• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권9호
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• pp.2705-2708
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• 2010

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제46권8호
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• pp.513-525
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• 2023

Orange carotenoid protein (OCP) of photosynthetic cyanobacteria binds to ketocarotenoids noncovalently and absorbs excess light to protect the host organism from light-induced oxidative damage. Herein, we found that mutating valine 40 in the α3 helix of Gloeocapsa sp. PCC 7513 (GlOCP1) resulted in blue- or red-shifts of 6-20 nm in the absorption maxima of the lit forms. We analyzed the origins of absorption maxima shifts by integrating X-ray crystallography, homology modeling, molecular dynamics simulations, and hybrid quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics calculations. Our analysis suggested that the single residue mutations alter the polar environment surrounding the bound canthaxanthin, thereby modulating the degree of charge transfer in the photoexcited state of the chromophore. Our integrated investigations reveal the mechanism of color adaptation specific to OCPs and suggest a design principle for color-specific photoswitches.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.509-516
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• 2020

To perceive fluctuations in light quality, quantity, and timing, higher plants have evolved diverse photoreceptors including UVR8 (a UV-B photoreceptor), cryptochromes, phototropins, and phytochromes (Phys). In contrast to plants, prokaryotic oxygen-evolving photosynthetic organisms, cyanobacteria, rely mostly on bilin-based photoreceptors, namely, cyanobacterial phytochromes (Cphs) and cyanobacteriochromes (CBCRs), which exhibit structural and functional differences compared with plant Phys. CBCRs comprise varying numbers of light sensing domains with diverse color-tuning mechanisms and signal transmission pathways, allowing cyanobacteria to respond to UV-A, visible, and far-red lights. Recent genomic surveys of filamentous cyanobacteria revealed novel CBCRs with broader chromophore-binding specificity and photocycle protochromicity. Furthermore, a novel Cph lineage has been identified that absorbs blue-violet/yellow-orange light. In this minireview, we briefly discuss the diversity in color sensing and signal transmission mechanisms of Cphs and CBCRs, along with their potential utility in the field of optogenetics.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.6-11
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• 2004

반사형 포토폴리머인 OmniDe$x^{(R)}$ 필름을 이용하여 압착에 의한 중심파장 이동과 특성 안정화 정도를 측정하였다. 632 nm에서 482 nm까지 중심파장 이동에 대해 대역폭은 27% 확대되고, 회절효율의 변화는 10% 이내에서 유지되었다. 이는 확산에 기초한 방식이 511nm에서 630nm로의 중심파장 변화에 대해 대역폭은 67% 늘어나고, 회절효율은 18%감소한 것과 비교해 광학적 특성변화가 50% 정도 줄어들었음을 의미한다. 본 논문에서 제안한 압착방식은 반사형 홀로그램 격자를 이용한 광학소자에서 기록에 사용된 레이저 파장에 국한되지 않는 다양한 응용제품의 개발이 가능함을 보여주고 있다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제31권7호
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• pp.403-408
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• 2021

Various surface colors are predicted and implemented using the interference color generated by controlling the thickness of nano-level diamond like carbon (DLC) thin film. Samples having thicknesses of up to 385 nm and various interference colors are prepared using a single crystal silicon (100) substrate with changing processing times at low temperature by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. The thickness, surface roughness, color, phases, and anti-scratch performance under each condition are analyzed using a scanning electron microscope, colorimeter, micro-Raman device, and scratch tester. Coating with the same uniformity as the surface roughness of the substrate is possible over the entire experimental thickness range, and more than five different colors are implemented at this time. The color matched with the color predicted by the model, assuming only the reflection mode of the thin film. All the DLC thin films show constant D/G peak fraction without significant change, and have anti-scratch values of about 19 N. The results indicate the possibility that nano-level DLC thin films with various interference colors can be applied to exterior materials of actual mobile devices.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.225-230
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 높은 효율의 GMR(guided-mode resonant) 컬러 필터를 제안하고 구현하였다. GMR 컬러 필터는 서로 보완적인 고정 격자와 이동 격자가 포함한 $Si_3N_4/air$ 층으로 구성하였다. 제안한 소자는 정확한 등가 전송선로 이론(RETT)에 기초한 수치 해석과 서브 파장 대역에서 동작하는 격자구조를 사용하여 설계하였다. 수치해석 결과, GMR 컬러 필터는 $0.45{\mu}m{\sim}0.55{\mu}m$ 범위에서 blue-green 컬러에 대하여 그리고 $0.6{\mu}m{\sim}0.7{\mu}m$ 범위에서 red 컬러에 대하여 약 35 nm의 동조특성을 보였다. 또한, 컬러 필터는 blue, green 그리고 red 컬러의 중심 주파수에서 각각 99%, 98%, 99%의 효율을 가지고 약 8 nm의 대역폭을 나타내었으며, 앞선 논문들에서 보고된 내용보다 더 높은 효율을 보여주었다.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2009년도 9th International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.50-51
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• 2009

