• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.158-164
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• 2008

This project investigates an optimum phase design implementing a 256 phase Opto-ULSI processor for multi-function capable optical networks. The design of an 8 phase processor is already in construction and will provide the initial base for experimentation and characterization. The challenge is to be able to compensate for the non-linearity of the liquid crystal, find an optimum phase, and implement a larger scale Opto-ULSI processor. This research is oriented around the initial development of an 8 phase Opto-ULSI processor that implements a Beam Steering(BS) Opto-ULSI processor(OUP) for integrated intelligent photonic system(IIPS), while investigating the optimal phase characteristics and developing compensation for the non-linearity of liquid crystal.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.72-78
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• 2003

It is reported that the spectral loss of photonic crystal fiber (PCF) having a large hole-to-hole distance (~ 10 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$) is sensitive to micro- and macrobending when compared with the conventional single-mode fiber. In this paper, we will present the measurement result of the macro- and microbending characteristics of fabricated PCF with large hole-to-hole distance (> 10 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$) . For the macrobending experiment, the fiber was simply wound around a circular structure with variable diameter that could be reduced to a few centimeters. For the microbending case, regularly spaced silica rods were attached on a slide glass and pressed against the fiber by loading a stack of metal plates of known weight on the glass. The transmission loss spectrum shows a rather flat response to the to microbending, and this makes the PCF a good candidate for a wideband variable optical attenuator.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.195-199
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• 2010

A broadband optical coupler with a broad bandwidth of 1000 nm based on a photonic crystal fiber (PCF) is investigated. The PCF has 6 layers of air hole structures and a diameter of $130{\mu}m$. The PCF-based coupler is fabricated by using a fused biconical tapering method based on heating and elongation processes. Changing temperature and an elongation length can control the bandwidth and the bandedge wavelength of the PCF-based broadband coupler. The diameter of the fused region in the PCF-based coupler was measured to be $23{\mu}m$. The fabricated PCF-based coupler has a nearly-flat coupling ration of 3-dB in a broad bandwidth of 1000 nm, which is wider than that of the previously reported PCF-based coupler and that of the single-modefiber-based coupler. Since the resolution of optical coherence tomography system is proportional to the bandwidths of both an optical light sources and an interferometer, the fabricated PCF-based broadband optical coupler has a great potential for realization of a broadband interferogram.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.29-34
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• 2021

In this paper, a cylindrical photonic crystal waveguide with a low-index core is first proposed. The core can be filled with air, liquid, or arbitrary dielectric materials. Exact analyses for the electromagnetic field characteristics of guided modes, by using appropriate Bessel functions and applying the boundary conditions, are performed to find out the guiding characteristics of the proposed waveguide. For verification and usage in design and manufacturing process, the computer-calculation of the waveguide transmission characteristics is also performed by applying the rigorous full-vectorial finite difference method. Providing variations of the effective area for the fundamental mode of the designed waveguide with different numbers of cladding layers, ranging from 2.6056 ㎛2 to 5.9673 ㎛2 over the operation wavelength, generally as the core refractive index n1 is higher, the mode area becomes smaller and the result leads to more optimistic effect for nonlinear device applications.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.294-301
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• 2008

We have performed modeling and simulations of optical characteristics for a cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) color filter. Berreman's $4{\times}4$ matrix method was used for the calculation of reflectance spectra of the CLC color filter with respect to the incident angle. The results were employed as input parameters for a user-defined coating property of an illumination design software based on the ray-tracing method, LightTools. Color shift characteristics of a planar transmission-type CLC color filter were simulated using LightTools. The results were compared with the results obtained with Berreman's $4{\times}4$ matrix method. It was found that color shift characteristics of the CLC color filter could be simulated to a reasonable accuracy when the reflectance spectra with less than 5 degrees of incremental incidence-angle were used as the input data for the user-defined coating property of LightTools. We have simulated color shift characteristics of a reflection-type CLC color filter having hemi-spherical patterns. The simulation method reported in this paper has been found to be also used for a non-planar CLC color filter structure.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.245-249
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• 2010

