• 소성∙가공
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.103-107
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• 2002

With the great demand for WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) optical communications, optical switches are expected to become one of the dominant components in future networks. Conventional mechanical switches suffer from poor reliability and large size; however, many micromachined optical switches with moving mirrors have been proposed for high scale OXC (Optical Crossconnect) or ADM (Add/Drop Multiplex) because of the low power consumption and high reliability of these switches. In this paper, we introduce the technological trends of optical switches using MEMS, related micromachining technologies and their characteristics.

• 한국광학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국광학회 2000년도 하계학술발표회
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• pp.154-155
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• 2000

Optical switches using MEMS(Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) process have been widely developed since conventional optical switches cannot meet the requirements of new systems. $N_2$ type micro-mirror switches are easy to control, have simple optical systems but have difficulties in expanding the ports. Micromirrors of 2N type switches must be tilted at various angles and have relatively complicated optical systems but have advantage in expanding ports. Another type of optical switch using MEMS process is micro-waveguide type. It is reliable than other types since it has no moving parts.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1995년도 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1205-1208
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• 1995

The optically-gated p-i-n diode switches have been fabricated with gold-compensated silicon. The turn-on and turn-off delay times and the rise and fall times were measured as a function of optical power level, bias, and pulse width. The turn-on characteristics shows a strong dependence an optical pulse power and a delay time(${\delta}{\iota}$) between two pulses, but a weak dependence on the width of optical pulse. Actually there is no turn-off delay in gold-doped p-i-n switches and the fall time is negligible.

• 전자공학회논문지A
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• 제33A권6호
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• pp.197-205
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• 1996

Four types of three-waveguide optical switches are analyzed by measns of the coupled mode theory. Assuming that three proximate waveguides of an optical switch are identical and equally spaced, we examine the switching behavior for both cases where an incident beam is launched into 1) the outer waveguide, 2) the center waveguide. For each beam-launching case, switching voltage is applied so that three waveguides refractive indices be detuned 1) symmetric, 2) anti-symmetric. It is concluded that only three types of optical switches out of four an perform the switching operation. We derive the switching conditions for ach of three possible types and draw the corresponding switching diagrams.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.145-152
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• 1999

A new switch architecture is presented to enhance out-put queuing in photonic packet switches. Its appkication is for a packet switching enviroment based on the optical transport of fixed length packets. This architecture consists of a couple of cas-cading switching elements with output queuing, whose buffer ca-pacity is limited by photonic technology. The introduction of a suitable buffer management allows a very good and balanced ex-ploitation of the available optical memories, realized with fiber de-lay lines. In particular, packet loss performance is here evaluated showing the improvement with respect to the single switch and a way to design large optical switches is shown in order to meet broadband network requirements.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.259-269
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• 2002

Polymers are emerging as new alternative materials for optical communication devices. We developed two types of polymer-based devices for optical communications. One type is for ultra high-speed signal processing that uses nonlinear optical (NLO) polymers in such devices as electro-optic (EO) Mach-Z${\ddot{e}} $ hnder (MZ) modulators and EO 2${\times}$2 switches. The other is for WDM optical communications that use low-loss optical polymers in such devices as 1${\times}$2, 2${\times}$2, 4-arrayed 2${\times}$2 digital optical switches (DOSs) and 16${\times}$16 arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) routers. For these devices, we synthesized a polyetherimide-disperse red 1 (PEI-DR1) side chain NLO polymer and a low-loss optical polymer known as fluorinated polyaryleneethers (FPAE). This paper presents the details of our development of these polymeric photonic devices considering all aspects from materials to packaging.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.8-18
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 π의 위상천이를 얻기 위해 솔리톤펄스열(soliton pulse-train)에 의한 다중충돌방법과 광섬유접합(fiber-splicing)에 의한 다중충돌방법을 사용하는 전광위상천이스위치(all-optical phase-shift switch)에서 백 펨토초(femtosecond)이하의 펄스폭을 가지는 두 극초단 직교펄스간의 복잡한 비선형상호작용을 비선형라만응답함수를 고려하여 연구하였다. 또한 이러한 전광스위치에서 입사펄스의 시간폭의 변화와 광섬유의 복굴절률의 변화에 따른 스위칭특성을 분석함으로 해서 π의 위상천이를 얻기 위한 최적의 초기조건을 찾을 수 있었다.

• 정보처리학회논문지C
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• 제10C권3호
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• pp.317-324
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• 2003

PN 부호와 광 스위치를 사용하여 시간영역에서 확산하는 CDMA 방식에 의한 광 가입자 액세스 망을 제안한다. 무선통신에 널리 사용되는 PN 계열 부호를 사용하여 양극성(bipolar) 데이터를 수신측에서 상관할 수 있는 구조를 제안한다. 광 스위치의 ON/OFF를 통하여 PN 부호를 소프트웨어적으로 구성할 수 있어 광 가입자에 배분할 수 있는 부호계열의 수가 증가 증가하고, 부호 배분에 있어서 유연성을 갖고 있다. 그리고 이론적으로 제안한 광 가입자 액세스 망의 성능을 해석하고 종래의 광섬유 형 정합필터를 이용한 광 CDMA 방식을 적용한 광 가입자 액세스 망에 비하여 성능이 향상됨을 수치 계산을 통하여 명확히 한다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 1998년도 추계종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.995-997
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• 1998

The experimental optical cross-connect based on delivery and coupling switch features all-optical property. It consists of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers, arrayedwaveguide gratings, optical switches and optical combiners. In 4 channel wavelength division multiplexing with 1.6 nm spacing, the difference in power level among channels for output signals from the optical cross-connect was within 2 dB.

• 고무기술
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.25-28
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• 2008

By combining the multi-faceted environmental responsiveness of polymer hydrogels with photonically active structures, there has been a significant effort to create color-tunable photonic crystal sensors by changing either the periodic spacing of the structure or the dielectric constants of the materials. Here, we show that reversible spiral and helical opal switches with both dimensional and optical functionalities that respond to environmental chemistry can be constructed. When the transparent opal switch is swollen in hydrophilic acetic acid, right-handed spirals and helices that exhibit angularly dependent colors from Bragg diffraction are formed. When the transparent opal switch is swollen in hydrophobic hexane, left-handed spirals which exhibit angularly dependent colors from Bragg diffraction are formed. When the transparent opal switch is swollen in hydrophobic hexane solvent, a left-handed spiral and helix with an angularly independent bluish color is formed. After deswelling, all switches returned back to the transparent planar state. These color-tunable, reversible spiral and helical opal switches can be useful as mechanical actuators, and electrical devices as well as optical components.