Abstract:
Methods for manufacturing a solar cell are provided. The method may include forming a lower electrode on a substrate, forming a light absorption layer on the lower electrode, forming a buffer layer on the light absorption layer, and forming a window layer on the buffer layer. The window layer may include an intrinsic layer and the transparent electrode which have electric characteristics different from each other, respectively. The intrinsic layer and the transparent electrode may be formed by a sputtering process using a single target formed of metal oxide doped with impurities.
Abstract:
Provided is a transparent solar cell. The transparent solar cell includes a transparent substrate, a selective transparent reflection layer, a first electrode, a photovoltaic conversion layer and a second electrode. The selective transparent reflection layer includes a first surface contacting the transparent substrate, and the second surface facing the first surface. The first electrode, the photovoltaic conversion layer and the second electrode are sequentially stacked on the second surface of the selective transparent reflection layer. The selective transparent reflection layer transmits at least a portion of wavelength of a visible ray and reflects an infrared ray.
Abstract:
Provided is an optical hybrid module in which an optical device, a filter, an amplifier and an antenna are hybrid-integrated, which includes: a silicon optical bench disposed on a substrate and having an optical fiber and an optical device; an amplifier disposed on the substrate and connected to the optical device disposed on the silicon optical bench to amplify a signal transmitted from the optical device; and an antenna disposed on the substrate to be connected to the amplifier and transmitting a signal amplified by the amplifier. Thus, a foot-print module may be embodied by disposing an antenna and a filter on a single- or multi-layer substrate and providing a bias required for the optical device and the amplifier through a solder ball. Also, due to the antenna and filter disposed on the substrate, an expensive connector is not needed, and thus a production costs can be reduced.
Abstract:
Provided are a method and device for separating and converting multiband signals. The device includes a photoelectric converter for converting an externally received optical signal into an electrical signal, a first switch for separating the converted electrical signal into signals according to frequency bands, a first mobile communication band-pass amplifier for amplifying a mobile communication network signal of the signals separated by the first switch, a broadband up-converter for up-converting a baseband signal of the signals separated by the first switch into a broadband signal, a first broadband amplifier for amplifying the broadband signal output from the broadband up-converter, and a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the signals amplified by the first mobile communication band-pass amplifier and the first broadband amplifier.
Abstract:
Provided is an optical module used in a communication system employing a radio over fiber (ROF) technology delivering a radio frequency (RF) signal through an optical fiber. The optical module includes: an optical device; a signal line for transporting a radio frequency (RF) signal input from an external circuit to the optical device; and a resistor separately disposed from the signal line and having one end connected with the optical device, wherein the input impedance seen from the signal line is matched by the resistor. A bias voltage supplied to operate the optical device is applied through an inductor connected to the signal line between the optical device and a filter. Here, the filter formed by a pattern of the signal line prevents the bias voltage from being supplied to the external circuit. In order to amplify the RF signal input from the external circuit, an amplifier may be connected between the external circuit and the filter.
Abstract:
A wavelength tunable laser light source necessary for a Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)-based optical communication system, and more particularly, a wavelength tunable laser light source for maintaining a stable wavelength without a wavelength locker is provided. The wavelength tunable laser includes an optical fiber and a semiconductor device. The optical fiber can implement multiple reflection peaks. The semiconductor device includes a mode size converter section, a gain section and a DBR mirror section. One facet of the semiconductor device, which is adjacent to the optical fiber, has an antireflection coating layer. Therefore, the wavelength tunable laser based on an optical fiber containing multiple reflection peaks can maintain excellent wavelength stability insensitive to current injection, temperature, and environments without a wavelength locker.
Abstract:
A laser resonator is implemented by using the −1-st order reflection peaks of a sampled grating so that the multi-wavelength single mode light source array can be manufactured easily and economically. A multi-wavelength semiconductor laser array comprises a substrate; a plurality of laser stripes arranged with a predetermined space on the substrate, each being divided into two sections; a multiplicity of asymmetric sampled gratings distributed with sampling periods different from each other on the bottom of each active layer; and a number of effective refractive index changing layers, each arranged on one section of each laser stripe to make the Bragg wavelengths different at the two sections.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an electrical field absorbing semiconductor optical modulator, more particularly, to a high speed semiconductor optical modulator and a fabricating method thereof. The present invention includes a high speed semiconductor optical modulator, the optical modulator formed by stacking an n-type light-wave guiding layer, a light absorbing layer, a p-type light-wave guiding layer, a p-type clad layer, and a p-type ohmic contact layer on a substrate successively, the optical modulator having a ridge structure wherein the optical modulator is an electric-field absorbing type, and wherein width W3 of the light absorbing layer is less than the width W1 of the p-type ohmic contact layer. Accordingly, the present invention enables to provide high speed optical modulation of tens of giga rate of which modulating characteristics are excellent by reducing contact resistance and capacitance, which are the major problems of ruining the characteristics of an optical modulator, simultaneously.
Abstract:
A micro etching system using laser ablation includes a laser generator, an optical fiber waveguide, a laser beam focusing device and a sample platform. The laser generator generates an ultraviolet beam, and the optical fiber waveguide carries the laser beam radiated from the laser generator to the material to be etched. The focusing device is provided between the laser generator and optical fiber waveguide and serves to concentrate the laser beam into the optical fiber. The sample platform controls the position of the material to be etched so that the material is etched at a predetermined angle by the beam emitted from the outlet of the optical fiber waveguide.
Abstract:
A coaxial connector for microwave and millimeter wave measurement can be used by attachment to a vacuum chamber for instrumentation when measuring a high frequency characteristic for various electronic devices at low temperature. The coaxial connector connects microwave instrumenting equipment to a device to be tested within vacuum chamber (e.g., so as to measure a low temperature and high frequency characteristic for a high frequency device). It includes a support plate for attachment to the vacuum chamber and a support screw to prevent the coaxial connector from rotating. The support screw is of hexagonal shape in the exemplary embodiment and is arranged to one side on the center of the support plate. A coaxial cable transmits the measured signal and is extended to pass through the center of the support plate and support screw, and a V-shape connector on each end of the cable for respectively coupling between a fixed sample stand in the vacuum chamber and the microwave instrument equipment.