• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.524-531
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• 1997

A novel optical cell compressor for optical time division multiplexing system is presented. The compressor is capable of generating optically compressed very high bit-rate (possibly several tens of Gb/s) signals with minimum hardware. Contrast to the previously reported optical compressor, the compressor is mainly composed of passive optical devices and requires no synchronization among control signals in the process of compression, which results in simple implementation. We demonstrate a generation of optically compressed 6 Gb/s optical cells to confirm the fundamental operation of the compressor.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.216-223
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• 2003

We report a technique that improves the spatial resolution of optical coherence tomography (OCT) by utilizing fiber-based spectral filtering. The proposed technique improves the resolution by filtering out the erbium’s characteristic peak from the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) source spectrum, and reshaping the spectrum to Gaussian-like. We used a long period fiber grating (LPG) and an erbium doped fiber (EDF) absorber for the spectral filtering. An in-house made ASE source as well as a commercial ASE source [ASE-FL7002] was used as the OCT sources to study the proposed technique. The resolution of the OCT based on an in-house made ASE source is enhanced from 200 to 40 ㎛ with an LPG. While, the resolution of the OCT based on a commercial ASE source is enhanced from 25 to 19 ㎛ with the aid of an EDF absorber. However, sidelobes still exist in the interferogram due to imperfect spectral filtering, which limited the resolution. Further enhancement in the spatial resolution of the OCT system using the ASE source is possible with the aid of cascaded LPGs and/or carefully designed EDF absorber.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.219-228
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• 2020

A CubeSat platform has become a popular choice due to inexpensive commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components and low launch cost. However, it requires more power-efficient and higher-data rate downlink capability for space applications related to remote sensing. In addition, the platform is limited by the size, weight and power (SWaP) constraints as well as the regulatory issue of licensing the radio frequency (RF) spectrum. The requirements and limitations have put optical communications on promising alternatives to RF communications for a CubeSat platform, owing to the power efficiency and high data rate as well as the license free spectrum. In this study, we analyzed the performance of optical downlink communications compatible with CubeSat platforms in terms of data rate, bit error rate (BER) and outage probability. Mathematical models of BER and outage probability were derived based on not only the log-normal model of atmospheric turbulence but also a transmitter with a finite extinction ratio. Given the fixed slot width, the optimal guard time and modulation orders were chosen to achieve the target data rate. And the two performance metrics, BER and outage data rate, were analyzed and discussed with respect to beam divergence angle, scintillation index and zenith angle.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.309-314
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 백색 LED를 이용한 수중 가시광 통신 시스템 개발에 대하여 기술하였다. 아날로그 음성 통신 시스템을 위하여 펄스위치변조 방식이 적용되었으며, 디지털 데이터 통신을 위하여 온-오프 키잉 변조 방식이 적용되었다. 시스템은 저가형으로 상용화된 발광소자인 백색 LED와 수광 소자인 실리콘 기반 포토다이오드를 사용하여 근거리 수중통신을 위한 트랜시버를 개발하였으며 가시광 통신의 수중 통신 적용 가능성을 보이고자 하였다. 광 감쇠와 산란 등으로 대기 중에서의 통신에 비하여 수중에서의 통신 성능이 저하되는 결과를 얻었지만 수중통신 채널에 적합한 모뎀 기술이 적용된다면 수중에서 강인한 통신인터페이스를 제공할 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제32권9호
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• pp.717-722
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• 2008

We have proposed and demonstrated an gas-flow sensor using optical fiber bragg grating(FEG). The flow sensor has no electronics and no mechanical parts in its sensing part and the structure is th11s simple and immune to electromagnetic interference(EMI). The FEG sensor was consisted qf the sensing element and a coil heater. The metal coil was used to supply the current to the FEG. While some currents supply to the coil, the refractive index of the FEG under the coil is changed and thus the wavelength shift of fiber optic sensor was induced In this work, the wavelength shift according to flow-rate was experimentally studied and was used to evaluate the gas flow-rate in a gas tube. As a result, it was possible to measure the flow-rate in a linear range from 5 to $20{\ell}/min$ with a resolution of approximately $1{\ell}/min$ at the applied currents of 100 mA and 120 mA. The measured sensitivities were $15.3\;pm/\ell/min$ for 100 mA and $20.2\;pm/\ell/min$ for 120 mA.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.53-58
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• 2003

