• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.105-110
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• 2019

The visible-light communication (VLC) system is a promising candidate to fulfill the present and future demands for a high-speed, cost-effective, and larger-bandwidth communication system. VLC modulates the visible-light signals from solid-state LEDs to transmit data between transmitter and receiver, but the broadcasting and the line-of-sight propagation nature of visible-light signals make VLC a communication system with a limited operating range. We present a novel architecture to increase the operating range of VLC. In our proposed architecture, we guide the visible-light signals through the fiber and amplify the dissipated signals using visible-light fiber amplifiers (VLFAs), which are the most important and the novel devices needed for the proposed architecture of the VLC. Therefore, we design, analyze, and apply a VLFA to VLC, to overcome the inherent drawbacks of VLC. Numerical results show that under given constant conditions, the VLFA can amplify the signal up to 35.0 dB. We have analyzed the effects of fiber length, active ion concentration, pump power, and input signal power on the gain and the noise figure (NF).

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.561-568
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• 2017

저밀도 파장분할다중화 기술을 광 집적 소자에 효율적으로 활용하기 위하여 광섬유와 평면기판 내 광 도파로 사이의 파장 선택적 광 결합기 구조가 효율적인 수단으로 고려될 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 공기 도랑 격자를 지닌 실리콘 도파로와 단일 모드 광섬유 간 결합을 고려하였다. 격자의 깊이에 따른 결합 효율의 경향성과 그 한계점을 조사하였다. 이를 위해 결합 모드 이론에 기반을 둔 모델링을 통하여 설계된 결합기 구조의 결합효율을 예측하고, 유한요소법을 이용한 시뮬레이션 결과와 정량적으로 비교 분석 하였다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제7권2호
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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.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.488-499
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• 2016

We present a design and optical simulation of a cost-effective hybrid daylighting/LED system composed of mixing sunlight and light-emitting diode (LED) illumination powered by renewable solar energy for indoor lighting. In this approach, the sunlight collected by the concentrator is split into visible and non-visible rays by a beam splitter. The proposed sunlight collector consists of a Fresnel lens array. The non-visible rays are absorbed by the solar photovoltaic devices to provide electrical power for the LEDs. The visible rays passing through the beam splitters are coupled to a stepped thickness waveguide (STW) by tilted mirrors and confined by total internal reflection (TIR). LEDs are integrated at the end of the STW to improve the lighting quality. LEDs’ light and sunlight are mixed in the waveguide and they are coupled into an optical fiber bundle for indoor illumination. An optical sensor and lighting control system are used to control the LED light flow to ensure that the total output flux for indoor lighting is a fixed value when the sunlight is inadequate. The daylighting capacity was modeled and simulated with a commercial ray tracing software (Lighttools^TM). Results show that the system can achieve 63.8% optical efficiency at geometrical concentration ratio of 630. A required accuracy of sun tracking system achieved more than ±0.5^o . Therefore, our results provide an important breakthrough for the commercialization of large scale optical fiber daylighting systems that are faced with challenges related to high costs.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.266-269
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• 2003

Polymeric multi-channel optical interconnection devices that are usually fabricated by transfer molding are indispensable for parallel interconnection in high speed, high capacity optical communication systems. This paper proposes a design technique considering the thermal behavior of materials, such as shrinkage and expansion during the molding process, to satisfy geometrical requirements that have less than 1 ${\mu}m$ tolerance. We also designed molds considering the thermal effects of the materials and fabricated multi-channel optical fiber connectors that have less than 1 ${\mu}m$ tolerance.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.74-81
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• 2004

We propose a novel scheme to transmit high center frequency RF signals using electroabsorption devices (EADs) as frequency converters at the transmitter and the receiver. In this approach frequency heterodyning is employed for obtaining high center frequency. With the EAD as a detector/mixer at the receiver we demonstrated a smaller conversion loss than that of the conventional modulator/mixer. With EAD as a modulator/mixer at the transmitter and with two heterodyned lasers to generate an optical local oscillator (LO), we demonstrated a large reduction (${\sim}23dB$) in conversion loss, and the transmission is not limited by the optical saturation of the EAD. This transmission scheme has optical single-side-band transmission feature which greatly relieves the fiber dispersion effect.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2002년도 춘계종합학술대회
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• pp.271-274
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 광센서용 광원에 적합한 1.55$\mu\textrm{m}$ 파장대의 InGaAsP/InP 반도체레이저를 제작하였다. 레이징을 억제시켜주기 위해서 bending type의 소자를 설계 및 제작하였으며, 제작된 소자의 출력은 펄스 구동전류 100㎃에서 1.6㎽이고, 스펙트럼 폭은 40nm의 값을 가졌다. 그리고, 제작된 광원을 적용하였을 때 광섬유 자이로스코프에 파이버 종단에서의 출력은 $25^{\circ}C$, 직류 100㎃에서 540㎻였고, 스펙트럼 폭은 53nm였다. 그리고, 불규칙잡음 계수는 2.5$\times$10­$^3$deg/√hr였고, 자이로 출력 drift도 잡음수준으로 조사되었다. 따라서, 본 연구에서 제작한 광원을 광섬유 자이로 스코프에 사용 가능함을 확인하였다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.128-133
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• 2008

In this paper, in order to analyze property of frequency response in microphone using optical sensor, acousto-optic sensor system has been implemented. The capacitance microphone and fiber-optic transmission path type fiber-optic microphone (FOM) have weaknesses in directivity, size, weight, and price. However suggested optical microphone can be constituted by cheap devices, so it has many benefits like small size, light weight, high directivity, etc. Head part of optical microphone which is suggested in this paper is movable back and forth by sound pressure with the attached reflection plate. Operating point has also been determined by measuring the response characteristics. The choosing the point, which has maximum linearity and sensitivity has changing the distance between optical head and vibrating plate. We measured the output of the O/E transformed signal of the optical microphone while frequency of sound signal is changed using sound measurement /analysis program, "Smaart Live" and "USBPre", which are based on PC, and compared the result from an existing capacitance microphone. The measured optical microphone showed almost similar output characteristics as those of the compared condenser microphone, and its bandwidth performance was about 4 kHz at up to 3 dB.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.241-244
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• 2011

An isolator transmits light in the forward direction and blocks light from passing in the reverse direction. It is regarded an essential optical component in medical, industrial, and research lasers for blocking reflection beams that cause optical damage and noise. It is also used as a communicative light intensifier to expand the lifespan of devices and enhance transmission quality. This study analyzed the characteristics of the core components in the construction of a polarization-independent isolator, namely, the walk-off polarizer and the Faraday rotator. Measurement of the extinction ratio of the resultant walk-off polarizer revealed that the ratio between the vertical and horizontal rays was 1,050:1 with a laser output of 0.032 W and 1,010:1 with a laser output of 2.68 W, thus presenting ratios similar to 1,000:1. In addition, the walk-off polarizer and Faraday rotator constructed in this study were used to compare output changes according to changes in power of input light and to check the penetration ratio. Results from the study presented variations in output value according to changes in power of input light. However, the average penetration ratio remained relatively consistent (~81.4%).

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.36-40
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• 2018

Point LED applied in Korea is applied to communication RCLED, but it is designed to be suitable for communication, so it does not meet requirements in fiber coupling rate and optical output. - Currently, domestic optical pipe manufacturers use general LEDs for light emitting devices, but Japanese products use high power point LEDs to develop superior point LED (RED 620 ~ 660nm).