Abstract:
Provided are a multi-channel optical subassembly structure allowing an optical unit including a light source photodetector chip to be fixed through an alignment jig after active alignment is performed on an individual or single light source photodetector chip by using the alignment jig capable of electrical coupling and one electrode pad and the other electrode pad of a thermoelectric element, which are wire-bonded, capable of performing active alignment for each light source photodetector chip, that is, for each channel, capable of replacing the optical unit and the alignment jig when a problem occurs in some or all channels, capable of improving optical coupling efficiency for each channel, and capable of addressing a time-consuming and economically expensive work in which an optical subassembly is discarded when some channels fail, and a method of packaging the structure.
Abstract:
Provided is an apparatus for generating an incident light, the apparatus including an input light generator configured to generate an input light by changing an intensity of an operational signal at intervals of a predetermined period, a filter configured to change a wavelength of the input light through an electrical change, and a light amplifier configured to amplify an intensity of the input light having the changed wavelength to emit an incident light.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are an astral lamp device having detachable and angle-controllable LED module blocks and a method of setting the same. The astral lamp device having detachable and angle-controllable LED module blocks, includes a plurality of LED module blocks having one end attached to and disposed on a central frame; and an angle control part configured to control an angle of the LED module block attached to the central frame.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a bidirectional optical transceiver module and a method of aligning the same. The bidirectional optical transceiver module includes: a package having on one side a cavity; a platform mounted on the package; a transmitter which generates output light; a holder which includes the horizontal portion having the through-hole and disposed on the package to cover the cavity, and the vertical portion which has the inclined surface on one side and the connection hole connected to the through-hole; a receiver which generates an electric signal that corresponds to input light incident into the cavity; and a WDM filter that delivers the output light and the input light.
Abstract:
Provided is an apparatus that measures a thickness of a coating by selecting a wavelength of a laser based on a color of the coating using a contactless method using a photoacoustic effect and an interferometer, the apparatus including a pulsed laser source to irradiate a pulsed laser beam toward the coating, a continuous wave (CW) laser source to irradiate a CW laser beam toward the coating, a detector to detect an optical interference signal corresponding to the CW laser beam, and a signal processor to process the optical interference signal to calculate a thickness of the coating.
Abstract:
Provided are an optical system capable of improving the spatial resolution of hyperspectral imaging and an optical alignment method using the same. The optical system includes a digital micromirror device (DMD) having a rectangular shape, a first cylindrical lens curved to focus and form an image on an axis corresponding to a shorter side of the DMD, and a second cylindrical lens curved in the same axial direction as the axis to collimate light reflected from the DMD.
Abstract:
A wireless optical communication apparatus for performing bi-directional optical transmission in a free space includes a first optical system configured to transmit data through a downlink scheme and a second optical system configured to receive the data from the first optical system and transmit a control signal to the first optical system through an uplink scheme, wherein each of the first optical system and the second optical system transmits and receives the data and the control signal through a single port.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a variable optical attenuator. The variable optical attenuator includes an electrochromic device having a reflective property or a transflective property, a lens configured to convert input light to focused light or collimated light and input the focused light or the collimated light to the electrochromic device, and an outputter configured to output light reflected from the electrochromic device, in which the electrochromic device is configured to attenuate an intensity of the input light by controlling a reflectivity and a transmissivity of the input light based on an element included in the electrochromic device and a voltage to be applied to the electrochromic device.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a spectroscopic device including a planar lightwave circuit to which light passing through an optical fiber is input, a wavelength divider configured to divide a wavelength of light passing through the planar lightwave circuit, a beam splitter configured to divide a traveling direction of light passing through the wavelength divider into an external sample inlet and an internal sample inlet and adjust power of the divided light, a charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor configured to covert light transmitted from the internal sample inlet to an electrical signal or convert light reflected by the external sample inlet to an electrical signal, a control and signal processor configured to process the electrical signal to indicate a light intensity based on each wavelength, and an input and output interface configured to perform a spectrum analysis for each wavelength using the processed electrical signal.
Abstract:
Provided herein is an optical module including: an optical receptacle including a first lens and a second lens; a lens module including a lens unit facing the second lens of the optical receptacle; and an optical element configured to receive a beam emitted from the lens module or form a beam to be emitted to the lens module. A horizontal length and a vertical length of a cross-section of the first lens may differ from each other, and a horizontal length and a vertical length of a cross-section of the second lens may differ from each other.