• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.689-690
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• 2012

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.317-318
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• 2013

Terahertz (THz) wave는 광학 영역과 방송파 영역 사이에 광대역 주파수 스펙트럼을 차지하고 있다. X선과는 달리 비이온화 광원으로 직진성, 투과성, 낮은 에너지 (meV)를 가지고 있어 비파괴적이고 무해한 장점을 지니고 있다. 본 연구에서는 In0.53Ga0.47As:Be/In0.52Al0.48As의 multi quantum well (MQW)을 Semi-insulting InP:Fe substrate 위에 active layer의 두께와 적층을 변화주어서 성장하였고Au (200 nm)/Ti (30 nm)의 금속전극으로 공정을 하였다. Ti:Sapphire femtosecond pulse laser를 조사하여 THz time-domain spectrometer 시스템을 이용하여 광전도검출법으로 THz 검출 특성을 연구하였다. THz 검출은 짧은 전하수명과 높은 저항을 요구한다. LTInGaAs의 경우 AsGa antisite로 인하여 짧은 전하수명을 얻게 되면 n-type의 높은 전하밀도를 가지게 되어서 저항이 낮아지게 된다. 높은 저항을 만들기 위하여 Be doping을 이용하여 과잉의 전자들을 보상하고 InAlAs layer를 삽입시켜 보다 높은 저항을 얻었다. LT-InGaAs:Be는 LT-GaAs보다 1/70 정도의 amplitude를 보이는데 LT-InGaAs/InAlAs MQW의 경우 LT-GaAs 대비 약 3/4 정도의 큰 amplitude를 얻었다. 또 active layer의 두께가 얇고 적층이 많을수록 신호가 커지는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이는 상대적으로 band gap이 큰 InAlAs층이 더 높은 저항을 만든 것으로 사료된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.61 no.7
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• pp.221-225
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• 2018

Purpose: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the most common endocrine disorder in children. Thyroid hormone deprivation results not only in mental retardation but also growth retardation. This study investigates the final height (FH) in Korean patients with CH detected by newborn screening and examines factors that may affect the FH. Methods: The medical records of Korean CH patients (n=45) were reviewed. The FH was examined and target height (TH) was calculated based on mid-parental height. The FH z score (FHZ) and TH z score (THZ) were computed using the 2007 Korean National Growth Chart. The FHZ and THZ were compared with a Student t test. The impact of the etiology of CH (athyreosis, dyshormonogenesis, ectopic thyoid, hypoplastic thyroid), initial serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level, initial free thyroxine (T4) level, and time of therapy initiation based on FH was assessed. Results: The mean FHZ was $0.10{\pm}1.01$ for male patients and $-0.11{\pm}1.09$ for female patients. There were no significant differences between FHZ and THZ for both female (P=0.356) and male patients (P=0.237). No significant relationship was found between FH and the etiology of CH, initial TSH level, initial free T4 level, and the time of therapy initiation. Conclusion: Early intervention and satisfactory management do not appear to impede growth in Korean patients with CH. Thus, early detection and proper management of patients with CH detected by newborn screening program are necessary.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.88-95
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• 2018

A simple, sensitive, and selective high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method was developed and validated for the simultaneous quantification of fluorometholone (FLU) and tetrahydrozoline hydrochloride (THZ) in combined ophthalmic formulations. The effects of several factors, including detection wavelength, buffer pH, buffer concentration, and organic solvent concentration, on the performance of the method were investigated. The performance of the developed method was validated in accordance with the requirements of the International Conference on Harmonization. The linearity of the calibration curves in the desired concentration range was high for both FLU and THZ ($r^2=0.9999$). The accuracy and precision of the method were determined by a recovery study at analyte concentrations of 80 %, 100 %, and 120 %. The recovery was 99.60-100.17 % for both analytes, with a relative standard deviation less than 1.0 % at any concentration level. The validated results indicate that the new HPLC method could be successfully applied for the simultaneous determination of FLU and THZ in ophthalmic suspensions.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.86-96
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• 2024

This research investigation employs a terahertz (THz) time-domain spectroscopy system to study the terahertz spectral characteristics of five different citrates in both solution and solid state. The citrates under examination are lithium citrate, monosodium citrate, disodium citrate, trisodium citrate, and potassium citrate. The results show that the THz absorption coefficients of the first four citrate solutions exhibit a decreasing trend with increasing concentration. However, the potassium citrate solution shows an opposite phenomenon. At the same time, the absorption coefficients of lithium citrate, trisodium citrate, and potassium citrate solutions are compared at the same concentration. The results indicate that the absorption coefficient of citrate solution increases in proportion to the increase of metal cation radius, which is explained from the perspective of the influence of metal cations on hydrogen bonds. In addition, we also study the absorption peaks of solid citrates, and characterize the formation mechanism of the absorption peaks by molecular dynamics simulations. This methodology can be further extended to the study of multitudinous salts, presenting theoretical foundations for the detection in food and medicine industries.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.430-434
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• 2002

We present the magnitude of terahertz electromagnetic pulses when femtosecond laser pulses are moving along to a dipole antenna. The dipole antenna chip has maximum 4.7 nA THz current, generated at 11 DC volt. This current is 3.4 times bigger than the current of a $300{\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ separated transmission line structure chip that has 70 DC volt. We also apply an AC square wave voltage to the dipole antenna from 0.1 volt to 10 volt for binary signals using the terahertz electromagnetic pulses.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.22 no.10
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• pp.927-933
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• 2011

This paper presents an optical sampling technique which can be used to overcome the limited bandwidth of a commercial electronic sampling oscilloscope for pulsed signal measurement. Employing an ultrafast laser with 0.1 ps pulse duration, 20 GHz electromagnetic pulses were generated through a fast photodiode. These pulses were transmitted through a microstrip line and sampled with an optically triggered electro-optic system. Two sampled 20 GHz pulses - measured independently over the transmission line with a non-contacting electro-optic method and conventional electronic one through a coaxial cable - were compared.