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Electro-optical Characteristics of a Multi-domain Vertical-alignment Liquid Crystal Display on Homeotropic Photopolymer Layer

  • Hwang, Jeoung-Yeon;Lee, Kyung-Jun;Seo, Dae-Shik
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2002.08a
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    • pp.511-513
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    • 2002
  • Electro-optical characteristics of new multi-domain vertical-alignment (MVA) liquid crystal displays (LCDs) with negative dielectric anisotropy on a homeotropic photopolymer were studied. Good voltage-transmittance (V-T) curves by the new MVA-LCD on the homeotropic photo-polymer were obtained. Also, the stable response time of MVA-LCD on the homeotropic photopolymer can be achieved. The viewing angle of the new MVA-LCD could be improved by the grating groove with UV exposure and development on the photo-polymer.

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Vertically Aligned Nematics at Polymer interfaces and Its device implications

  • Srinivasarao, Mohan;Park, Jung-Ok;Zhou, Jian
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.07a
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    • pp.558-561
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    • 2005
  • In-situ photopolymerization of alkyl acrylate monomers in the presence of a nematic fluid provides a cellular matrix of liquid crystalline droplets in which the chemical structure of the encapsulating polymer exerts control over the alignment (anchoring) of the liquid crystalline molecules. Control is obtained by variation of the alkyl side chains and through copolymerization of two dissimilar monofunctional acrylates. Two monofunctional acrylates with opposing tendencies on copolymerization provide control over the tunability of anchoring over a wide temperature range. Using various acrylates we show that a uniform vertical alignment can be achieved over a large area. Utilizing this technique and a nematic with negative dielectric anisotropy, we have fabricated highly flexible liquid crytal based devices, with high contrast and fast response time, without using any alignment layer.

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Surface Relief Grating Formation on Azo-Polymer (아조 고분자의 표면 부조격자 형성)

  • 황의중;김정성;여세연;이현기;오차환;송석호;김필수;한양규
    • Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2003.02a
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    • pp.248-249
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    • 2003
  • 아조벤젠 고분자는 광 정보저장 및 광 스위치 소자 등의 응용가능성 때문에 많은 연구가 진행되어왔다. 이것은 바로 아조 분자가 가지고 있는 두 이성체 간의 광 이성화 과정에 의한 아조 분자의 정렬과 이 때문에 야기되는 광 유도 anisotropy가 생기는 특성 때문이다. 이와 더불에 아조 분자 필름에 빛을 쪼여 주었을 때 표면에 주기적인 부조 격자(SRG)가 형성됨이 보고 된 이후에 광 정보 저장은 물론 액정의 anchoring 이나 phase mask로의 응용, 특히 photonic band gap(PBG) 효과를 기대 할 수 있는 주기구조 형성에의 응용성 때문에 더욱 관심이 집중되고 있다. (중략)

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Magnetic and Magneto-optical Properties of Ni/Pt Multilayers with Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy at Room Temperature

  • G. Srinivas;Shin, Sung-Chul
    • Journal of Magnetics
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.138-142
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    • 1997
  • The magnetic and magneto-optical properties of Ni/Pt multilayers exhibiting square Kerr hysterisis loops at room temperature were studied. Squared polar Kerr hysterisis loops at room temperature in Ni/Pt multilayer thin films were obtained for the samples prepared by sequential dc magnetron sputter deposition of nickel and platinum with tNi=13-21$\AA$ and tPt=3.5-7.5$\AA$. The coercivity of these multilayers was in the range of 400-1100 Oe. The saturation magnetization was found to show an inverse dependence on nickel sublyaer thickness. About a monolayer of Ni at interface was observed to behave less magnetically than the interior Ni atoms. The polar Kerr rotation exhibited an increasing trend with decreasing wavelength in the spectral range of 7000-4000 $\AA$. The maximum of polar Kerr rotation was found to shift to higher wavelengths with increase in nickel sublayer thickness.

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Uncoupling Spectral Region in Two-Dimensional Square Lattice Photonic Crystals

  • Kang, Dong-Yel;Park, Hong-Gyu;Ryu, Han-Youl;Lee, Yong-Hee
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.34-37
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    • 2003
  • Outside the photonic bandgap of two-dimensional square lattice photonic crystals, we found spectral regions in which light coupling from the air is forbidden. This uncoupling spectral region originates from the anisotropy of the photonic crystals. A two-dimensional square photonic crystal has a complete total bandgap (forbidden region in both TE and TM modes) with hole radius ranging from 0.15 to 0.45 times a lattice constant.

Polarization Ellipticity of Micro-photoluminescence in a Single GaAs/AlGaAs Quantum Ring

  • Kim, Minju;Jang, Juyeong;Lee, Seunghwan;Song, Jindong;Kyhm, Kwangseuk
    • Current Optics and Photonics
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.72-76
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    • 2021
  • The polarized micro-photoluminescence spectrum was analyzed to investigate the anisotropic localized states in a single GaAs quantum ring. An energy difference of ~0.1 meV was observed from the perpendicularly polarized spectrum measured by a pair of linear analyzers. Spectral dependence of the polarized emission was also characterized in terms of rotation and ellipticity angles using four Stokes parameters. While the rotation angle indicates the symmetric axis of an anisotropic quantum ring with a small variation (± 2°), the ellipticity angle varies from 7.4° down to -2.5°. We conclude that optical anisotropy and birefringence are induced by the crescent-like lateral shape of localized states.

