• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.485-495
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• 2023

The pixel size in high-resolution complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors continues to shrink due to chip size limitations. However, the pixel pitch's miniaturization causes deterioration of optical performance. As one solution, a quad color filter (CF) array with pixel binning has been developed to enhance sensitivity. For high sensitivity, the microlens structure also needs to be optimized as the CF arrays change. In this paper, the covered microlens, which consist of four microlenses covered by one large microlens, are proposed for the quad CF array in the backside illumination pixel structure. To evaluate the optical performance, the suggested microlens structure was simulated from 0.5 ㎛ to 1.0 ㎛ pixels at the center and edge of the sensors. Moreover, all pixel structures were compared with and without in-pixel deep trench isolation (DTI), which works to distribute incident light uniformly into each photodiode. The suggested structure was evaluated with an optical simulation using the finite-difference time-domain method for numerical analysis of the optical characteristics. Compared to the conventional microlens, the suggested microlens show 29.1% and 33.9% maximum enhancement of sensitivity at the center and edge of the sensor, respectively. Therefore, the covered microlens demonstrated the highly sensitive image sensor with a quad CF array.

• 센서학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.108-117
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• 2001

폭발성 및 가연성 가스의 종류 및 그 정량화론 위한 10개의 개별 센서가 하나의 기판 위에 집적시킨 센서 어레이를 개발하였다. 이 센서어레이는 여러 가지 가연성 가스(부탄, 메탄, 프로판, 일산화탄소, LPG)에 대해서 차별화 된 감도 패턴을 가지도록, 나노 사이즈의 grain를 가지는 $SnO_2$를 모 물질로 하는 10개의 서로 다근 감지 물질로 구성하였고, 센서어레이 전반에서 균일한 온도 분포가 되도록 히터를 기판에 내장시켰다. $400^{\circ}C$에서 동작하는 어레이상의 센서들은 저농도에서도 고감도와 재현성의 특성을 보여 주었다. 이들 감도패턴을 이용하여, 주성분 분석 기법을 통해 환경기준치(LEL, TLV) 범위에서 부탄, 프로판, 메탄, LPG의 폭발성 및 가연성 가스의 종류 인식 및 정량화 할 수 있었다. 그리고, 주성분 분석 기법으로 치적 센서 개수 선정에 응용하였다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.2519-2523
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• 2003

Ultrasonic sensors are widely used in mobile robot applications to recognize external environments, because they are cheap, easy to use, and robust under varying lighting conditions. In most cases, a single ultrasonic sensor is used to measure the distance to an object based on time-of-flight (TOF) information, whereas multiple sensors are used to recognize the shape of an object, such as a corner, plane, or edge. However, the conventional sequential driving technique involves a long measurement time. This problem can be resolved by pulse coding ultrasonic signals, which allows multi-sensors to be fired simultaneously and adjacent objects to be distinguished. Accordingly, the current presents a new simultaneous coded driving system for an ultrasonic sensor array for object recognition in autonomous mobile robots. The proposed system is designed and implemented using a DSP and FPGA. A micro-controller board is made using a DSP, Polaroid 6500 ranging modules are modified for firing the coded signals, and a 5-channel coded signal generating board is made using a FPGA. To verify the proposed method, experiments were conducted in an environment with overlapping signals, and the flight distances for each sensor were obtained from the received overlapping signals using correlations and conversion to a bipolar PCM-NRZ signal.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2011

A method obtaining position data(x, y) of object accurately is proposed by using a pair of ultrasonic sensors composed of one transmitter and two receivers. And the driving system which controls the light of flat LED lamp locally using array of ultrasonic sensors (3 transmitters and 6 receivers) is developed. As a result, measured values of y are relatively reliable due to its small average of absolute errors of 1.03[cm]. The measured values of x have average error of 8.52[cm], and it is a large value. However, the average error is decreased by 0.65[cm] after applying algorithm for error correction. The experiments to control the light of flat LED lamp locally with algorithm for error correction are carried out. From the result, measured values of x with average error of 0.97[cm] are obtained and they are very good approximations of actual values.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.305-309
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• 2004

레이더, 소나 및 육해상 통신시스템에 있어서, 어레이 센서에 입사하는 수신신호가 가지는 도래방향 및 신호전력과 같은 파라미터 추정문제는 수십년 동안 많은 연구관심이 되어 왔으며, 현재에도 다양한 응용영역에서 중요한 문제 중의 하나이다. 수신신호의 파라미터 추정방법으로서 종래의 MUSIC 또는 ESPRIT와 같은 방법은 역행렬 연산과 고유치 계산이 필요하므로 계산적 복잡성이 부가된다. 본 논문에서는 어레이 안테나의 기본 신호모델로부터 파라미터 추정의 문제를 비선형 최소화 문제로 정식화 하여 역행렬과 고유치 연산을 요구하지 않는 수신신호의 파라미터 동시추정 알고리즘을 제안하고 평가한다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.152-157
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• 1994

감지부에 두 개의 간섭계형 센서가 있고 원격측정이 가능한 광섬유센서 어레이를 구성하였다. 각 센서의 신호를 분리 측정하기 위하여 짧은 광펄스를 광원으로 하는 시간분할방식의 신호처리를 도입하였다. 센서의 측정감도는 수 kHz 영역에서 $40{\mu}rad\sqrt{Hz}$였고, 센서간의 cross talk은 -50dB 이하였다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제1권6호
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• pp.573-578
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• 2017

Position estimation of a sound source based on time difference of arrival at an array of three acousto-optic sensors is introduced. Each sensor consists of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer including a sensing part in one arm that is a piece of fiber surrounded by membrane in order to enhance the acousto-optic effect. Estimation error of a recorded gunshot sound signal was evaluated with the theoretically calculated values for two different locations.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.36-43
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• 2003

Multi-target away signal simulator which can simulate the radiated noises of maneuvering targets in a specified ocean range is an essential equipment for the validation of developed towed array sonar system. This simulator should provide realistic multi-channel signals those are required for beamforming on the signal processing unit of towed away system. This paper describes the overall system configuration and signal synthesis techniques for the target radiated noise. And this paper considers why the time delays between target and individual sensors are caused and how to compensate these time delays to individual sensors output. This multi-purpose target simulator could be used for the training of TASS operators.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2016년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.937-939
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 배열형 센서로 제작된 광섬유 브래그 격자(FBG)의 감마방사선 영향을 분석하였다. 배열형 FBG는 동일한 상용 광섬유를 이용하여 서로다른 브래그 파장으로 제작되었다. 제작된 FBG는 $Co^{60}$ 감마선원을 이용하여 약 113 Gy/min의 선량률로 총선량 약 100 kGy 감마선에 노출되었으며 방사선 조사 후 FBG 센서의 브래그 파장 변화, 온도감도 변화를 측정하여 방사선 영향을 분석하였다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2001년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(2)
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• pp.309-312
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• 2001

A primitive gas classification system which can classify limited species of gas was designed and simulated. The 'electronic nose' consists of an array of 4 metal oxide gas sensors with different selectivity patterns, signal collecting unit and a signal pattern recognition and decision Part in PLD(programmable logic device) chip. Sensor array consists of four commercial, tin oxide based, semiconductor type gas sensors. BP(back propagation) neutral networks with MLP(Multilayer Perceptron) structure was designed and implemented on CPLD of fifty thousand gate level chip by VHDL language for processing the input signals from 4 gas sensors and qualification of gases in air. The network contained four input units, one hidden layer with 4 neurons and output with 4 regular neurons. The 'electronic nose' system was successfully classified 4 kinds of industrial gases in computer simulation.