• 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.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.867-871
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 폴리머 테이퍼링 도파로 영역을 포함하는 $1{\times}4$ 형태의 플라스틱 광섬유 커플러를 제안하고 구현하였다. 플라스틱 광섬유와 폴리머 사각 도파로의 접속면에서 광 누설 손실을 줄이기 위해 단면이 원형에서 구형으로 천천히 바뀐 플라스틱 광섬유를 도입하였다. 실리콘 고무로 만들어진 주형을 이용하여 소자를 제작하였다. 제작된 소자는 1.33 dB의 삽입손실과 2.2 dB의 평탄도를 보였다.

• 한국고분자학회지:고분자과학과기술
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.3-9
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• 2010

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2002년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 센서 박막재료 반도체재료 기술교육
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• pp.111-118
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• 2002

A new lithium niobate optical modulator with a polymer buffer layer on Ni in-diffused optical waveguide is proposed for the fist time, successfully fabricated and examined at a wavelength of 1.3 mm. By determining the diffusion parameters of Ni in-diffused waveguide to achieve more desirable mode size which is well matched to the mode in the fiber, the detailed results on the achievement of high optical throughput are reported. In addition, the usefulness of polymer buffer layer which can be applicable to a buffer layer in Ni in-diffused waveguide devices is demonstrated. Several sets of channel waveguides fabricated on Z-cut lithium niobate by Ni in-diffusion were obtained and on which coplanar traveling-wave type electrodes with a polymer-employed buffer layer were developed by a conventional fabrication method for characterizing of electro-optical performances of the proposed device. The experimental results show that the measured half-wave voltage is of ~10 V and the total measured fiber-to-fiber insertion loss is of ~6.4 dB for a 40 mm long at a wavelength of =1.3 mm, respectively. From the experimental results, it is confirmed that the polymer-employed buffer layer in LiNbO3 optical modulator can be a substitute material instead of silicon oxide layer which is usually processed at a high temperature of over $300^{\circ}C$. Moreover, the fabrication tolerances by using polymer materials in LiNbO3 optical modulators are much less strict in comparison to the case of dielectric buffer layer.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 1998년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.247-251
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• 1998

This work presents the analysis of $1\times2$ polymer waveguide thermo-optic switch using asymmetric Y-splitter at the wavelength of 1300nm. Because of the high thermo-optic coefficient of polymeric materials the design of efficient switches were feasible. For the numerical simulation of these switches the finite difference beam propagation method has been employed. Design rules for a $1\times2$ polymeric switch have been defined by using the numerical techniques.

• 한국광학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국광학회 2007년도 동계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.221-222
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• 2007

The UV laser trimming can be useful to have an accurate performance specification of the passive waveguide devices. In order to measure the change of the refractive index of polymer overclad layer under the irradiation of uv light in a high precision Bragg grating is fabricated on the silica core of planar waveguide and the corresponding transmittance spectrum was analyzed. An effective refractive index change of $4.7x10^{-5}$ was obtained for a straight waveguide when its $60{\mu}m$-thick overclad was irradiated by UV laser pulses of its total fluence 24 $J/cm^2$.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.179-183
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• 2011

근적외선 대역에서 동작 가능한 가변파장레이저 구현을 위하여 브래그 격자와 반도체 광증폭기로 구성된 외부 공진기 형태의 레이저를 제작하였다. 폴리머 광도파로는 굴절률이 1.462, 1.435 인 ZPU 폴리머를 이용하여 제작되었다. 근적외선 파장에서 반사를 일으키는 브래그 격자의 제작을 위해서는 주기가 875 nm 로서 비교적 크고 제작이 손쉬운 3차 브래그 격자를 이용하였다. 폴리머 광도파로 브래그 반사기를 이용하여 제작된 근적외선 외부공진 레이저는 850 nm 파장에서 0 dBm의 출력 파워와 0.2 nm의 20-dB bandwidth, 40 dB 이상의 Side Mode Suppression Ratio을 가지는 단일 모드 레이저 특성을 보였다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.219-222
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• 2011

광도파로에 일체형으로 제작 가능한 편광 변환기는 다양한 기능의 광집적회로를 구성하기 위한 필수적인 부품이다. 반응성 메조겐은 액정디스플레이의 파장판 제작을 위하여 널리 사용되는 재료이며, 본 연구에서는 반응성 메조겐과 폴리머 광도파로를 이용하여 집적형 편광 변환기를 제작하였다. 반응성 메조겐과 액정을 혼합한 용액을 광도파로에 직교하게 형성된 홈에 삽입하고 전계를 인가하여 액정 분자를 특정 방향으로 정렬 한 뒤 UV 를 조사하여 RM 분자를 경화시켜주면 광도파로를 가로지르는 파장판을 형성할 수 있다. 파장판의 특성은 두께를 결정짓는 홈의 폭과 액정 분자의 정렬 상태 및 복굴절 크기에 의해 결정된다. 폴리머 광도파로의 중앙에 제작된 편광변환기는 1550 nm 파장에서 편광변환효율이 90 %에 이르게 됨을 확인하였다.

• 한국고분자학회지:고분자과학과기술
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.167-172
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• 2007

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2000년도 추계종합학술대회 논문집(2)
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• pp.253-256
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• 2000

We report the experimental results for the coupling properties of the an side-polished single-mode fiber covered with metal-clad planar waveguide. The experimental results show that the large birefringence of a metal-clad planar waveguide facilitates the effective separation of TE and TM polarization in the spectral domain. Additionally the resonant wavelengths of the device are tuned based in the thermo-optic effect of polymer planar waveguide.