl$_3$on the glass substrate and by sintering in a nitrogen atmosphere. Measurements on the electrical and optical Properties and observation on the microstructure of the sintered films were made. It was observed that the carrier concentration in the films remains almost constant on the addition of InCl$_3$. Optical transmittance remains constant on the addition of InCl$_3$ up to 3w/o but it decreases with further increase in InCl$_3$.

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Missing Pattern Analysis of the GOCI-I Optical Satellite Image Data

  • Jeon, Ho-Kun;Cho, Hong Yeon
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • 제44권2호
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    • pp.179-190
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    • 2022
  • Data missing in optical satellite images caused by natural variations have been a crucial barrier in observing the status of marine surfaces. Although there have been many attempts to fill the gaps of non-observation, there is little research to analyze the ratio of missing grids to overall sea grids and their seasonal patterns. This report introduces the method of quantifying the distribution of missing points and then shows how the missing points have spatial correlation and seasonal trends. Both temporal and spatial integration methods are compared to assess the effectiveness of reducing missing data. The temporal integration shows more outstanding performance than the spatial integration. Moran's I and K-function with statistical hypothesis testing show that missing grids are clustered and there is a non-random distribution from daily integration. The result of the seasonality test for Moran's I through a periodogram shows dependency on full-year, half-year, and quarter-year periods respectively. These analysis results can be used to deduce appropriate integration periods with permissible estimation errors.

Technology Trends in Space Optical Communications (우주 광통신 기술 동향)

  • C.I. Yeo;Y.S. Heo;S.W. Park;K.S. Kim;H.S. Kang
    • Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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    • 제38권2호
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    • pp.85-95
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    • 2023
  • Space optical communication technology capable of large-capacity, high-speed, and low-latency communication can reduce the size, weight, and power consumption of radio frequency communications in existing satellite systems, thereby reducing launch costs, accommodating additional science instruments, and extending lifetime. Despite the high technical difficulty, various projects are being carried out in advanced countries regarding space technology for use in national security and defense, earth observation, and space communications. We review the advantages, key components, and development trends of space optical communication technology, which is attracting attention in applications such as satellite communications, intersatellite linking, and deep space communications.

On the Optical Characteristics of Solar X-Ray Telescopes: Possible Relation between Vignetting Effect and Mirror Scattering

  • Shin, Jun-Ho;Sakurai, Takashi
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • 제36권2호
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    • pp.87.1-87.1
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    • 2011
  • Since early 90's, the solar X-ray telescopes such as Yohkoh SXT and Hinode XRT have observed coronal magnetic structures on the Sun's surface in the range of about $40'{\times}40'$ field-of-view (FOV) covering the full solar disk. Thus it has been stressed by the scientists that the optical structure of solar telescopes should be designed with care for improving the uniformity over a wide FOV. There would be, however, no unique solution in designing the optical system of a telescope for overcoming perfectly the problem of off-axis response variation. As a consequence, the correction of optical imperfectness of telescopes has become an important calibration step that should be performed beforehand when the observed images are to be used for photometric purposes. In particular, a special care should be taken when performing the temperature analysis with thin and thick filters for flaring activities observed at the periphery of the full FOV. From the analyses of both pre-launch calibration and in-flight observation data, the optical characteristics for describing the performance of solar X-ray telescopes, especially in view of their energy dependence, will be introduced and discussed in our presentation.

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The Characteristics of Molecular Conjugated Optical Sensor Based on Silicon Nanowire FET

  • Lee, Dong-Jin;Kim, Tae-Geun;Hwang, Dong-Hun;Hwang, Jong-Seung;Hwang, Seong-U
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.486-486
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    • 2013
  • Silicon nanowire devices fabricated by bottom-up methods are attracted due to their electrical, mechanical, and optical properties. Especially, to functionalize the surface of silicon nanowires by molecules has received interests. The changes in the characteristics of the molecules is delivered directly to the surface of the silicon nanowires so that the silicon nanowire can be utilized as an efficient read-out device by using the electronic state change of molecules. The surface treatment of the silicon nanowire with light-sensitive molecules can change its optical characteristics greatly. In this paper, we present the optical response of a SiNW field-effect-transistor (FET) conjugated with porphyrin molecules. We fabricated a SiNW FET and performed porphyrin conjugation on its surface. The characteristic and the optical response of the device shows a large difference after conjugation while there is not much change of the surface in the SEM observation. It attributed to the existence of few layer porphyrin molecules on the SiNW surface and efficient variation of the surface potential of the SiNW due to light irradiation.