Two dimensional(2D) pair-photonic crystals (pair-PCs) have been fabricated by a multiple-exposure nanosphere lithography (MENSL) method using the self-assembled nanospheres as lens-mask patterns and the collimated laser beam as a multiple-exposing source. The arrays of the 2D pair-PCs exhibited variable lattice structures and shape the control of rotating angle (${\Theta}$), tilting angle (${\gamma}$) and the exposure conditions. In addition, the base period or filling factor of pair-PCs as well as their shapes could be changed by experimental conditions and nanosphere size. A 1.18-${\mu}m$-thick resist was spincoated on Si substrate and the multiple exposure was carried out at change of ${\gamma}$ and ${\Theta}$. Images of prepared 2D pair-PCs were observed by SEM. We believe that the MENSL method is a suitable useful tool to realize the pair-periodic arrays of large area.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.20 no.8
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• pp.726-730
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• 2007

Two dimensional photonic crystals (2D PCs) have been fabricated by a double exposure holographic method using a He-Cd laser with a wavelength of 442nm. The arrays of the 2D PCs exhibit variable lattice structures from square to triangle according to a change of rotating angle $({\gamma})$ for double exposure beams. In addition, the period and filling factor of PCs as well as the forms (dot or antidot) could be controlled by experimental conditions. $A l.18-{\mu}m-thick$ resist was spin-coated on Si substrate and the 1st holographic exposure was carried out at incident angle $({\theta})$ of $11^{\circ}$. Then the sample was rotated to ${\gamma}=45^{\circ}{\sim}90^{\circ}$ and the 2nd holographic process was performed at ${\theta}=11^{\circ}$. The variation of diffraction efficiency during the exposure process was observed using a He-Ne laser in real time. The images of 2D PCs prepared were analyzed by SEM and AFM. We believe that the double holographic method is a tool suitable to realize the 2D PCs with a periodic array of large area.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.455-458
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• 2005

옴니(omnidirectional)-PBG(photonic bandgap)의 크기는 쌍을 이루는 광자결정 재료의 고유 굴절률, 충진율 및 두께에 의해 결정되는 것이 일반적이다. 그러나 광자결정체가 다중주기를 가지도록 제작하면 옴니-PBG의 크기를 변화 시킬 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 Si/$SiO_2$를 기본 구조로 하는 광대역 옴니-PBG용 광자결정 구조를 설계, 제작하고 그 특성을 평가 하였다. 각각 단일 주기 $\Lambda_1$(426.9nm) 및 $\Lambda_2$(306.9nm)를 갖는 8N-Si/$SiO_2$ 광자결정에 대해 TE/TM-편광광 $5^{\circ}$ 및 $45^{\circ}$ 입사각에 대한 반사-스펙트라 측정결과는 설계값과 일치하였다. 특히 이중주기 $(8N\cdot{\Lambda}_1+8N\cdot{\Lambda}_2)$를 갖도록 제작된 Si/$SiO_2$ 광자결정은 입사각 $5^{\circ}$의 TE-편광광 반사-스펙트라 측정결과, 약 1050-2500nm의 광대역 파장범위에서 광자 밴드 갭을 보였다.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2001.02a
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• pp.20-21
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• 2001

광결정(photonic crystal)은 빛의 파장 크기 정도의 격자 상수를 지닌 1차원, 2차원, 또는 3차원의 주기적인 구조이다. 최근에 2차원 광결정 공진기 구조에서 광펌핑으로 레이저 발진이 성공한 결과가 발표되면서 광결정 구조를 이용한 광소자로의 응용이 본격적으로 시작되고 있다. 하지만, 2차원 광결정 발광 구조에서는 능동 매질이 공기 중과 접한 영역이 넓어서 필연적으로 면에서의 비발광 결합이 중요한 문제가 된다. 이러한 문제 때문에 반도체에 기반한 광결정 구조 중에서는 비발광 결합이 비교적 적은 InP/InGaAsP 계열 물질이 능동 매질로 이용되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 광결정 발광 구조에서 표면 비발광 결합이 실제로 어느 정도나 영향을 미치는가에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. (중략)

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.130-132
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• 2007

The characteristics of $S\breve{o}lc$ filters in $X^{(2)}$ nonlinear photonic crystals, periodically poled lithium niobate ($LiNbO_3$), were investigated by the Jones matrix method. The transmittance increases and the full width half maximum of the filter becomes narrow as the duty ratio increases. However, the filtering wavelength does not change. The transmittance at the filtering wavelength is over 95% when the duty ratio is larger than 0.35.