• 센서학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.338-341
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• 2017

We have investigated a temperature sensor on a thermal expansion effect of a fused optical fiber coupler. Both side of the fused tapered region of the coupler were fixed on a metal support to induce the high thermal expansion effect. The sensor showed that the peak coupling wavelengths were shifted to shorted wavelength region with increased of environmental temperature. The sensitivity of the sensor was $0.12nm/^{\circ}C$.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.494-500
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 광섬유 커플러를 이용하여 차동 검출기를 구성하고 무선광시스템에서 잡음광 소거에 활용하였다. $1\times2$광섬유 커플러를 이용하여 수신광을 2개로 분리해서 수신하면 동일한 지점의 잡음광을 2개의 포토다이오드에서 동시에 검출하는 효과가 발생한다. 따라서 잡음광의 공간분포의 변화가 심하게 발생하는 환경에서도 2개의 포토다이오드의 위치 차이로 인한 출력 전압의 변동이 나타나지 않아 잡음 소거 효과가 높아진다. 광필터를 사용한 단일의 광검출기에 비하여 광섬유 커플러를 사용한 차동검출기에서 신호대 잡음비를 약 8 dB 개선하였다.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.971-981
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• 2006

This paper presents the design and characterization of a novel fiber optical coupler for intensity modulated fiber optical microphone. Theoretical equations for the optical power coupling are presented in detail including optical path analysis and misalignment. Various optical couplers are simulated and manufactured. A multi-mode to multi-mode coupler is characterized by static and dynamic movements of mirror on a well designed experimental stage.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.255-261
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• 2008

This paper reports a side-coupled asymmetric $1{\times}2$ plastic optical fiber coupler for an optical sensor system. The dependence of the optical power coupling ratio on the coupling angle and refractive index of the adhesion layer in both the forward and backward directions was examined based on the geometrical optics. It was confirmed experimentally that the coupling ratios can be optimized by controlling the coupling angle and refractive index of the adhesion layer. A maximum forward coupling efficiency > 93% was achieved.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2008

Strain-gauges have been dominantly used to measure strain at various points on a rotor, however, either a slip ring or telemetry has to be used to send sensor signals to data acquisition instruments at stationary side. Both slip ring and telemetry have numerous inherent problems which force severe limitations in real applications. This paper introduces a new rotor condition monitoring system using FBG(Fiber Bragg Grating) sensors and a rotary optical coupler. A single optical fiber with many FBG sensors is installed on the rotor and an optical dynamic interrogator is installed at stationary side. The sensor signal connection between rotating part and stationary part is made by the rotary optical coupling method which makes use of light's unique characteristic-light travels through space. Broad band light source from the interrogator travels to the optical fiber on the rotor and reflected FBG sensor signals travel back to the optical fiber on stationary side and are connected to the interrogator. Rotary optical coupler's insertion loss change due to rotation is compensated by using a reference sensor installed at the center of the rotor. The proposed system's performance has been successfully demonstrated by accurately measuring strains at 5 points on a blade rotating at high speed.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.1195-1200
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• 2007

Torque of a rotating shaft has been mostly measured by strain gages combined with either a slip ring or telemetry. However, these methods have severe inherent problems like low S/N ratio, high cost, limited number of channels and difficult installation. In this paper, a new method using FBG(fiber bragg grating) sensors and a rotary optical coupler for online non-contact torque monitoring is suggested. FBG sensor can measure both strain and temperature, and has much batter characteristics than those of a strain gage. A rotary optical coupler is a optical connecting device between a rotating shaft and stationary side without any physical contact. It has been devised for transmitting light between a rotating optical fiber and a stationary optical fiber. The proposed method uses this rotary optical coupler to connect FBG sensors on the rotating shaft to instruments at stationary side. And a reference FBG sensor is also applied to compensate the insertion loss change of the rotary optical coupler due to rotation. Three FBG sensors have been fabricated in a single optical fiber. Two FBG sensors are attached on the shaft surface to measure torque and one sensor is installed at the shaft center to compensate the insertion loss change. The torque of a rotating shaft has been successfully measured by the suggested method proving its superior performance potential.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.152-156
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• 2008

This paper reports a fiber-optic temperature sensor using a single mode fused fiber coupler incorporating a thermo-optic external medium. The spectral transmission was altered by changing the refractive index of the external thermo-optic medium. A theoretical and experimental investigation was carried out with the aim of achieving high sensitivity. The measured sensitivity for the environmental temperature was as high as -1.5 $nm/^{\circ}C$.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.539-547
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• 1992

본 논문에서는 초고주파 혹은 광대역신호를 고속으로 필터링해야하는 분야를 염두에두고, 광파이버를이용한 지연소자와 방향성결합기(directional coupler)를 구성단위로 하는 광파이버필터를 제안한다. 반송과 신호를 보내는 광원으로서는 시스템의 간편을 위해 인코히런트광을 사용하는 것으로 하였다. 광파이버필터의 설계방법에 대해서는 그 기본 구성요소인 방향성결합기의 특성(성질)때문에 일반 디지탈필터와는 다른 설계법이 요구되어 진다. 본 논문에서는 방향성 견한기의 제약조건을 고려하면서, 광신호전력을 최대한 효율적으로 이용하는 설계방법을 목표로 하여 직접형과 Lattice형 광파이버필터의 구성법을 제안하고 그때의 실현조건과 설계 공식을 유도하였다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.195-199
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 광자결정 광섬유를 이용하여 1000 nm 의 광대역폭을 갖는 광신호 분배기를 구현하였다. 제작에 사용된 광자결정 광섬유의 지름은 $130{\mu}m$ 이고 6층의 공기 구멍 구조로 이루어져 있다. 광신호 분배기는 두 가닥의 광자결정 광섬유에 열을 가함과 동시에 인장력을 가해 제작하였으며 제작된 광자결정 광섬유 기반 광신호 분배기의 지름은 $23{\mu}m$ 이었다. 광신호 분배기의 제작 시 인장시키는 길이에 따라 대역폭과 bandedge가 조절되었다. 제작된 광자결정 광섬유 기반 광신호 분배기의 대역폭이 1000 nm에서 50:50의 광신호 분해 효율을 가지는 것으로 측정되었다. 광자결정 광섬유의 공기 구멍 구조의 특성으로 인해 주변온도의 변화에 영향을 받지 않는 특성을 나타낸다. Optical coherence tomography의 분해능이 광원의 대역폭에 비례하므로 광대역폭을 갖는 광자결정 광섬유 기반 광신호 분배기는 신호 추출을 위한 간섭계 구성에 핵심적으로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국광학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국광학회 1999년도 제16회 광학 및 양자전자 학술발표회Proceedings of 16th Optics and Quantum Electronics Conference, 1999
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• pp.116-117
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• 1999

Optical fiber networks for microwave signal processing have been investigation . Theoretical and experimental results are presented in Z-shaped Double-Coupler Optical Resonator. The use of Mason's rule to calculate transfer functions greatly simplified the analysis in our model. A good comparison between modelling and experiment is presented.