• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.248-253
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• 1999

In this paper, we have investigated a fiber type active coupler which utilizes the mode coupling between the side polished single mode optical fiber and the active multimode planar waveguide. The proposed device can be used for not only tunable wavelength filter or optical intensity modulator but also a tool for measuring optical properties of guiding material such as refractive index, birefringence, electro-optic coefficient, and thermo-optic coefficient. We gave designed and optimized a coupler structure using the BPM and fabricated the device using thermo-optic polymer as active planar waveguide overlay. The device showed that insertion loss was less then 0.5 dB, extinction ratio was -13 dB at the resonance wavelength, and the wavelength tunablity due to thermo-optic effect was -1.5 nm/$^{\circ}C$. The active coupler using thermo-optic effect can be used as a wavelength tunable filer, an optical intensity modulator and an optical sensor. pulses that are subsequently compressed by a dispersive optical fiber. Experimental results show that $sech^2$ shape pulses with a pulse width of ~14 ps and a time bandwidth product of ~0.34 are successfully generated at 10 GHz repetition rate. In contrast to other methods, such as higher order soliton compression, this approach does not depend on the optical power and thus shows promise for application to low-power lasers.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.419-423
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• 1999

Optical filters utilizing the evanescent filed coupling between the side polished fiber and polymer planar waveguide were fabricated and optical properties of the devices were measured. A scheme for reducing polarization dependent properties of the device was proposed and demonstrated experimentally. Our measurement results showed that resonance wavelengths and filtering depth of the optical filters can be determined by adjusting thickness of planar waveguide and polishing depth of the fiber. The device fabrication procedure including fiber polishing steps and formation of polymer planar waveguide were described. The optical characteristics of fabricated optical filers were that 3 dB bandwidth was 15 nm, the resonance wavelength difference between the TE and TM polarized response was less then 2 nm, and insertion loss was less then 0.2 dB. The measured resonance wavelength drift dut to the variation of ambient temperature was -0.35 nm/$^{\circ}C$.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.401-405
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• 2005

In this paper, we have presented mechanically formed long-period fiber gratings using periodically arrayed brass wires with a $250-{\mu}m$ diameter and realized the function of current-controlled wavelength-tuning. With the thermo-optic effect of the surrounding medium around the fiber cladding, the continuous displacement of the resonance wavelengths is achieved through the resistant heat of the wire which changes the refractive index of surrounding material. The tunability for each mode as a function of an applied electrical power is investigated. When the glycerin is used as a thermo-optic material, the measured tuning ranges of $LP_{03}$ and $LP_{04}$ within electrical power of 20 W reach to 14 nm and 48 nm, respectively. The experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical that which is analyzed by a geometric-optics approximation.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.821-828
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• 2012

In this paper, we report that the differences between RF power levels can be improved in wavelength division multiplexing - radio over fiber (WDM-RoF) system by using a photonic crystal fiber. In a WDM-RoF system, each WDM channel experiences different received RF power level fluctuation in remote node (RN) because of wavelength-dependent dispersion. Since each WDM channel experiences different power fluctuation, the RF power fluctuation acts as a design constraint in viewpoint of network design. We designed a photonic crystal fiber to improve the effect of wavelength- dependent dispersion on RF power fluctuation. Also, we analyzed the wavelength-dependent difference of inter-channel RF power fluctuations.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.26 no.12B
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• pp.1703-1711
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• 2001

광시스템에서 발생할 수 있는 비선형 현상 중 하나인 유도 브릴루앙 산란은 낮은 입력 파워 레벨에서도 발생할 수 있기 때문에 광전송 시스템에 큰 영향을 주는 현상이다. 그러므로 고출력의 신호를 광섬유에 입사시켜 광전송 시스템의 전송 거리를 길게 하기 위해서는 광섬유에서 발생하는 유도 브릴루앙 산란에 대한 고려가 필요하다. 특히 현재 광통신에 사용되고 있는 파장 분할 다중방식(WDM) 광전송 시스템에서는 채널 간격이 좁으므로 유도 브릴루앙 산란의 영향을 고려해야만 한다. 브릴루앙 이득 스펙트럼은 브릴루앙 주파수 천이, 부릴루앙 선폭과 이득계수에 대한 정보뿐만 아니라 브릴루앙 임계값에 대한 정보를 포함한다. 이러한 유도 브릴루앙 산란 신호를 1550nm 파장대에서 실험적으로 확인하였으며 실험으로 관측한 SBS 신호를 이론적으로 계산된 값과 비교하였다. 실험으로 구한 신호 주파수는 10.8825GHz로서 이론상의 값 10.9GHz와 일치하였으며 브릴루앙 이득 스펙트럼을 측정한 결과 1.5436 $\times$ $10^{-ll}$m/w의 브릴루앙 이득 계수 $g_{0}$을 얻었다.다.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.201-207
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• 1999

