Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

Kwon-Seob Lim

Hyun Seo Kang

Young Sun Kim

Young Soon Heo

Hyoung Jun Park

Eun Kyoung Jeon

Keo-Sik Kim

Jong Jin Lee

Jeong Eun Kim

Jai Sang Koh

In Hee Shin

Hyoungjun Park

Seihyoung Lee

Ji Hyoung Ryu

Jai-sang Koh

Dae Seon Kim

Hyun-seo Kang

Jong-jin Lee

Sei-Hyoung Lee

Jaisang Koh

Sun-Goo Lee

An apparatus for monitoring a laser welding bead irradiates a laser to a surface of a welding bead when welding with a laser welding machine, collects a signal reflected from the surface of the welding bead as an image signal, and then extracts at least one feature variable of a bead shape using the collected image signal. Then, the apparatus for monitoring the laser welding bead determines welding defects using the at least one feature variable, and controls an operation of the laser welding machine according to whether or not the welding defects are generated.

Apparatus and method for monitoring laser welding bead

There is provided an optical module. The optical module includes a light source, a wave guide to which beam output from the light source is input, a lens system configured to optically combining the light source and the wave guide, a first lens mount positioned between the light source and the lens system in an optical axis of the light source, a first adhesive configured to fix the lens system to the first lens mount, a second lens mount positioned between the wave guide and the lens system in the optical axis of the light source, and a second adhesive configured to fix the lens system to the second lens mount. Therefore, it is possible to precisely align light, to manufacture the optical module with small expenses, and to simplify processes and equipment.

Optical module

An optical wavelength and optical power measurement device is provided. The optical wavelength and optical power measurement device includes: an input unit in which an optical connector that emits communication light of an infrared ray wavelength region is connected; a filter unit that separates the communication light of an infrared ray wavelength region and light of a visible ray wavelength region; a sensing unit that communicates with a path of the communication light of an infrared ray wavelength region of the filter unit and in which a signal of the communication light of an infrared ray wavelength region is input; and an inspection unit that communicates with a path of the light of the visible ray wavelength region of the filter unit and that inspects a surface of the optical connector.

Optical wavelength and power measurement device

Multi-channel optical modules are provided. The multi-channel optical module may include a plurality of optical devices receiving or transmitting optical signals, a housing for optically coupling the plurality of optical devices to an optical fiber, at least one optical filter separating or multiplexing the optical signals according to wavelengths of the optical signals between the optical fiber and the plurality of optical devices, and at least one filter holder protruding into an inside of the housing. The optical filter may be mounted on the filter holder to align optical paths between the optical fiber and the optical devices.

Multi-channel optical module

Provided is a multi-channel optical module and a manufacturing method of the same. The optical module includes a base block having a cavity on one edge of the base block; a substrate arranged on the other side of the base block that faces the cavity; an integrated circuit (IC) chip mounted on the substrate; a platform arranged in the cavity; electrical contacts connected to the IC chip, wherein the electrical contacts are formed on the platform; an optical device array block arranged in the platform, wherein the optical device array block is connected to the electrical contacts; a plurality of optical fiber cores aligned with the optical device array block; and an optical fiber array block fixing the plurality of optical fiber cores, wherein the optical fiber array block is bonded to the platform and to the optical device array block and is fixed in the cavity.

Multi-channel optical module and manufacturing method of the same

Provided are a three-dimensional (3D) interconnection structure and a method of manufacturing the same. The 3D interconnection structure includes a wafer that has one side of an inverted V-shape whose middle portion is convex and a lower surface having a U-shaped groove for mounting a circuit, and a first electrode formed to cover a part of the inverted V-shaped one side of the wafer and a part of the U-shaped groove.

