• 한국광학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2009

최근 광 격자구조나(photonic crystal) 표면 플라즈몬파(surface plasmon) 혹은 실리콘을 이용한 나노(nano) 스케일의 광 회로 시스템에 대한 연구가 활발한데, 이는 이미 한계에 다다른 전자회로속도의 한계를 극복하고 지금보다도 훨씬 작은 회로를 구성할 수 있는 이점이 있기 때문이다. 현재까지 보고된 바 있는 광 결합 시스템들은 그 크기가 나노 스케일의 광 회로 시스템에 비해 커서 광 결합 시스템으로서의 의미가 퇴색되고 있는데 본 논문에서는 매우 짧은 초점 거리를 가지며 매우 얇은 구조를 가지는 프레넬 렌즈를 이용한 광 결합 시스템을 제안하여 광 결합 시스템을 나노 스케일 광 회로 시스템과 비교할 수 있을 정도로 소형화 하는 방법을 모색하였다. 본 논문에서는 금 슬릿을 채용한 프레넬 렌즈를 제안하여 설계하고 그 구조를 이용해 2차원 전산모사를 수행하였다. 그 결과, 일반 프레넬 렌즈의 광 결합 효율이 약 43%인데 반해, 금 슬릿을 채용한 프레넬 렌즈의 광 결합 효율은 가장 효율적인 구조로 설계하였을 경우에 최대 약 65%의 광 결합 효율을 보인다. 일반 프레넬 렌즈에 비해 50% 이상의 광 결합 효율의 향상을 달성하였다.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2011년도 추계학술발표대회
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• pp.7-7
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• 2011

Quantum beam technology has been expected to develop breakthroughs for nanotechnology during the third basic plan of science and technology (2006~2010). Recently, Green- or Life Innovations has taken over the national interests in the fourth basic science and technology plan (2011~2015). The NIMS (National Institute for Materials Science) has been conducting the corresponding mid-term research plans, as well as other national projects, such as nano-Green project (Global Research for Environment and Energy based on Nanomaterials science). In this lecture, the research trends in Japan and NIMS are firstly reviewed, and the typical achievements are highlighted over key nanotechnology fields. As one of the key nanotechnologies, the quantum beam research in NIMS focused on synchrotron radiation, neutron beams and ion/atom beams, having complementary attributes. The facilities used are SPring-8, nuclear reactor JRR-3, pulsed neutron source J-PARC and ion-laser-combined beams as well as excited atomic beams. Materials studied are typically fuel cell materials, superconducting/magnetic/multi-ferroic materials, quasicrystals, thermoelectric materials, precipitation-hardened steels, nanoparticle-dispersed materials. Here, we introduce a few topics of neutron scattering and ion beam nanofabrication. For neutron powder diffraction, the NIMS has developed multi-purpose pattern fitting software, post RIETAN2000. An ionic conductor, doped Pr2NiO4, which is a candidate for fuel-cell material, was analyzed by neutron powder diffraction with the software developed. The nuclear-density distribution derived revealed the two-dimensional network of the diffusion paths of oxygen ions at high temperatures. Using the high sensitivity of neutron beams for light elements, hydrogen states in a precipitation-strengthened steel were successfully evaluated. The small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) demonstrated the sensitive detection of hydrogen atoms trapped at the interfaces of nano-sized NbC. This result provides evidence for hydrogen embrittlement due to trapped hydrogen at precipitates. The ion beam technology can give novel functionality on a nano-scale and is targeting applications in plasmonics, ultra-fast optical communications, high-density recording and bio-patterning. The technologies developed are an ion-and-laser combined irradiation method for spatial control of nanoparticles, and a nano-masked ion irradiation method for patterning. Furthermore, we succeeded in implanting a wide-area nanopattern using nano-masks of anodic porous alumina. The patterning of ion implantation will be further applied for controlling protein adhesivity of biopolymers. It has thus been demonstrated that the quantum beam-based nanotechnology will lead the innovations both for nano-characterization and nano-fabrication.