• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.373-376
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• 2002

An asymmetrical directional coupler with two nonidentical fibers has, for the first time, been proposed and analyzed for an EDFA gain flattening filter (GFF). The characteristics of the transmission spectra of the GFFs have been theoretically investigated for the core spacings, the coupling lengths and the fiber parameters of the asymmetrical directional coupler. The analytical results show that an EDFA gain spectrum with flatness of ~7 ㏈ can be flattened to within $\pm$0.75 ㏈ over a bandwidth of 30 nm by using the asymmetrical directional coupler-based GFF.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 1989.02a
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• pp.113-118
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• 1989

By using the single mode optical fiber, we fabricated Fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometer (FFPI). The change over a wide range in the optical path length of a FFPI is observed. The temporal movement of the interference fringes by external condition to P.Z. T) is converted to circular motion on an oscilloscope display and then recorded with a micro-computer. The two output voltages of the D/A converters are applied to X and Y terminals of oscilloscope to display circular motion on oscilloscope. Thus the direction of phase shift can be determined with observing the direction of circular motion. The variation of the optical length can be measured by calculating the angle of spot of circle with an accuracy of λ/90 wave length due to variation of temperature in this system 2.7x10-4$^{\circ}C$.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.16-17
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• 2003

지난 수년간 인터넷 보급에 따른 급격한 통신량 증가에 따른 요구는 차세대 통신 기술인 WDM을 구축하게 되었고 이에 따라 WDM 라우팅 기술과 스위칭 기술이 절실히 필요로 하게 되었다. WDM에 있어서 다른 경로나 목적지로 신호를 보내기 위해서는 신호의 파장이 변환 되어야 하므로 신호의 파장변환은 라우팅에 있어 핵심적인 기술 중 하나로 인식되어지고 있다 현재 사용되어지고 있는 전광 파장 변환기는 주로 SOA (Semiconductor Optical Amplifier)의 비선형 특성인 XGM, XPM, FWM등을 이용한 것으로서 편광 민감성, ASE에 의한 SNR 감소, 신호크기 변형과 높은 가격으로 인해 안정적인 파장변환기로 쓰기에는 다소 무리가 있다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.92-93
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• 2003

초고속 광전송 네트워크에 사용되는 광부품으로 단일 모드 광섬유와의 낮은 광 결합 손실을 가지는 레이저 다이오드 개발이 필수적이다. 이러한 레이저 다이오드의 요구되는 특성으로써 저가의 광부품 제작을 위해 thermoelectric cooler 없이 고온에서 안정된 동작을 하는 uncooled type에, 광 isolator 도움없이 광반사에 의한 광손실을 줄여야 한다. 이러한 요건을 충족시키기 위하여 선택적 영역 MOCVD성장을 이용한 InP／InGaAsP 계열의 SSC-LD(spot-size converter integrated LD)를 연구하여 왔다. (중략)

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.15-20
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• 2002

We demonstrate a widely-tunable wavelength converter based on four-wave mixing in a semiconductor-fiber ring laser with no external pump light. Applying 10 GHz short pulses at -8 dBm as a probe signal, we achieve continuous wavelength tuning over the semiconductor optical amplifier gain-bandwidth reaching 30 nm down- and 17 m up-wavelength conversion. In addition to the wide tuning capability, the converter shows high-speed conversion and low saturation power capabilities.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.466-472
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• 2003

In this paper, we proposed an optical true time-delay (TTD) feeder system for phased array antennas (PAAs). The system possesses high-speed beam scan capability since, in this scheme, different lengths of fiber delay-lines are selected by optical 2${\times}$2 MEMS switches at high speed. An optical TTD capable of beam scanning in one of eight different directions has been built for 10 GHz linear PAA systems. Experimental results on time delay measurements show that the maximum time delay error is less than 0.2 ps corresponding to a scan angle error of less than 0.84o. We have also designed a 10 GHz linear PAA composed of eight micro-strip patch antenna elements driven by the proposed TTD, and the radiation patterns of this PAA have been analyzed by simulation.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.327-332
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• 1997

We fabricated the high speed 1.55${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ distributed feedback laser diodes (DFB-LD) using both two-step mesa etching process and semi-insulating InP current blocking layers. The devices characteristics were threshold current of ~15mA, slope efficiency of ~0.13mW/mA, and dynamic resistance of ~6.0Ω, with as-cleaved facets. The fabricated DFB-LD showed the single longitudinal mode with more than 40dB up to 6 $I_{th}$(CW condition), emitting at the wavelength of 0.546${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$. The -3dB bandwidth was >10㎓ at the driving current of 27mA, and the maximum -3dB bandwidth was ~18㎓ at 90 mA current, showing the superior frequency response of SI-PBH DFB-LD. In the 10Gb/s transmission experiment for 1.55${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ DFB-LD module, maximum 10 km of single mode fiber(SMF) or 80 km of dispersion shifted fiber (DSF) could be transmitted with error free.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.509-514
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• 2003

Mach-Zehnder interferometric wavelength converters with monolithically integrated semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA's) have been fabricated and characteristics of wavelength conversion at 10 Gb/s have been investigated for wavelength span of 40 nm. The devices have been achieved by using a butt-joint combination of buried ridge structure type SOA's and passive waveguides. In the integration, a new method has been applied that removes p+InP cladding layer leading to high propagation loss and forms simultaneously the current blocking and the cladding layer using undoped InP. The module packaging has been achieved by using a titled fiber array for effective coupling into the tilted waveguide in the wavelength converter. Using the module, wavelength conversion with power penalty lower than 1 ㏈ at 10 Gb/s has been demonstrated for wavelength span of 40 nm. In addition, it is show that the module can provide 2R (re-amplification, re-shaping) operation by demonstrating the conversion with the negative penalty.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.109-113
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• 2004

We have manufactured and characterized the fiber-to-Planar Waveguide Coupler for analysis of the photo-induced refractive index change of DM-BTE .(l,2-bis[2,5-dimethylthio-phen-3-yl]-hexafluorocyclopentene) When irradiated with ultraviolet light, the colorless diarylethene(DM-BTE)-crystal turned red while keeping the crystal shape. The red color was bleached by irradiation with visible light(λ＞450 nm). The resonant wavelength was shifted and recovered owing to the refractive index variation of the planar waveguide because of its photo-functional properties on exposure to UV and visible light. The wavelength responses of this switch by UV exposure were measured as 0.057 nm/sec with saturation time of 60 seconds. and when illuminated by visible light, resonance wavelength variations were measured as 0.028 nm/sec, with recovery time of 140 seconds.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.230-234
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• 2010

Highly-Birefringent Photonic Crystal Fiber (Hi-Bi PCF) is composed of a single material, silica, so that its temperature sensitivity is extremely low. Therefore, we propose afiber based Sagnac interferometer for measurement of strain and curvature independent of temperature variation. The sensitivities of strain and curvature (both axes) are measured to be $1.41\;pm/{\mu}{\varepsilon}$ and $0.93nm/m^{-1}$(slow axis Y), $-1.6\;nm/m^{-1}$(fast axis X), respectively.