• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.70-77
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• 2016

This paper proposes an optical system for complex holographic display that enhances the quality of the reconstructed three-dimensional image. This work focuses on a new design for an optical system and the evaluation of the complex holographic display, using a single spatial light modulator (SLM) and a circular grating. The optical system is based on a 4-f system in which the imaginary and real information of the hologram is displayed on concentric rectangular areas of the SLM and circular grating. Thus, this method overcomes the lack of accuracy in the pixel positions between two window holograms in previous studies, and achieves a higher intensity of the real object points of the reconstructed hologram than the original phase-reconstructed hologram. The proposed method provides approximately 30% less NMRS (Normal Root Mean Square) error, compared to previous systems, which is verified by both simulation and optical experiment.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.57 no.10
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• pp.1829-1834
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• 2008

An optical switch/modulator is designed and the light propagating characteristics is analyzed by the simplified BPM. The distinctive feature of the switch/modulator is that all the waveguide branches are designed to be single-mode. Principle of the device is based on the coupled mode theory in the Y-junction interconnecting waveguide. In spite of all the waveguides are designed to be single-mode, adjusting the interconnecting waveguide length of the device, the same characteristics as existing device up to date is obtainable. Numerical results show that the switching characteristics periodically depends on the interconnecting waveguide length with a spatial of about 150${\mu}m$ in the Ti:LiNbO3 step index waveguide. The concept of design would be utilized effectively in fabricating the monolithic high density of optical integrated circuit.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.49-64
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• 2017

Digital holography is a computational operation and photo-electronic technology that enables calculating, encoding, and reconstructing a 3D scene based on the interference of a coherent light-wave field. The spatial light modulator in a holographic 3D display decodes a computer-generated hologram to optically regenerate a 3D scene in various depths, thus facilitating to match convergence and accommodation of the human eyes. This paper introduces recent technologies related with the content for digital holography called an ultimate 3D display.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2002.08a
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• pp.285-288
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• 2002

We propose the use of synchronously moving micro-optics (lenslet arrays) for image pickup and display in three-dimensional integral imaging to overcome the upper resolution limit imposed by the Nyquist sampling theorem. With the proposed technique, we present an all-optical three-dimensional integral imaging projector. An optically addressed spatial light modulator is used, which potentially provides better image resolution than the conventional CCD and liquid crystal display pair. We present experimental results using a liquid crystal light valve.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.61-63
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• 2008

Parallel femtosecond laser processing using a computer-generated hologram (CGH) displayed on a liquid crystal spatial light modulator (LCSLM) is demonstrated. The use of the LCSLM enables to perform an arbitrary and variable patterning. This holographic femtosecond laser processing has advantages of high throughput and high light-use efficiency. A critical issue is to precisely control the intensities of the diffraction peaks of the CGH. We demonstrate some methods for the control of the diffraction peaks. We also demonstrate the laser processing with two-dimensional and three-dimensional parallelism.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.1341-1344
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• 2009

A novel method to control the viewing direction by moving aperture location in 4-f illumination optics to control light direction is proposed. Based on integral imaging principle, the relayed point light sources by 4-f optics are modulated by a spatial light modulator, displaying three-dimensional images. In the proposed method, we locate the aperture, which acts as a band pass filter, around an optic axis to control the light direction. Resultantly, assuming that we know the viewer position by a tracking system, we can display appropriate three-dimensional images over large viewing angle.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2000.02a
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• pp.298-299
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• 2000

3차원 영상을 디스플레이하기 위한 반사형 광기록식 공간 광소자(Optically Addressed Spatial Light Modulator)를 연구하였다. 다시점 영상으로 표현되는 3차원 영상을 시분할 방식으로 디스플레이 하기 위해서는 고속의 프레임 구동이 가능한 디스플레이 소자가 있어야 하는데 본 연구에서는 Surface Stabilized Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal을 이용하여 그림 1과 같은 구조를 갖는 소자를 제작하였다.$^{(1)}$ 입력상이 입사되는 방향에 1.1 미리 미터 정도의 ITO 유리 기판이 있으며 투명 전극 다음에 약 2마이크론 정도의 비결정질 구조를 갖는 Si:H 감광층이 있다. 반사형 구조를 위해서 반사경으로 알루미늄 층을 10마이크론 X 10 마이크론 크기의 미소 패턴으로 화소화하였으며 강유전성 액정 결정을 Surface Stabilized화하기 위해서 배양막과 2 마이크론 이하의 Spacer를 두었다. 일반적인 액정 소자와 같이 다시 배양막과 유리 기판을 갖게 하였다. (중략)

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.134-140
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• 2021

In this paper, I introduce a novel design method of a high performance nanophotonic beam deflector providing broadband operation, large active tunability, and signal efficiency, simultaneously. By combining thermo-optically tunable vanadium dioxide nano-ridges and a metallic mirror, reconfigurable local optical phase of reflected diffraction beams can be engineered in a desired manner over broad bandwidth. The active metagrating deflectors are systematically designed for tunable deflection of reflection beams according to the thermal phase-change of vanadium dioxide nano-ridges. Moreover, by multiplexing the phase-change supercells, a robust design of actively tunable beam splitter is also verified numerically. It is expected that the proposed intuitive and simple design method would contribute to development of next-generation optical interconnects and spatial light modulators with high performances. The author also envisions that this study would be fruitful for modern holographic displays and three-dimensional depth sensing technologies.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.81-88
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• 2022

In this study, we investigate the trends and prospects of spatial light modulation (SLM) technology that enables full complex modulation as a next-generation SLM. Current SLM technology, which is used as a key element in holography, augmented reality (AR), XR, and realistic displays, has performance limits that modulate only amplitude or phase. Notably, SLM capable of full complex modulation does not produce diffraction noise, unlike DC and twin image, and thus has a high-efficiency performance. In the future, the application field of next-generation SLM, which can be full-complex modulated, is expected to cover a wide range of holography-AR and-XR devices, optical artificial intelligence, and 6G free space optics communications, which will greatly contribute to the development of a super-realistic metaverse platform and service.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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• v.26 no.12
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• pp.2016-2024
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• 1989

A versatile incoherent optical processing system is developed and analyzed in detail, in which an acousto-optic modulator is used to generate the temporal offset frequency for heterodyning and an optical scanner to process the input object in scanning mode. The operational characteristics of the systems are studied with respect to spatial filtering in terms of the spectral width change of the light source, the temporal offset frequency, and a scanning rate. To enhance the system's capability, two schemes for tuning the system's OTF, structural tuning and defocused object tuning, are also developed and verified with the MTF measurements and computer calculations.