MAGNETIC AND MAGNETO-OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF Co-BASED MULTILAYERED FILMS PREPARED BY ELECTRON-BEAM EVAPORATION

  • Lee, Y.P.;Lee, B.J.;Park, H.K.;Kim, S.K.;Kang, J.S.;Jeong, J.I.
    • Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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    • v.4 no.S2
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    • pp.24-29
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    • 1995
  • The magnetic amd magneto-optical(MO)properties of Co-based multilayered(ML)films are known to vary sensitively according to the manufacturing methods and the film microstructures. Co/Pd and Co/Pt ML films with ultrathin layers of Co were prepared by alternating deposition in an ultrahigh-vacuum physical-vapor-deposition system. The individual layer thicknesses of the samples were estimated making use of the angular positions of x-ray diffraction peaks. The magnetic and MO properties were investigated, and correlated systematically to the structural parameters of the films. A Kerr spectrometer was self-manufactured to measure the MO properties such as Kerr rotation angle, ellipticity and reflectivity. The rms surface roughness was also measured using atomic force microscopy. Some of the samples showed good properties for MO medium, such as large perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and Kerr rotation, and perfect squareness of the magnetic hysteresis loop.

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Birefringence Analysis of a Uniaxially Anisotropic Substrate Based on the Trajectory of the Transmission Ellipsometric Pseudoconstant in Polar Coordinates (유사 투과타원상수의 극좌표상 자취에 기반한 단축 이방성 기층의 복굴절 해석)

  • Yang, Sung Mo;Kim, Sang Youl
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.159-166
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    • 2019
  • The trajectory of the transmission ellipsometric pseudoconstant ${\rho}=tan{\psi}_{\mu}e^{i{\Delta}_{\mu}}$ of a uniaxially anisotropic substrate like PET forms a circle in polar coordinates, as the phase-retardation angle is varied at a fixed azimuthal angle. The radius as well as the center's position of this circle are functions of the azimuthal angle only. This circle passes through the point (1,0), and the center of this circle is located on the real axis. These characteristics of the circle are examined analytically, and are utilized to derive simple expressions for the azimuthal angle and the phase-retardation angle of the uniaxially anisotropic substrate using the measured transmission ellipsometric constant. Finally, we confirm that the derived expressions are well applied to the analysis of the optical anisotropy of a PET film.

Effects of Shape Anisotropy on Memory Characteristics of NiFe/Co/Cu/Co Spin Valve Memory Cells (NiFe/Co/Cu/Co 스핀밸브 자기저항 메모리 셀에서 형상자기이방성이 메모리 특성에 미치는 영향)

  • 김형준;조권구;주승기
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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    • v.9 no.6
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    • pp.301-305
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    • 1999
  • NiFe(60$\AA$)/Co(5$\AA$)/Cu(60$\AA$)/Co(30$\AA$) spin valve thin films were patterned into magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) cells by a conventional optical lithography process and their output and switching properties were characterized with respect to the cell size and geometry. When 1 mA of constant sense current was applied to the cells, a few or a few tens of mV of output voltage was measured within about 30 Oe of external magnetic field, which is an adequate output property for the commercializing of competitive MRAM devices. In order to resolve the problem of increase in the switching thresholds of magnetic layers with the downsizing of MRAM cells, a new approach using the controlled shape anisotropy was suggested and interpreted by a simple calculation of anisotropy energies of magnetic layers consisting of the cells. This concept gave a reduced switching threshold in NiFe(60$\AA$)/Co(5$\AA$) layer consisting of the patterned cells from about 15 Oe to 5 Oe and it was thought that this concept would be much helpful for the realization of competitive MRAM devices.

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Magnetic and Magneto-Optical Properties of FeCo/Pd Multilayers (FeCo/Pd 초격자 다층박막의 자기 및 자기광학적 특성)

  • 김진홍;신성철
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.56-60
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    • 1993
  • We have investigated the dependence of the magnetization, anisotropy, coercivity, and Kerr rotation on the Fe concentration in FeCo/Pd multilayer thin films, where the Fe concentration in the FeCo sublayer varied between 0 and 100% with maintaining the same sublayer thickness of $2.5\;{\AA}$ FeCo and $10.5\;{\AA}$A Pd. The maximum saturation magnetization was observed at the Fe concentration of about 48at.% in the FeCo sublayer. Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and coercivity of the FeCo/Pd multilayer thin film decreased monotonically with increasing the Fe con-centration. The Kerr rotation angle also decreased with increasing the Fe concentration and the amount of vari-ation was remarkably changed with decreasing the light wavelength.

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