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Study of Stray-light Analysis and Suppression Methods for the Spectroscopic System of a Solar-radiation Observer Instrument

  • Zheng, Ru;Liu, Bo;Wang, Lingyun;Gao, Yue;Li, Guangxi;Li, Changyu
    • Current Optics and Photonics
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    • 제5권3호
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    • pp.220-228
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    • 2021
  • To improve the measurement accuracy of a solar-radiation observer instrument, aiming at the problem of multiorder-stray-light interference caused by the diffraction of the flat-field concave grating in the spectroscopic system, straylight suppression methods for different forms of optical traps are studied. According to the grating surface-scattering distribution-function model, the bidirectional scattering distribution function (BSDF) of a dust-polluted surface and the flat-field concave grating's transition area of the spectroscopic system is calculated, and a Lyot stop with blade baffle is designed to suppress this kind of stray light. For diffraction multiorder stray light, based on the theory of light-energy transmission, a design for precise positioning of the trench optical trap is proposed. The superiority of the method is verified through simulation and actual measurement. The simulation results show that in a spectroscopic system approximately 160 mm × 140 mm × 80 mm in size, the energy of the stray light is reduced by one order of magnitude by means of the trench optical trap and Lyot stop, and the number of beams is reduced from 5664 to 1040. The actual measurements show that the stray-light-suppression efficiency is about 69.4%, which is effective reduction of the amount of stray light.

Design of the Blade-Type Optical Bench for Earth Observation Satellite (지구관측위성의 블레이드형 광학탑재체 지지구조물 설계)

  • Kim, Kyung-Won;Kim, Jin-Hee;Rhee, Ju-Hun;Jin, Ik-Min;Kim, Jong-Wo;Park, Jong-Sung
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • 제33권11호
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    • pp.88-94
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    • 2005
  • This paper is a study on the blade-type optical bench satisfying stiffness and thermal pointing error requirements for earth observation satellite. According to shape requirements, optical bench is designed. Because it does not satisfy the stiffness requirement, the stiffener is added on the outer/inner area of optical bench. But it does not meet the thermal pointing error requirement. So symmetrical structure is suggested with platform support structure attached on the upper/lower part of platform. Although it has better value than previous case, it still does not meet the thermal pointing error requirement. Based on the results of prior cases, optical bench finally designed, which satisfied both the stiffness and thermal pointing error requirements. Next conclusions follow from this design. It is efficient to increase thickness of platform facesheet, add stiffener and increase blade number to raise stiffness. It is effective to connect component consisting of same material and design optical bench having symmetrical structure to lower thermal pointing error.

Design and development of VSI Optical Adapter for high speed transmission of VLBI observation data (VLBI 관측데이터 초고속 전송을 위한 VSI 광변환 송수신 장치의 설계 및 개발)

  • Oh, Se-Jin;Roh, Duk-Gyoo;Yeom, Jae-Hwan;Jung, Jin-Seung;Jung, Dong-Kyu;Oh, Chung-Sik;Ozeki, Kensuke;Onuki, Hirofumi;Harada, Keniichi
    • Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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    • 제14권4호
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    • pp.261-269
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    • 2013
  • This paper describes the design and development of VSI (VLBI standard interface) optical adapter for transmitting VLBI(Very long baseline interferometry) observation data with optical signal. VSI cable comprised of 80-line is being used for observed data transmission with maximum length of 5-meter between playbacks (Mark5B, VERA2000) and raw VLBI data buffer (RVDB), RVDB and VLBI correlation subsystem (VCS) in Daejeon correlator. It has a plan to conduct the data processing for 16-stations and introduce the 14 RVDB systems in near future. And data loss frequently occurred because of trouble of VSI cable MDR80 connector. By considering the data loss by connector error of VSI cable, RVDB system extension plan, effective space usage and long distance data transmission(e-VLBI), the VSI optical adapter was proposed and developed for effectively transmitting and receiving VLBI data through optical signal. In order to confirming the performance of developed VSI optical adapter, the experiments for data transmission was conducted between playback and RVDB system, and confirmed that data transmission was clearly done without any data loss.