The fiber-optical confocal scanning interference microscope with a simple configuration was constructed with a 4-port fiber-optic coupler, and the new method based on the phase shifting method was proposed for surface profiling by the system. In the method, the height of a specimen was determined from the phase of confocal beam. It was verified experimentally that the method was applicable to even the confocal interference microscope with a long-wavelength source and a low NA objective, and that the scanning time could be drastically reduced compared with the conventional method. Finally, it was found that our method is less sensitive to the variation of surface reflectivity than the conventional method.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.66-72
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• 1993

Additive-pulse mode-locking (APM) was performed in a $1.053{\mu}m$ cw Nd:YLF laser by coupling a nonlinear external external cavity to the main cavity. The APM pulsewidth was 4.5 ps and the average output power was 1.5 W. This APM pulse was compressed by an optical fiber and a grating pair to be as short as 210 fs with a peak power of 17 kW.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.156-162
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• 2001

Novel pressure sensor using the resonance wavelength shift of single mode fiber-to-planar waveguide coupler, was demonstrated. It is found that the resonance wavelength shift due to refractive index variation of polymers by pressure occurs and its sensitivity depends on materials. We adopted symmetric structure of planar waveguide and remove the polarization dependence which is inevitable with side-polished fiber. AZ4562, AZl512 and THB-30 are used as planar waveguide materials and the resonance wavelength shifting by pressure was shown -0.008um/bar, 0.033nm/bar and 0.16nm/bar, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.494-499
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• 2005

We have demonstrated a fiber short-wavelength filter with a good cut-off property using dissimilar dispersive properties between? a thermally expanded cored fiber and an external medium. Side-polishing is applied to coupling between the fiber and the external medium. The experimental results revealed that the bend edge wavelength can be adjusted by controlling the degree of core expansion. Futhermore, the sharpness of wavelength response? was significantly? improved by employing expanded core fiber instead of a conventional single mode fiber. Tuning range of the band edge wavelength exceeded 400 m based on thermo-optic effect of the external medium.

• 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2002.08a
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• pp.137-139
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• 2002

본 논문은 FTTC용 공유급전시스템을 구성하기 위한 광동복합케이블 연구에 관련한 것이다. 광섬유 및 구리 도체를 하나의 케이블에 포함한 복합케이블은 공유급전 시스템에서 포설 비용 절감 및 서비스의 운용 및 유지 보수의 효율 향상을 가능하게 한다. KT 운용시스템연구소의 공유급전 시스템 구성에 따라서 세 가지 type의 광동복합 케이블을 설계하였다. 구리 도체로는 200Vdc 출력 전력을 최대 500m까지 급전을 지원하는 0.65mm 직경의 구리 도체가 선정되었으며 KT 규격을 만족하는 일반 단일모드 광섬유가 적용되었다. 케이블 구조는 다심화에 유리하고 중간분기가 용이한 loose tube형 구조를 채택하였으며, 다심 케이블에서는 stranding된 3층의 집합 코아를 가지도록 설계하였다. 다심의 광동복합케이블은 32심 광섬유와 18페어(pair)의 동선을 실장하여, 두 조의 케이블로 32개의 ONU의 광신호전송 및 전력 공급이 가능하도록 하였다. 또한 포설 및 중간 분기 작업시 광섬유로의 접근이 용이하게 하기 위해 광섬유 튜브를 최외층에 배치하였다. 복합케이블은 상용 loose tube형 광케이블과 동일한 공정으로 제작되었으며, 기계적 및 환경적 특성에서 KT 규격을 만족하는 것을 확인하였다.