• 한국광학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.52-57
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• 1990

피코초 레이저와 고속 전자장치를 사용하여 subnanosecond에서 microsecond 넓은 범위에 걸쳐서 발광 소멸 시간을 측정할 수 있는 time-correlated single photon counting(TCSPC) 장치를 개발하였다. 이 TCPSC를 사용하여 색소레이저에 있어서 saturable absorber로 많이 쓰이는 DODCI의 소멸시간 및 회전 완화시간을 측정함으로써 여기상태에서의 동력학과 회전운동에 관해 연구하였다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.114-119
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• 2019

본 논문은 원격으로 수소 가스의 계측이 가능한 광 계수 방식의 소형 라만 라이다 시스템 개발에 관한 것이다. 수소 가스에 의한 라만 신호는 매우 미약한 신호로서, 신호 대 잡음비가 매우 낮다. 광 계수기는 광 판별기를 갖고 있어, 레이저에 의하여 발생한 배경 신호의 전기적 잡음을 제거할 수 있는 장점을 갖고 있다. 본 연구에서는 출력이 낮은 레이저와 광 계수기를 이용하여 소형의 라만 라이다 시스템을 개발하였다. 개발된 광 계수 방식의 라만 라이다 시스템의 원격 수소 가스 검출 능력을 증명하기 위하여 수소 가스 농도를 조절할 수 있는 가스 챔버를 이용하여 수소 가스 농도 측정 실험을 수행하였다. 그 결과 10 m 거리에서 최소 0.65 vol.%의 수소 가스 농도 검출이 가능하였다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.368-377
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• 2018

In this paper, we evaluate cryptographic properties of a double random phase encoding (DRPE) scheme in the discrete Gyrator domain with avalanche and bit independence criterions. DRPE in the discrete Gyrator domain is reported to have higher security than traditional DRPE in the Fourier domain because the rotation angle involved in the Gyrator transform is viewed as additional secret keys. However, our numerical experimental results demonstrate that the DRPE in the discrete Gyrator domain has an excellent bit independence feature but does not possess a good avalanche effect property and hence needs to be improved to satisfy with acceptable avalanche effect that would be robust against statistical-based cryptanalysis. We compare our results with the avalanche and bit independence criterion (BIC) performances of the conventional DRPE scheme, and improve the avalanche effect of DRPE in the discrete Gyrator domain by integrating a photon counting imaging technique. Although the Gyrator transform-based image cryptosystem has been studied, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on a cryptographic evaluation of discrete Gyrator transform with avalanche and bit independence criterions.

• International Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.332-339
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• 2014

Face classification has wide applications in security and surveillance. However, this technique presents various challenges caused by pose, illumination, and expression changes. Face recognition with long-distance images involves additional challenges, owing to focusing problems and motion blurring. Multiple frames under varying spatial or temporal settings can acquire additional information, which can be used to achieve improved classification performance. This study investigates the effectiveness of multi-frame decision-level fusion with photon-counting linear discriminant analysis. Multiple frames generate multiple scores for each class. The fusion process comprises three stages: score normalization, score validation, and score combination. Candidate scores are selected during the score validation process, after the scores are normalized. The score validation process removes bad scores that can degrade the final output. The selected candidate scores are combined using one of the following fusion rules: maximum, averaging, and majority voting. Degraded facial images are employed to demonstrate the robustness of multi-frame decision-level fusion in harsh environments. Out-of-focus and motion blurring point-spread functions are applied to the test images, to simulate long-distance acquisition. Experimental results with three facial data sets indicate the efficiency of the proposed decision-level fusion scheme.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권9호
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• pp.3380-3389
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• 2022

We evaluated the performance of an improved hybrid median filter (IHMF) applied to X-ray computed tomography (CT) images obtained using a high-resolution photon-counting cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detector. To study how the proposed approach improves the image quality, we measured the noise levels and the overall CT-image quality. We established a CZT imaging system with a detector length of 5.12 cm and thickness of 0.3 cm and acquired phantom images. To evaluate the efficacy of the proposed filter, we first modeled two conventional median filters. Subsequently, we were able to achieve a normalized noise power spectrum result of ~10^-8 mm², and furthermore, the proposed method improved the contrast-to-noise ratio by a factor of ~1.51 and the coefficient of variation by 1.55 relative to the counterpart values of the no-filter image. In addition, the IHMF exhibited the best performance among the three filters considered as regards the peak signal-to-noise ratio and no-reference-based image-quality evaluation parameters. Thus, our results demonstrate that the IHMF approach provides a superior image performance over conventional median filtering methods when applied to actual CZT X-ray CT images.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.2057-2062
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• 2024

