• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.503-507
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• 2015

Using the reflectivity mode of an optical microscope, we analyzed the optical contrast to identify the layer number of flakes of hexagonal boron nitride on a $SiO_2$/Si substrate. Overall optical contrast in the visible range varies with the thickness of flakes. However, the wavelength of zero contrast exhibits a linear redshift of 0.53 nm per layer, independent of the $SiO_2$ thickness, and increases proportionally with $SiO_2$thickness. Experiments show good agreement with calculations and the results of AFM measurements. These results show that this zero-contrast approach is more accurate and easier than the reflectivity-contrast approach using the overall optical contrast.

• Journal of Information Display
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2003

We discuss main techniques to improve legibility of electroluminescent displays. Emphasis is placed on use of destructive optical interference to cancel ambient light reflected from the back electrode of the device. Basic optical principles and material composition of the optical interference contrast-enhancing stack (CES) are presented. We also describe the improved human factors of electroluminescent devices assisted with a CES. Achromatic contrast is the most important contributor to display's legibility. In some conditions color contrast may also be important. Contributing to both luminance and color contrast enhancement, the contrast-enhancing stack may play an important role in various display applications.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.396-402
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• 1998

광학계의 결상성능평가는 optical transfer function(OTF)을 측정하는 것이 표준적인 방법으로 사용되고 있다. 그러나, 대량 생산되는 광학계의 경우에서는 측정의 편리함 때문에 test pattern을 투영하여 contrast를 검사하는 방법도 많이 사용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 회절결상이론을 사용하여 주기적 line-space pattern에 대한 contrast transfer function(CTF)을 계산하는 프로그램을 개발하고, C­계수와 Zernike 다항식으로 표현되는 3차 파면수차에 의한 광학계의 modulation transfer function (MTF)과 CTF 변화를 비교, 분석하였다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.114-119
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• 2021

산업용으로 이용하는 대면적 그래핀 시트는 주로 Cu foil 위에서 화학증기증착법(chemical vapor deposition, CVD)을 이용하여 성장된다. 그러나 모든 면적에서 균일하게 성장되는 것은 아니므로, 품질이 불만족스러운 그래핀 필름을 제외시키는 과정이 필수적으로 요구된다. 비침습적인 반사형 광학적인 방법을 사용하면, 그래핀의 성장프로세스 도중이나 성장 후에 빠르고 편리하게 분류할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 국소적인 그래핀 필름의 파장별 반사 대비율(reflectance contrast)이 그래핀의 품질과 밀접한 관련이 있어 품질이 불만족스러운 그래핀 필름을 제외시키는 데에 효과적인 데이터로 이용될 수 있음을 밝혔다. 파장별 반사 대비율을 계산하기 위해서, 화학적 퍼텐셜(chemical potential)과 전자간 널뛰기(hopping) 에너지, 그리고 온도 등의 요소가 성장된 그래핀의 광학적 반사 대비율에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 조사하였다.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.38-43
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• 2011

We have developed a simple model of a bright-room contrast ratio (BRCR) measurement system for plasma display panels (PDPs) adopting a contrast enhancement film (CEF) by using an illumination design tool. Only four model parameters were used, namely, total ambient illumination power delivered by fluorescent lamps, a panel scattering rate, illuminance of PDP white patterns, and the absorption coefficient of a color adjusting film. These parameters were determined by simple optical measurements and matching simulations. The proposed model was employed to predict the BRCR values of four different CEF samples, and the simulated ones were found to be in agreement with measured ones within about 10% relative-error.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2023

The motion of organelles inside a cell is an important intrinsic indicator for assessing cell physiology and tissue viability. Dynamic contrast full-field optical coherence tomography (D-FFOCT) is a promising imaging technology that can visualize intracellular movements using the variance of temporal interference signals caused by biological motions. However, double-path interferometry in D-FFOCT can be highly vulnerable to surrounding noise, which may cause turbulence in the interference signals, contaminating the sample dynamics. Therefore, we propose a method for stabilized D-FFOCT imaging in noisy environments by using common-path interferometry in D-FFOCT. A comparative study shows that D-FFOCT with the proposed method achieves stable dynamic contrast imaging of a scattering phantom in motion that is over tenfold more noise-insensitive compared to the conventional one, and thus this imaging capability can provide cleaner motion contrast images. With the proposed approach, the intracellular dynamics of biological samples are imaged and monitored.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.86-90
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• 2013

Various methods have been proposed for enhancing the contrast of laser speckle contrast image (LSCI) in subcutaneous blood flow measurements. However, the LSCI still suffers from low image contrast due to tissue turbidity. Herein, a physicochemical tissue optical clearing (PCTOC) method was employed to enhance the contrast of LSCI. Ex vivo and in vivo experiments were performed with porcine skin samples and male ICR mice, respectively. The ex vivo LSCIs were obtained before and 90 min after the application of the PCTOC and in vivo LSCIs were obtained for 60 min after the application of the PCTOC. In order to obtain the skin recovery images, saline was applied for 30 min after the application of the PCTOC was completed. The visible appearance of the tubing under ex vivo samples and the in vivo vasculature gradually enhanced over time. The LSCI increased as a function of time after the application of the PCTOC in both ex vivo and in vivo experiments, and properly recovered to initial conditions after the application of saline in the in vivo experiment. The LSCI combined with the PCTOC was greatly enhanced even in deep vasculature. It is expected that similar results will be obtained in in vivo human studies.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.809-817
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• 2014

The loss in contrast-discrimination ability of the human visual system under high ambient illumination level can cause image quality degradation in mobile phones. In this paper, we propose a perceived contrast compensation method by processing the original displayed image. With consideration that the perceived contrast significantly varies across the image, this method extracts the local band contrast from the original image; it then compensates these contrast components to counteract the perceived contrast degradation. Experimental results demonstrate that this method can maintain most contrast details even in high ambient illumination levels.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.99-104
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• 2006

We introduce a novel contrast mechanism for imaging superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles (average diameter ${\sim}100nm$) using magneto-motive optical Doppler tomography (MM-ODT), which combines an externally applied temporally oscillating high-strength magnetic field with ODT to detect the nanoparticles flowing through a glass capillary tube. A solenoid cone-shaped ferrite core extensively increased the magnetic field strength ($B_{max}=1\;T,\;{\Delta}|B|^2=220T^2/m$) at the tip of the core and also focused the magnetic force on targeted samples. Nanoparticle contrast was demonstrated in a capillary tube filled with the SPIO solution by imaging the Doppler frequency shift which was observed independent of the flow rate and direction. Results suggest that MM-ODT may be a promising technique to enhance SPIO nanoparticle contrast for imaging fluid flow.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.319-325
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• 2008

We propose a phase contrast filter using photopolymer, for the phase contrast projection display. The photopolymer has high photosensitivity such that its optically induced refractive index change has a linear dependency on the illuminating light intensity. We implemented a phase contrast projection display using photopolymer as a phase contrast filter. By controlling the refractive index change of the photopolymer, we successfully convert an input phase image into a high contrast intensity image. We also investigated the effect of the photopolymer illumination condition on the quality of the displayed intensity image. As a projector, we achieved 82% phase to intensity conversion efficiency, which implies that the proposed method can potentially have much higher light efficiency than conventional projection display.