We report the formation of inner cladding modes in the optical fiber having an inner cladding structure. The inner cladding layer located between the core- and the cladding- layers of a conventional fiber might have, so called, inner cladding mode(s). The brief history of the inner cladding fiber and the spectral properties of the inner cladding mode are presented. By utilizing fiber gratings, the spectral properties of the inner cladding mode formed in Dispersion Compensating Fiber (DCF) are discussed. It was observed that one resonant peak of a long-period fiber grating was not sensitive to the variation on the cladding surface. With a fiber Bragg grating, a small group of unusual resonant Peaks was observed between the main Bragg Peak and the series of usual Peaks resulted from the mode coupling to counter-propagating cladding modes. Within the DCF by using fiber gratings, it is noted, at least one mode can be coupled to the inner cladding mode and a few outer cladding modes are severely affected by the inner cladding of the fiber.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 광논리 및 광접속에 응용할 수 있는 GaAs/AIGaAs 구조의 완전 공핍 광 싸이리스터(depleted optical thyristor, DOT)에 1/4 파장 거울층 (quarter wavelength reflector stacks, QWRS)을 제작하여 특성을 측정 분석하였다. 바닥면에 위치한 QWRS는 광 방출 효율뿐만 아니라 흡수 효율을 증가시킨다. 바닥면에 QWRS를 넣은 것과 그렇지 않은 두가지의 DOT를 제작하여 비선형 S-자 형의 전류-전압 특성, 광 방출 효율 및 흡수 효율을 측정, 분석하였다. 하부 거울층을 삽입한 DOT와 기존의 DOT의 스위칭 변화는 각각 1.82 V와 1.52 V로 흡수효율에서 20 % 증가함을 보인다. 뿐만 아니라, 하부 거울층을 이용한 DOT는 기존의 소자에 비하여 발광 효율 면에서 최고 46 % 향상된 결과를 나타낸다. 스위칭 특성을 분석하기 위하여 순방향 전압에서 비선형 s-자형의 전류-전압 특성을, 역방향 전압에서 완전 공핍 전압을 모의실험을 통하여 알아보았다. 모의실험 방법으로 유한 차분 방법 (finite difference method, FDM)을 이용하여 최적화된 DOT 각 층의 두께와 도핑 농도를 구하였다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제39권12호
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• pp.1158-1163
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• 2002

2차 비선형 광특성을 유도하기 위한 UV 폴링용 Ge와 B가 첨가된 광민감성 광섬유를 제조하였다. 248 nm KrF 엑시머 레이저 조사에 의하여 수소처리 없이 장주기 격자를 형성할 수 있었다. 116 mJ/$cm^2$의 펄스 에너지와 10 Hz의 조사 빈도로 1분간 광민감성 광섬유에 레이저를 조사할 경우 -4 dB의 큰 band rejection 특성을 얻을 수 있었다. 제조된 광섬유의 광민감성은 장주기 격자쌍 방법을 이용하여 측정하였으며, 8.67 kJ/$cm^2$의 fluence로 KrF 엑시머 레이저를 조사할 경우 3.3${\times}10^{-3}$의 큰 코어 굴절률 변화를 얻었다. 또한 UV 폴링 시에 광섬유 코어에 고전압을 쉽게 인가할 수 있는 H자 형상의 광섬유를 인출조건의 최적호를 통하여 제조하였다.

• 한국위성정보통신학회논문지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.85-90
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• 2014

본 논문은 가시광 통신 시스템에서 시스템 성능 향상 위해 광 빔포밍 전송기법을 적용할 때 광 신호 방사 범위 내에 단일 또는 다수의 접속 유저 단말(Rx)을 추적하는 방법에 관한 것이다. 광 빔포밍 전송기법은 RF에서 빔 형성 전송 방법과 매우 유사하여 가시광 통신 시스템의 통신 신호인 가시 광 신호를 유저 단말에게 전송할 때 빔 형성 벡터를 곱하여 특정 유저에게 질 좋은 가시 광 채널을 형성해 주는 기법이다. 이러한 광 빔포밍 전송을 적용하기 위해서는 먼저 가시 광 셀 내에 이동성을 가진 단말을 포함해 접속해 있는 유저 단말의 위치 추적이 필요하다. 따라서 본 논문에서 하나의 가시 광 셀 내에 접속해 있는 유저 단말 추적 방법을 광 AP(Access Point)와 UE(User Equipment) 1:1 샘플을 취하여 기술하였고 이러한 UE 추적 방법을 통해 광 빔포밍 전송 기법을 적용했을 때 얻을 수 있는 5~6dB 정도의 SNR 성능 이득을 모의실험을 통하여 확인하였다.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.163-170
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• 2016

Because of rapid technological advancements, increased data rate support has become the key criterion for future communication medium selection. Multimode optical fibers and multicore optical fibers are well matched to high data rate throughput requirements because of their tendency to support multiple modes through one core at a time, which results in higher data rates. Using the numerical mode solver OptiFiber, we have designed a concentric core fiber by investigating certain design parameters, namely core diameter (µm), wavelength (nm), and refractive index profile, and as a result, the number of channels, material losses, bending losses, polarization mode dispersion, and the effective nonlinear refractive index have been determined. Space division multiplexing is a promising future technology that uses few-mode fibers in parallel to form a multicore fiber. The experimental tests are conducted using the standard second window wavelength of 1,550 nm and simulated results are presented.