Nitride Phosphors have recently been considered as a novel class of luminescent materials for white LEDs due to their promising luminescent properties. It is of great importance to tailor the emission color in order to meet the requirements for practical applications. The paper presents the results of tuning the emission colors of sialon phosphors through compositional tailoring.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 1990년도 한국자동제어학술회의논문집(국제학술편); KOEX, Seoul; 26-27 Oct. 1990
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• pp.1327-1331
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• 1990

A new dual loop controller using color LCD bar graphs with LED back lights has been developed. An optional memory card is used to load or save the controller configuration, which may be a preprogrammed standard package or a user-programmed configuration, in addition to the built-in functions ready for user selection. The bar-graph display is selectable for single-loop or dual-loop use. A high grade of self-tuning functions using a modeling technique is built-in as standard. The controller can accommodate optional plug-in modules for thermocouples, communication, etc. All the options are fully field upgradable.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.138-145
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• 2007

Anabaena sensory rhodopsin is a seven transmembrane protein that uses all-trans/13-cis retinal as a chromophore. About 22 residues in the retinal-binding pocket of microbial rhodopsins are conserved and important to control the quality of absorbing light and the function of ion transport or sensory transduction. The absorption maximum is 550 nm in the presence of all-trans retinal at dark. Here, we mutated Pro206 to Glu or Asp, of which the residue is conserved as Asp among all other microbial rhodopsins, and the absorption maximum and pKa of the proton acceptor group were measured by absorption spectroscopy at various pHs. Anabaena rhodopsin was expressed best in Escherichia coli in the absence of extra leader sequence when exogenous all-trans retinal was added. The wild-type Anabaena rhodopsin showed small absorption maximum changes between pH4 and 11. In addition, Pro206Asp showed 46 nm blue-shift at pH7.0. Pro206Glu or Asp may change the contribution to the electron distribution of the retinal that is involved in the major role of color tuning for this pigment. The critical residue Ser86 (Asp 96 position in bacteriorhodopsin: proton donor) for the pumping activity was replaced with Asp, but it did not change the proton pumping activity of Anabaena rhodopsin.

• Journal of Information Display
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.18-21
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• 2008

We report on white organic light-emitting diodes (WOLEDs) based on single white dopants, $Ir(pq)_2$($F_2$-ppy) and $Ir(F_2-ppy)_2$(pq), where $F_2$-ppy and pq are 2-(2,4-difluorophenyl) pyridine and 2-phenylquinoline, respectively. The similar phosphorescent lifetime of two ligands lead to luminescence emission in two ligands simultaneously. However, the emission color of the devices was reddish, because the energy was not transferred efficiently from the 4,4,N,N'-dicarbazolebiphenyl (CBP) to the $F_2$-ppy ligand, due to the small band gap of the CBP. Accordingly, we used 1,4-phenylenesis(triphenylsilane) (UGH2) with a large band gap, instead of CBP as the host material. As a result, it was possible to adjust the emission color by the host material. The luminous efficiency of the device with $Ir(F_2-ppy)_2$(pq) doped in UGH2 was about 11 cd/A at 0.06 cd/$m^2$.