• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.96-104
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• 2006

We propose a path planning method to improve the productivity of AOI (automated optical inspection) machines in PCB (printed circuit board) assembly lines. The path-planning problem is the optimization problem of finding inspection clusters and the visiting sequence of cameras to minimize the overall working time. A unified method is newly proposed to determine the inspection clusters and visiting sequence simultaneously. We apply a hybrid genetic algorithm to solve the highly complicated optimization problem. Comparative simulation results are presented to verify the usefulness of the proposed method.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.25 no.6A
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• pp.813-817
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• 2000

A bidirectional 4-fiber path switched WDM ring is proposed, which provides 1:1 system protection for a digital client layer such as SONET system. It can provide better optical SNR than usual bidirectional line switched ring. Two implementation schemes are proposed and especially, a distributed control scheme is found to be feasible in simple structure with good performance even without supervisory channel.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.50 no.7
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• pp.131-139
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• 2013

To overcome the limitations in performance and power consumption of traditional electrical interconnection based network-on-chips (NoCs), a hybrid optical network-on-chip (HONoC) architecture using optical interconnects is emerging. However, the HONoC architecture should use circuit-switching scheme owing to the overhead by optical devices, which worsens the latency unfairness problem caused by frequent path collisions. This resultingly exert a bad influence in overall performance of the system. In this paper, we propose a new task mapping algorithm for optimizing latency by reducing path collisions. The proposed algorithm allocates a task to a certain processing element (PE) for the purpose of minimizing path collisions and worst case latencies. Compared to the random mapping technique and the bandwidth-constrained mapping technique, simulation results show the reduction in latency by 43% and 61% in average for each $4{\times}4$ and $8{\times}8$ mesh topology, respectively.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.40 no.10
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• pp.35-42
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• 2003

In this paper, we classified the wavelength reservation mechanisms of optical burst switching (OBS), and investigated the path length priority effect of the offset time/delayed reservation (OT/DR)-based scheme like the just-enough-time (JET) protocol. And, we showed that the fiber delay line (FDL)-based scheme can avoid the path length priority effect in multiple hop network environments. Also, we proposed a novel FDL/DR with hop-by-hop priority increasing (HPI) scheme which can improve the end-to-end throughput by increasing the priority of bursts hop-by-hop using the input FDLs at each node. The simulation results showed that the proposed FDL/DR with HPI scheme could avoid the path length priority effect and enhance the end-to-end throughput in multiple hop network environments.

• Convergence Security Journal
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.3-9
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• 2013

With the rapidly changing information communication environment and development of technologies, the informati on networks are evolved from traditional fixed form to an active variable network that flexible large variety of data can be transferred. To reflect the needs of users, the next generation using DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division M ultiplexing) transmission system and OXC (Optical Cross Connect) form a dynamic network. After that GMPLS (Ge neralized Multi-Protocol Label Switching) can be introduced to dynamically manage and control the Reconfigurable Optical Add-drop Multiplexer (ROADM)/Photonic Cross Connect (PXC) based network. This paper propose a softw are architecture of Path Computation Element (PCE) protocol that has proposed by Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to path computation. The functional blocks and Application Programming Interface (API) of the PCE protoco l implementation are also presented.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2004.10c
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• pp.136-138
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• 2004

IP망을 활용한 VPN(Virtual Private Network)에서의 QoS 보장 및 광대역 서비스 제공에 대한 해결 방안으로 차세대 광 인터넷을 통한 OVPN(Optical VPN) 기술이 제시되고 있다. 차세대 광 인터넷의 구현이 IP/GMPLS(Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching) over DWDM(Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) 프로토콜 프레임워크로 표준화되고 있는 현실에 비추어 볼 때 IP/GMPLS over DWDM 백본망을 통한 OVPN은 차세대 가상사설망으로써 멀티미디어 서비스 제공을 위한 최적의 방안이다. 이러한 멀티미디어 서비스 제공을 위한 OVPN에서는 최적의 Optical-LSP(Label Switched Path)의 설립이 요구되고 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 차세대 OVPN의 모델 및 망의 blocking probability를 향상하기 위한 미래의 잠재적인 연결 요구에 대해 간섭을 최소화하면서 경로를 설정하는 MW-MIPR 라우팅 알고리즘을 제시하고 이를 라우팅 프로토콜인 OSPF-TE+(OSPF Extensions in Support of Generalized MPLS)에 맵핑하기 위한 방안을 제안한다.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.173-177
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• 2009

Digital holographic microscopy allows optical path difference measurement. Optical path difference depends on the both refractive index and morphology of sample. We developed a dual-wavelength in-line digital holographic microscope that can measure simultaneously the refractive index and morphology of a sample, providing highly precise three-dimensional information. Here we propose theoretical and experimental methods for dual-wavelength in-line digital holographic microscopy. The measured data were reasonable, although there was data error. By improving the experimental method, we could measure the refractive index more precisely and obtain more accurate three-dimensional information on samples.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.194-197
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• 2002

This paper considers the problem of routing connections in a optical multi tree networks using WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing), where each connection between a pair of nodes in the network is assigned a path through the network and a wavelength on that path, so that connections whose paths share a common link in the network are assigned different wavelengths. The problem of optimal coloring of the paths on the optical multi-networks is NP-hard[1], but if that is the coloring of all paths, then there exists efficient polynomial time algorithm. In this paper, using a "divide & conquer" method, we give efficient algorithm to assign wavelengths to all the paths of a tree network based on the theory of [7]. Here, our time complexity is 0(n4log n).

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.169-173
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• 2006

This paper describes an efficient optimal design method for an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) having MMI coupler with flattened transfer function. The objective function is the norm of the difference between calculated and target spectra. To analyze the AWG transfer function, the Fresnel-Kirchhof diffraction formula was employed and the design variable was optical path difference of each array waveguide. The (1+1) Evolution Strategy was applied to an eight-channel coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) AWG as the optimization tool. For obtaining a broadened spectrum, we use a MMI coupler and the variation in optical path difference at each array waveguide changes the shape of the transfer function to obtain the optimal spectrum shape.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.176-182
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• 2023

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is being developed to guide various ophthalmic surgical procedures. However, the high cost of the intraoperative OCT system limits its availability mostly to the largest hospitals and healthcare systems. In this paper, we present a design and evaluation of a low-cost intraoperative common-path free-hand scanning OCT system. The lensed fiber imaging probe is designed and fabricated for intraocular use and the free-hand scanning algorithm that could operate at a low scanning speed was developed. Since the system operates at low frequencies, the cost of the overall system is significantly lower than other commercial intraoperative OCT systems. The assembled system is characterized and shows that it meets the design specifications. The handheld OCT imaging probe is tested on multilayer tape phantom and ex-vivo porcine eyes. The results show that the system could be used as an intraoperative intraocular OCT imaging device.