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Using Magnetic Quadrupoles in Cathode-Ray Tubes

  • Sluyterman, A.A.S.
    • Journal of Information Display
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.30-34
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    • 2002
  • CRTs can be improved by means of magnetic quadrupoles. Areas of improvement are convergence, spot shape, image-flatness and space charge compensation.

BER Analysis of Coherent Free Space Optical Systems with BPSK over Gamma-Gamma Channels

  • Lim, Wansu
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.237-240
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    • 2015
  • We derived the average bit error rate (BER) of coherent free-space optical (FSO) systems with digital binary phase shift keying (BPSK) modulations over atmospheric turbulence channels with a gamma-gamma distribution. To obtain a generalized derivation in a closed-form expression, we used special integrals and transformations of the Meijer G function. Furthermore, we numerically analyzed and simulated the average BER behavior according to the average SNR for different turbulence strengths. Simulation results are demonstrated to confirm the analytical results.

Control-structure interaction in piezoelectric deformable mirrors for adaptive optics

  • Wang, Kainan;Alaluf, David;Mokrani, Bilal;Preumont, Andre
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.777-791
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    • 2018
  • This paper discusses the shape control of deformable mirrors for Adaptive Optics in the dynamic range. The phenomenon of control-structure interaction appears when the mirror becomes large, lowering the natural frequencies $f_i$, and the control bandwidth $f_c$ increases to improve the performance, so that the condition $f_c{\ll}f_i$ is no longer satisfied. In this case, the control system tends to amplify the response of the flexible modes and the system may become unstable. The main parameters controlling the phenomenon are the frequency ratio $f_c/f_i$ and the structural damping ${\zeta}$. Robustness tests are developed which allow to evaluate a lower bound of the stability margin. Various passive and active strategies for damping augmentation are proposed and tested in simulation.

Planar-optical interconnections by using a novel gradient-index substrate (물매-굴절률 기판을 이용한 평판광학적 광신호 연결)

  • 조무희;김영식;송석호
    • Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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    • v.8 no.5
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    • pp.431-437
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    • 1997
  • A gradient-index (GRIN) substrate is proposed as a novel signal propagation medium of planar optics. The GRIN substrate provides planar-optics designers not only a 3-dimensional signal propagation space, but also an additional smart optical functioning component like as a diffraction-limited imaging lens. The novel and smart functioning of the GRIN substrate was confirmed by experiment on imaging of an input signal to multiple destinations.

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Confocal off-axis optical system with freeform mirror, application to Photon Simulator (PhoSim)

  • Kim, Dohoon;Lee, Sunwoo;Han, Jimin;Park, Woojin;Pak, Soojong;Yoo, Jaewon;Ko, Jongwan;Lee, Dae-Hee;Chang, Seunghyuk;Kim, Geon-Hee;Valls-Gabaud, David;Kim, Daewook
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.46 no.2
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    • pp.75.2-76
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    • 2021
  • MESSIER is a science satellite project to observe the Low Surface Brightness (LSB) sky at UV and optical wavelengths. The wide-field, optical system of MESSIER is optimized minimizing optical aberrations through the use of a Linear Astigmatism Free - Three Mirror System (LAF-TMS) combined with freeform mirrors. One of the key factors in observations of the LSB is the shape and spatial variability of the Point Spread Function (PSF) produced by scatterings and diffraction effects within the optical system and beyond (baffle). To assess the various factors affecting the PSF in this design, we use PhoSim, the Photon simulator, which is a fast photon Monte Carlo code designed to include all these effects, and also atmospheric effects (for ground-based telescopes) and phenomena occurring inside of the sensor. PhoSim provides very realistic simulations results and is suitable for simulations of very weak signals. Before the application to the MESSIER optics system, PhoSim had not been validated for confocal off-axis reflective optics (LAF-TMS). As a verification study for the LAF-TMS design, we apply Phosim sequentially. First, we use a single parabolic mirror system and compare the PSF results of the central field with the results from Zemax, CODE V, and the theoretical Airy pattern. We then test a confocal off-axis Cassegrain system and check PhoSim through cross-validation with CODE V. At the same time, we describe the shapes of the freeform mirrors with XY and Zernike polynomials. Finally, we will analyze the LAF-TMS design for the MESSIER optical system.

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A conceptual introduction and the research of the optical properties of the Telecentric lens system (Telecentric 렌즈계의 이해와 광학적 성능 조사)

  • Kim, Bonghwan;Lim, Hyeonseon;Ji, Taeksang;Yoon, Sungro
    • Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.197-202
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    • 2002
  • In this paper, we want to help understanding about telecentric as introducing the concept of the system and researching the optical properties after we choose the designed profile projection lens. An analyzed optical system is F-number=2.8 and the first lens is used negative lens. Accordingly, we can know this system is compacter, because the front focal position is to the inside of the system and aperture stop is designed to the inside of the optical system. The field is about $21^{\circ}$. Since the entrance pupil is located the front focal point, we can certify the exit pupil is -49404.1mm, located on the infinite toward the object space. Therefore, the optical system is the form of 'image space telecentricity'.

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FOCAL REDUCER FOR CQUEAN (Camera for QUasars in EArly uNiverse)

  • Lim, Juhee;Chang, Seunghyuk;Pak, Soojong;Kim, Youngju;Park, Won-Kee;Im, Myungshin
    • Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.46 no.4
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    • pp.161-172
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    • 2013
  • A focal reducer is developed for CQUEAN (Camera for QUasars in EArly uNiverse), which is a CCD imaging system on the 2.1 m Otto Struve telescope at the McDonald observatory. It allows CQUEAN to secure a wider field of view by reducing the effective focal length by a factor of three. The optical point spread function without seeing effects is designed to be within one pixel ($0.283^{\prime\prime}$) over the field of view of $4.82^{\prime}{\times}4.82^{\prime}$ in optimum wavelength ranges of 0.8-1.1 ${\mu}m$. In this paper, we describe and discuss the characteristics of optical design, the lens and barrel fabrications and the alignment processes. The observation results show that the image quality of the focal reducer confirms the expectations from the design.

Disk-averaged Spectra Simulation of Earth-like Exoplanets with Ray-tracing Method

  • Ryu, Dong-Ok;Kim, Sug-Whan
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.76.2-76.2
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    • 2012
  • The understanding spectral characterization of possible earth-like extra solar planets has generated wide interested in astronomy and space science. The technical central issue in observation of exoplanet is deconvolution of the temporally and disk-averaged spectra of the exoplanets. The earth model based on atmospheric radiative transfer method has been studied in recent years for solutions of characterization of earthlike exoplanet. In this study, we report on the current progress of the new method of 3D earth model as a habitable exoplanet. The computational model has 3 components 1) the sun model, 2) an integrated earth BRDF (Bi-directional Reflectance Distribution Function) model (Atmosphere, Land and Ocean) and 3) instrument model combined in ray tracing computation. The ray characteristics such as radiative power and direction are altered as they experience reflection, refraction, transmission, absorption and scattering from encountering with each all of optical surfaces. The Land BRDF characteristics are defined by the semi-empirical "parametric-kernel-method" from POLDER missions from CNES. The ocean BRDF is defined for sea-ice cap structure and for the sea water optical model, considering sun-glint scattering. The input cloud-free atmosphere model consists of 1 layers with vertical profiles of absorption and aerosol scattering combined Rayleigh scattering and its input characteristics using the NEWS product in NASA data and spectral SMARTS from NREL and 6SV from Vermote E. The trial simulation runs result in phase dependent disk-averaged spectra and light-curves of a virtual exoplanet using 3D earth model.

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