• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제3권5호
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• pp.401-407
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• 2019

Polymeric optical waveguide devices with Bragg gratings have been investigated, for implementing tunable lasers and wavelength filters used in wavelength-division-multiplexed optical communication systems. Owing to the excellent thermo-optic effect of these polymers, wavelength tuning is possible over a wide range, which is difficult to achieve using other optical materials. In this study the phase-mask technology, which has advantages over the conventional interferometeric method, was introduced to facilitate the fabrication of Bragg gratings in polymeric optical waveguide devices. An optical setup capable of fabricating multiple Bragg gratings simultaneously on a 4-inch silicon wafer was constructed, using a 442-nm laser and phase mask. During fabrication, some of the diffracted light in the phase mask was totally reflected inside the mask, which affected the quality of the Bragg grating adversely, so experiments were conducted to solve this issue. To verify grating uniformity, two types of wavelength-filtering devices were fabricated using the phase-mask lithography, and their reflection and transmission spectra were measured. From the results, we confirmed that the phase-mask method provides good uniformity, and may be applied for mass production of polymer Bragg-grating waveguide devices.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제26권9호
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• pp.1218-1225
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• 2002

Large-scale vortical structure of a turbulent separation bubble affected by unsteady wake is essential to understand flow mechanisms in various fluid devices. A spoked-wheel type of wake generator provides unsteady wake, which modifies the turbulent separation bubble significantly by changing rotation directions and passing frequencies. A detailed mechanism of vortex shedding from the separation bubble with unsteady wake is analyzed by taking a conditional average with spatial box filtering, which spatially integrates measured signals at pre-determined wavelength. A convecting nature of the large-scale vortical structure is analyzed carefully. Spatial evolution of the large-scale vortical structure with frequency variance is also exemplified.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.419-423
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• 1999

측면 연마된 단일모드 광섬유와 다중모드 폴리머 평면도파로 사이의 소산장 결합을 이용한 광필터를 제작하고 그 특성을 측정하였다. 소자의 편광의존성을 줄일 수 있는 방법 제안하였으며 실험으로 검증하였다. 그리고 광필터의 공진파장과 여과 깊이는 평면도파로의 두께와 연마깊이로서 적절히 선택할 수 있음을 실험으로 보였다. 광섬유 연마과정, 폴리머 평면도파로 제작 등을 포함한 소자제작 공정을 소개하였다. 제작된 광필터의 3㏈대역폭은 15nm, 삽입손실은 0.2㏈, 편광에 따른 공진 파장의 차이는 2nm 이하였다. 그리고 주위온도에 의한 공진파장의 이동거리는 -0.35nm/$^{\circ}C$로 측정되었다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.295-302
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• 2007

Rib 형태의 전송구조로 구성된 편광 무의존성 방향성 결합기(DC)와 다중모드 간섭결합기(MMI)의 설계특성을 종방향 모드 전송선로 해석법(L-MTLT)을 이용하여 정확하게 비교 분석하였다. 두 전송모드들의 결합특성에 의존하는 편향 무의존성 DC 소자를 이용하여 다중모드들의 결합과 간섭특성을 나타내는 MMI 결합기가 설계될 수 있음을 보였다. 또한, 편향 무의존성 DC와 MMI 소자들의 결합효율을 결합길이와 파장의 변화에 따라 자세하게 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과를 기반으로 광통신용 소자에서 필터로 널리 사용 가능한 Bragg 격자구조가 집적된 편향 무의존성 DC와 MMI를 설계하고 그 필터특성을 처음으로 비교 분석하였다. 분석결과, TE와 TM 모드들 사이의 결합길이가 같도록 설계한 DC는 MMI보다 편광 무의존성 필터링 특성에 있어서 더욱 좋은 성능을 나타냈다. 그러나, 편광무의존성 결합길이가 현저하게 작은 MMI가 DC보다 집적소자 소형화를 위하여 더욱 좋은 소자임을 보였다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.40-45
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• 2011

동일한 주회 길이의 통상적인 DCRR (Double-coupler Ring Resonator) 에 비하여 두 배의 FSR (Free Spectral Range) 성능을 나타낼 수 있는 TCRR (Triple-coupler Ring Resonator: 삼중 결합 링 공진기) 필터의 설계 및 제작에 대하여 논의하였다. 열-광학 특성이 우수하고, 코어-클래딩 굴절률 차가 큰 폴리머 물질을 이용하여 작은 반경의 곡선도파로가 가능한 매립형 도파구조의 컴팩트한 TCRR 필터를 설계 및 제작하였다. 파장가변 레이저와 광섬유 배열 블록을 이용하여 TCRR 필터의 Through 및 Drop 포트 출력 특성을 측정한 결과, DCRR 필터의 두 배인 4.4 nm의 FSR을 확인하였고, 이는 전달행렬 방법을 이용하여 해석한 결과와 거의 동일하였다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.334-334
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• 2013

In the past decade, the infrared detectors based on intersubband transition in quantum dots (QDs) have attracted much attention due to lower dark currents and increased lifetimes, which are in turn due a three-dimensional confinement and a reduction of scattering, respectively. In parallel, focal plane array development for infrared imaging has proceeded from the first to third generations (linear arrays, 2D arrays for staring systems, and large format with enhanced capabilities, respectively). For a step further towards the next generation of FPAs, it is envisioned that a two-dimensional metal hole array (2D-MHA) structures will improve the FPA structure by enhancing the coupling to photodetectors via local field engineering, and will enable wavelength filtering. In regard to the improved performance at certain wavelengths, it is worth pointing out the structural difference between previous 2D-MHA integrated front-illuminated single pixel devices and back-illuminated devices. Apart from the pixel linear dimension, it is a distinct difference that there is a metal cladding (composed of a number of metals for ohmic contact and the read-out integrated circuit hybridization) in the FPA between the heavily doped gallium arsenide used as the contact layer and the ROIC; on the contrary, the front-illuminated single pixel device consists of two heavily doped contact layers separated by the QD-absorber on a semi-infinite GaAs substrate. This paper is focused on analyzing the impact of a two dimensional metal hole array structure integrated to the back-illuminated quantum dots-in-a-well (DWELL) infrared photodetectors. The metal hole array consisting of subwavelength-circular holes penetrating gold layer (2DAu-CHA) provides the enhanced responsivity of DWELL infrared photodetector at certain wavelengths. The performance of 2D-Au-CHA is investigated by calculating the absorption of active layer in the DWELL structure using a finite integration technique. Simulation results show the enhanced electric fields (thereby increasing the absorption in the active layer) resulting from a surface plasmon, a guided mode, and Fabry-Perot resonances. Simulation method accomplished in this paper provides a generalized approach to optimize the design of any type of couplers integrated to infrared photodetectors.