• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.306-313
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• 2021

We study the amplification properties of an optical amplifier based on a cesium-vapor cell. An optical amplification system including cesium vapor mixed with a buffer gas is built, and its amplification feature is investigated as a function of the size of the incident beam and the temperature of the cesium-vapor cell. We observe that the optical amplification properties, such as amplification factor and extraction efficiency, change significantly depending on the temperature and beam diameter of the pump and seed light. A maximum extraction efficiency of 56% is obtained when the temperature of the cesium cell is 90 ℃, with a 200-㎛ diameter of the pump (500 mW) and seed light (10 mW). The numerical simulation of the amplification properties agrees reasonably with the results obtained from the experiment.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.150-156
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• 2024

One of the key factors in research regarding long-distance laser beam propagation, as in free-space optical communication or laser power transmission, is the transmission efficiency of the laser beam. As a way to improve efficiency, we perform extensive numerical simulations of the effect of modifying the laser beam's profile, especially replacing the fundamental Gaussian beam with a super-Gaussian beam. Numerical simulations of the transmitted power in the ideal diffraction-limited beam diameter determined by the optical system of the transmitter, after about 1-km propagation, reveal that the second-order super-Gaussian beam can yield superior performance to that of the fundamental Gaussian beam, in both single-channel and coherently combined multi-channel laser transmitters. The improvement of the transmission efficiency for a 1-km propagation distance when using a second-order super-Gaussian beam, in comparison with a fundamental Gaussian beam, is estimated at over 1.2% in the singlechannel laser transmitter, and over 4.2% and over 4.6% in coherently combined 3- and 7-channel laser transmitters, respectively. For a range of the propagation distance varying from 750 to 1,250 m, the improvement in transmission efficiency by use of the second-order super-Gaussian beam is estimated at over 1.2% in the single-channel laser transmitter, and over 4.1% and over 4.0% in the coherently combined 3- and 7-channel laser transmitters, respectively. These simulation results will pave the way for future advances in the generation of higher-order super-Gaussian beams and the development of long-distance optical energy-transfer technology.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.80-82
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• 1998

A new fiber coupling scheme using thermally over-expanded core(TOEC) fiber was proposed and demonstrated. In the coupling experiment between 1.3${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ FP-LD and the proposed TOEC fiber with a tapered hemispherical microlens. superior performances such as a long working distance, a high coupling efficiency, and large misalignment tolerances were verified experimentally.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.08a
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• pp.379-382
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• 2004

Microoptics has become the key technology in liquid crystal display systems due to its capabilities of miniaturization and design flexibility. We successfully demonstrate five different microoptical components for enhancing the image quality, providing better functions, increasing light efficiency, and generating 3D images in LCD applications.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.169-171
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• 2002

Ethernet PON(Passive Optical Network)은 지금까지 연구되고 있는 가입자 망 가운데 인터넷 트래픽에 가장 적합한 모델이다. 본 논문에서는 Ethernet PON의 성능분석을 위해서 OPNET을 이용하여 Ethernet PON 시뮬레이션 모델을 설계 및 구현한다 또한, 이 모델에 대한 End to end Ethernet delay, Queuing delay, Throughput과 Utilization 분석을 통해서 하나의 OLT(Optical Line Termination)가 수용 할 수 있는 최적의 ONU(Optical Network Unit) 개수를 산정하고 Ethernet PON을 설치할 때 망의 효율을 극대화하는 방안을 제안한다.

• Journal of the Korean Graphic Arts Communication Society
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.85-96
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• 1997

The color difference between original and printed copy is affected mainly by ink trapping and optical properties of overprinted ink layer. Since the general expression itself about ink trapping is affected also by the optical properties, the analysis of color difference using the ink trapping only cannot be certain. This study will show a new approaching method for optical analysis of spectral reflectance and the effect of printing sequence on color difference in multi-color overprints under the condition of excluding completely the ink trapping problems by means of using transparent film as a substrate.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics D
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• v.35D no.7
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• pp.25-31
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• 1998

Modal transmission-line is utilized to analyze the power coupling of optical directional coupler composed by two parallel guiding slabs. By defining a coupling efficiency .eta. amenable to rigorous supermodes and boundary conditions of modal functions, we evaluate the power transfer for TE mode of gainy coupler. The results reveal that optimized power exchange occurs at a novel wavelength .lambda.$_{op}$ , which is generally different from minimum gap .lambda.$_{min}$ between rigorous modes and phase-matching condition .lambda.$_{ph}$ .

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.02a
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• pp.222-223
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• 2003

As laser pulse width becomes shortened from nanoseconds to femtoseconds, the effects caused by the dispersions of nonlinear optical mediums, such as group velocity mismatch and group velocity dispersion become considerably significant. The group velocity mismatch and group velocity dispersion are the major factors that lead to a decrease of frequency conversion efficiency and pulse spreading for picosecond and femtosecond pulses. (omitted)

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.02a
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• pp.176-177
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• 2003

초고속,대용량,유-무선 통합 등의 광 통신 시스템 발전 요구에 따라 광 검출기는 점점 더 초고속,고출력의 사양을 요구 받고 있다. 기존 광소자의 일반적인 광 검출기구조에서는 속도와 효율이 서로 상반되어,40GHz이상의 속도와 고효율을 모두 얻기가 매우 어려우므로, 이를 해결하기 위하여 수동 광도파로가 집적된 광 검출기가 필요하다. 도파로형 광 검출기는 일반적으로 잘 알려져 있는 구조이지만 입사광을 수용하고, 광의 크기를 조절하여 광 흡수층에 제대로 전달하기 위해서는 광 도파로 및 구조에 대한 연구가 필요하다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.02a
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• pp.242-243
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• 2003

A CGH is a hologram generated by computer. It is widely applied to wavefront manipulation, synthesis, optical information processing and interferometer. Some methods have been used to determine the optimum phase pattern to achieve high diffraction efficiency and uniform intensity such as DBS (Direct Binary Search), SA (Simulated Annealing), GA(Genetic Algorithm). These methods require long computation time to generate a hologram. (omitted)