Among photon counting detector (PCD)-based technologies, the K-edge subtraction (KES) method has a very high material decomposition efficiency. Yet, since the increase in noise in the X-ray image to which the KES method is applied is inevitable, research on image quality improvement is essential. Here, we modeled a block-matching and 3D filtering (BM3D) algorithm and applied it to PCD-based X-ray images with the improved KES (IKES) method. For PCD modeling, Monte Carlo simulation was used, and a phantom composed of iodine substances with different concentrations was designed. The IKES method was modeled by adding a log term to KES, and the X-ray image used for subtraction was obtained by applying the 3.0 keV range based on the K-edge region of iodine. As a result, the IKES image using the BM3D algorithm showed the lowest normalized noise power spectrum value. In addition, we confirmed that the contrast-to-noise ratio and no-reference-based evaluation results when the BM3D algorithm was applied to the IKES image were improved by 29.36 % and 20.56 %, respectively, compared to the noisy image. In conclusion, we demonstrated that the IKES imaging technique using a PCD-based detector and the BM3D algorithm fusion technique were very efficient for X-ray imaging.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.776-780
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• 2017

To avoid imaging artifacts and interpretation mistakes, an improvement of the uniformity in gamma camera systems is a very important point. We can expect excellent uniformity using cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) photon counting detector (PCD) because of the direct conversion of the gamma rays energy into electrons. In addition, the uniformity performance such as integral uniformity (IU), differential uniformity (DU), scatter fraction (SF), and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) varies according to the energy window setting. In this study, we compared a PCD and conventional scintillation detector with respect to the energy windows (5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%) using a $^{99m}Tc$ gamma source with a Geant4 Application for Tomography Emission simulation tool. The gamma camera systems used in this work are a CZT PCD and NaI(Tl) conventional scintillation detector with a 1-mm thickness. According to the results, although the IU and DU results were improved with the energy window, the SF and CNR results deteriorated with the energy window. In particular, the uniformity for the PCD was higher than that of the conventional scintillation detector in all cases. In conclusion, our results demonstrated that the uniformity of the CZT PCD was higher than that of the conventional scintillation detector.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1989년도 추계학술대회 논문집 학회본부
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• pp.512-514
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• 1989

A time-correlated single photon counting system combined with a mode locked $Ar^+$ laser has been utilized to measure the fluorescence decay. A side-on type photomultiplier tube has been used as a photon detector. By restricting the sensitive area and the position of the photocathode, the transit time differencies of photoelectrons in PMT has been reduced. The fluorescence life time of rhodamin 6G in ethylene glycol measured 3.9$\pm$10 ns.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.573-577
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• 2003

Hong-Ou-Handel 간섭계를 이용한 광자쌍의 4차 간섭실험에서 두 광자의 뭉침이 단일계수에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 검출기의 단일광자 시간 분해능보다 짧은 시간간격으로 두 광자가 검출기에 입사할 때 하나의 검출기에서 측정되는 단일계수가 현저하게 줄어드는 변화를 확인하였다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제8권7호
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• pp.423-428
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• 2014

현재까지 TFT 기반의 평판형 어레이를 이용한 디지털 X선 영상장치가 이용되어 왔다. 그러나, 최근 광계수형 센서 기술에 대한 많은 연구가 수행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 광계수형 X선 영상 센서의 정량적 성능 평가를 위한 기시법 제시를 통해 광도전체 물질의 물성을 평가하였다. 먼저 광계수형 X선 영상 센서의 검출물질인 광도전체의 누설전류 및 X선 민감도 측정을 수행하였으며, 신호 정형 시간 결정을 위한 상승시간 특성을 평가하였다. 또한 광도전체에 입사하는 단위면적당 포톤수를 정의하기 위해 IEC 62220-1-2 권고안을 바탕으로 셋업 연구를 수행하였으며, 이를 바탕으로 전하수집효율를 평가하였다. 그 결과 광도전체 층의 누설전류는 $200pA/mm^2$, X선 민감도는 $7{\mu}C/cm^2R$이며, 상승 시간은 $0.765{\mu}s$으로 평가되었다.