• Convergence Security Journal
• /
• v.8 no.4
• /
• pp.153-159
• /
• 2008

Graded-Index Multimode Optical fibers have recently received a lot of attention as regards their application and lightwave behavior in relation to broadband communication links. Accordingly, this aticle presents a novel lightwave mode analysis that solves the wave equation using a numerical analysis based on an eigenvalue problem method, thereby avoiding the typical complicated Bessel function method. Angular depedences and number of modes were observed as well. Future research implications will be possibly noticed such areas as bending effects and mode coupling analyses thru this research.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
• /
• 2002.07a
• /
• pp.204-205
• /
• 2002

근래 활발히 연구되고 있는 광통신 분야에서 광섬유는 중요한 위치를 차지하고 있으며 현재까지 여러 가지 연구가 되어져 왔다. 광섬유 중 플라스틱 광섬유는 근거리 광통신 분야에 사용을 위해서 활발한 연구와 개발이 이루어지고 있다. 이러한 광섬유의 특성을 결정짓는 중요한 요소 중 하나가 광섬유의 굴절률 분포이다. 광섬유의 굴절률 분포는 광 전송특성을 결정짓는 요소로서 이러한 이유 때문에 좋은 전송특성을 위해 GRIN 광섬유의 개발과 연구가 이루어져 왔다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics D
• /
• v.34D no.1
• /
• pp.49-54
• /
• 1997

We proved the feasibiltiy of a parallel optical interconnection technique using single GRIN (graded-index) rod lens as an intermediate coupling device, which increases the working distance and makes packaging easy. The proposed technique shows relatively less dependency on misalignments. In this paper, for convensience of experiments, we applied this method to 4-channel coupling between two fiber arrays, and compared it with butt-coupling and the method of using ball lens. The comparison shows the feasibility of adopting the proposed method to the parallel interconnection between a laser diode array and an optical fiber array.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
• /
• v.11 no.5
• /
• pp.273-278
• /
• 2002

An intrusion-sensitive capability of multimode graded-index (GRIN) optical fibers under bending has been investigated. In this system, the data light is transmitted in the fundamental mode while alarm monitor light is launched in a high-order mode at the same time. An attempted intrusion to drain data by bending the fiber results in greater attenuation of a monitor signal in higher order modes, thereby setting off an alarm at the receiver. Light propagation in a multimode graded-index fiber is also analyzed theoretically when the fundamental mode is selectively excited and the fiber is bent around a constant radius mandrel. The bending generates coupling between the various modes of the fiber. Power transitions of the fundamental mode by changing the bending radius were also analyzed numerically using program simulation. It is shown that Asawa-Taylor model[4] is valid up to 1cm of the radius of curvature of the fiber bend.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
• /
• v.14 no.3
• /
• pp.306-311
• /
• 2003

In this paper, we modeled the incident beam in order to analyze and evaluate the optical thin film device for wavelength division multiplexing in optical telecommunication network. As applied ray tracing method to the optical path, we were compared the accuracy of coupling efficiency simulated by two modeling methods. In the results of sinulation, ceil modeling method was preferred to annual modeling method in micro-optic device because of accuracy for coupling efficiency and Gaussian intensity distribution. In the results of optimal simulation for optical device using thin film filter, the distance (d1) between optical fiber and GRIN lens, the distance (d2) between GRIN lens and thin film filter and the coupling efficiency were 0.24 mm, 0.25 mm and -0.11 ㏈ respectively. As d2 was displaced at 0.25 mm and d1 was varied in order to evaluate the optimal value, d1 and maximum coupling efficiency were 0.24 mm and -0.35㏈, respectively. Then the results of experiment were corresponded to that of optimal simulation by cell modeling and it was possible to analyze the performance for optical device using thin film filter by the simulation.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
• /
• v.14 no.4
• /
• pp.424-430
• /
• 2010

In coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy reported until now, conventional microscope objectives are used, so that they are limited for introduction into a living body. Gradient-index (GRIN) rod lenses might be a solution for miniaturized microscope objectives for in-vivo CARS microscopy. However, due to the inherent large amount of chromatic aberration, GRIN rod lenses cannot be utilized for this purpose. CARS imaging catheter, composed of miniaturized microscope objective and fiber bundle, can be introduced into a living body for minimally invasive diagnosis. In order to design the catheter, we have to first investigate design requirements. And then, the optical design is processed with design strategies and intensive computing power to achieve the design requirements. We report the miniaturized objective lens system with diffraction-limited performance and completely corrected chromatic aberrations for an in-vivo CARS imaging catheter.

• Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research
• /
• v.21 no.3 s.61
• /
• pp.233-237
• /
• 2000

In general. fiber-optic medical endoscopes are made from glass step index (SI) fibers. These endoscopes have limitations in both image quality and mechanical properties. In particular. the image resolution of the SI endoscopes is limited to about 5$\mu$m. In this study the image resolution of plastic graded index (GRIN) super-resolution image guides with pixel sizes from 7 to 2.5 $\mu$m were measured and compared with those of 91ass SI image guides. There is an improvement in resolution of the plastic GRIN image guides as the microfiber diameter is reduced from 7 $\mu$m to 2.5 $\mu$m. The measured resolution of plastic GRIN image guide with 2.5 $\mu$m microfibers is more than a factor of two higher than that of g1ass SI image guide with 5$\mu$m microfibers. This new design of optical systems could have a major impact on a wide array of future optical systems used in defense. industrial, and medical applications.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
• /
• v.5 no.1
• /
• pp.166-172
• /
• 1994

The fiber optic receiver, ETRI APD-FET 1.0, is developed for the application of optical communication. This fiber optic receiver includes PD sub-module and pre-amplifier case. A single lens system is introduced for the PD sub-module. The sub-module consists of the avalenche photodiode(APD), GRIN rod lens, and a single mode fiber. The above components are enclosed into the stainless steel 304L housings. By bevelling the fiber end, the single mode fiber provides less than ~ 28 dB of optical return loss. The area of image focus is controlled by adjusting the length of spacer located in-between the fiber and the GRIN rod lens. The laser welding technique is applied to achieve the maximum coupling efficiency for the joining of each housing. In the pre-amplifier case, GaAs FET pre-amplifier workes for photocurrent amplification and the thermister is mounted to control the APD bias. The performance of ETRI APD-FET1.0 shows the sensitivity of - 30.3 dBm at $10^{-10}$ BER(bit error rate) and 2.5 Gbps optical random signal of $2^{23}-1$ word length. The fiber optic receiver is one of the essensial parts of the transmission module for B-ISDN. Also, the above optical packaging technology will be adapted for the developement of 10 Gbps transmission application 2.5 Gbps 5 Gbps

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
• /
• v.19 no.2
• /
• pp.87-94
• /
• 2008

We present a new design for an endoscope objective lens composed of a lexible fiber bundle with 30,000 core, and a gradient-index (GRIN) objective lens with an optical adaptor. The characteristic of this objective lens is to be minimally-invasive to be able to insert easily in the internal organs of live animals. The GRIN lens has a small diameter and a very simple construction, which is selected with the diameter of 1.0 mm and numerical aperture of 0.5 to achieve a minimally-invasive outer diameter and a high resolution. The resultant designed lens shows the performance as follows; a lateral resolution of 1.63 um and diameters of 100% encircled energy of $0.3\;{\mu}m$ and $0.83\;{\mu}m$ for the on-axis and the off-axis image point, respectively. Also, we can present a cheap solution with a lateral resolution of 1.74 um and diameters of 100% encircled energy of $1.10\;{\mu}m$ and $2.84\;{\mu}m$ for the on-axis and the off-axis image point, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
• /
• 1994.10a
• /
• pp.444-448
• /
• 1994

광 fiber를 이용한 새로운 구조의 초고속 광디스크 드라이버를 제안하였다. 기존의 광 픽 업 모듈을 레리져 다이오드, 광검출기, 렌즈 및 각종 광학계등의 무거운 부분과 GRIN렌즈 및 초경량의 PD로만 구성되는 광 헤드의 가벼운 부분으로 분리하였다. 무거운 부분은 Fixed part로 고정시키고 가벼운 부분만을 Moving part로 함으로써 광 헤드의 tracking 속도를 증가 시켰다. 또한 컴퓨터의 하드디스크 드라이버에서와 같은 초고속의 Pivot-arm tracking방식 을 채용하기 위해 Fixed part와 Moving part를 광 fiber를 이용해 접속하였으며 이 새로운 구 조에서 데이타 신호, tracking 및 focusing 에러 신호를 검출하는 메커니즘에 대해 설명하였다.