Abstract:
Provided are a transmission type high-absorption optical modulator and a method of manufacturing the transmission type high-absorption optical modulator. The optical modulator includes: a substrate; a lower distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) layer on the substrate; a lower clad layer on the lower DBR layer; an active layer that is formed on the lower clad layer and includes a quantum well layer and a quantum barrier layer; an upper clad layer on the active layer; an upper DBR layer on the upper clad layer; and a doping layer that supplies carriers to the quantum well layer. In the optical modulator, the doping layer may be included in the quantum barrier layer or in at least one of the upper and lower clad layers.
Abstract:
An image processing method for reducing distortion of a depth image may include: obtaining a plurality of original images based on light beams which are emitted to and reflected from a subject; determining original depth values of original depth images obtained from the plurality of original images, based on phase delays of the light beams, the reflected light beams comprising multi-reflective light beams that distort the original depth values; determining imaginary intensities of the multi-reflective light beams with respective to each phase of the multi-reflective light beams, based on regions having intensities greater than a predetermined intensity in the original depth images; correcting the original depth values of the original depth images, based on the imaginary intensities of the multi-reflective light beams; and generating corrected depth images based on the corrected original depth values.
Abstract:
A 3D depth sensor and a method of measuring a distance to an object, using the 3D depth sensor, are provided. The 3D depth sensor includes a light source configured to emit light toward an object, and an optical shutter configured to modulate a waveform of light that is reflected from the object by changing a transmittance of the reflected light, the optical shutter comprising sections. The 3D depth sensor further includes an optical shutter driver configured to operate the sections of the optical shutter independently from one another, and a controller configured to control the light source and the optical shutter driver.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for obtaining a depth image by using a time-of-flight sensor may generate a depth image based on a plurality of images in which a motion blur area caused by a movement of an object was corrected. In this case, since the motion blur area is corrected after an initial phase difference of emitted light is compensated, an accuracy of the depth image may be enhanced.
Abstract:
Provided is an optical device including an active layer, which includes two outer barriers and a coupled quantum well between the two outer barriers. The coupled quantum well includes a first quantum well layer, a second quantum well layer, a third quantum well layer, a first coupling barrier between the first quantum well layer and the second quantum well layer, and a second coupling barrier between the second quantum well layer and the third quantum well layer. The second quantum well layer is between the first quantum well layer and the third quantum well layer. An energy band gap of the second quantum well layer is less than an energy band gap of the first quantum well layer, and an energy band gap of the third quantum well layer is equal to or less than the energy band gap of the second quantum well layer.
Abstract:
A camera includes: a light source configured to emit an infrared (IR) signal; a receiver configured to receive a reflected IR signal, the reflected signal corresponding to the IR signal being reflected from an object; and a processor configured to generate an IR image based on the reflected IR signal, determine whether the IR image is saturated based on comparison between at least one pixel value of the IR image and a reference pixel value, and control an intensity of the IR signal emitted by the light source based on a result of the determination.
Abstract:
A method of measuring a distance by using a 3-dimensional (3D) depth sensor is provided. The method may include: measuring m number of frames using light modulated at a first frequency to determine a first tentative distance from a viewpoint to an object at the first frequency, m being a positive integer; measuring n number of frames using light modulated at a second frequency to determine a second tentative distance from the viewpoint to the object at the second frequency, n being a positive integer, a sum of m and n being four; and determining a resulting distance to the object based on the first distance and the second distance.
Abstract:
An edge emitting laser light source and a three-dimensional (3D) image obtaining apparatus including the edge emitting laser light source are provided. The edge emitting laser light source includes a substrate; an active layer disposed on the substrate; a wavelength selection section comprising grating regions configured to select wavelengths of light emitted from the active layer; and a gain section configured to resonate the light having the selected wavelengths in a direction parallel with the active layer.
Abstract:
A transmissive optical shutter includes a first contact layer provided on a substrate; a plurality of stacks provided on the first contact layer, each stack of the plurality of stacks including a first reflective layer, an active layer, a second reflective layer, and a second contact layer sequentially provided on the first contact layer; a first electrode provided on the first contact layer; and a plurality of second electrodes respectively provided on corresponding second contact layers of the second contact layers of the plurality of stacks, each second electrode of the plurality of second electrodes being comb-shaped.
Abstract:
Provided are a transmission type high-absorption optical modulator and a method of manufacturing the transmission type high-absorption optical modulator. The optical modulator includes: a substrate; a lower distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) layer on the substrate; a lower clad layer on the lower DBR layer; an active layer that is formed on the lower clad layer and includes a quantum well layer and a quantum barrier layer; an upper clad layer on the active layer; an upper DBR layer on the upper clad layer; and a doping layer that supplies carriers to the quantum well layer. In the optical modulator, the doping layer may be included in the quantum barrier layer or in at least one of the upper and lower clad layers.