3D interconnection structure and method of manufacturing the same

Provided is a method of fabricating a graphene nano device. The method includes forming a first metal mask pattern on a substrate on which a graphene layer is formed, and forming a graphene pattern by performing an etching process on the graphene layer using the first metal mask pattern as an etching mask. The forming of the first metal mask pattern includes forming a first adhesive layer on the graphene layer, disposing the first metal mask pattern prepared in advance on the first adhesive layer, and heating the first adhesive layer to attach the first metal mask pattern on the substrate.

Method of fabricating graphene nano device

Disclosed is a bidirectional light transmitting and receiving device which includes a first conductive plate; a second conductive plate; at least one first lead pin which penetrates the first conductive plate and includes a first conductor and a first dielectric surrounding the first conductor; at least one second lead pin which penetrates the second conductive plate and includes a second conductor and a second dielectric surrounding the second conductor; a light receiving unit which is connected with the at least one first lead pin; and a light transmitting unit which is connected with the at least one second lead pin, wherein the first conductive plate is electrically isolated from the second conductive plate.

Bidirectional optical transmitting and receiving device

Provided is an image extraction method of optical phase extraction system. The image extraction method may include checking whether a phase error due to an environmental disturbance of optical fiber occurs by monitoring an output signal obtained by interfering reflection optical signals reflected through two paths. When a phase error occurs, an error is compensated using a phase compensation control method of closed loop type through one of the two paths and an image is extracted by capturing an image of object in a state that the image of object is shifted by the set phase value when a phase error is compensated. According to the inventive concept, a phase error occurring in an optical fiber type interferometer due to an environmental disturbance is minimized or compensated. Also, since an interference image accurately shifted by the phase value set among arbitrary various phase values is obtained through a camera, reliability of three-dimensional phase information being extracted is guaranteed.

Optical phase extraction system having phase compensation function of closed loop type and three-dimensional image extraction method thereof

The multi-channel optical module in accordance with some embodiments of the inventive may comprise a housing; an optical fiber disposed on one side of the housing; a plurality of optical devices disposed on the other side of the housing separated from the optical fiber; and a polyhedral mirror disposed between the optical devices and having mirror sides reflecting an optical signal between the optical fiber and the optical devices.

Multi-channel optical module with polyhedral mirror

There is provided a bi-directional optical transmitting and receiving apparatus. The bi-directional optical transmitting and receiving apparatus includes: a package having a cavity and allowing a plurality of lead wires to pass therethrough; a platform mounted on the package and including a through hole formed above the cavity and having sloped surfaces; a reception unit mounted within the cavity and generating an electrical signal corresponding to input light made incident to the cavity through the through hole and outputting the generated electrical signal to at least one of the plurality of lead wires; a transmission unit mounted on the platform and generating output light according to an electrical signal transmitted through at least one of the plurality of lead wires; and a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) filter mounted on the platform to transfer the output light toward an optical fiber and the input light toward the through hole.

Bidirectional optical transmission and receiving device

A sunlight coupler is provided, the sunlight coupler may include a beam integrator configured to concentrate beams of sunlight, which may be incident from a plurality of optical fibers, in the form of a single beam, a triplet lens focusing the concentrated beam on a specific position, and an optical fiber provided for transmission of the focused sunlight. The optical fiber may be a thermally-diffusion expand core fiber.

Sunlight coupler and sunlight system comprising thereof

The present inventive concept herein relates to multi-channel optical modules, and more particularly, to a multi-channel optical module capable of processing a plurality of signals having different optical wavelengths. The multi-channel optical module may include a stem including one or more cavities; at least one lead pin formed in one or more cavities; a plurality of optical devices formed in the one or more cavities; and a filter portion forming an optical path between the plurality of optical devices and an optical fiber by separating a plurality of optical signals according to a wavelength. According to the inventive concept, processing capacity of the optical module may be improved. Also, according to the inventive concept, electrical and optical cross talk of the optical module may be reduced.

An optical communication module which uses a single optical fiber to enable bidirectional communication or multiplexing communication is provided. The optical communication module includes a platform configured to have a through-hole therein which vertically passes through the platform; an optical receiver configured to be provided on the platform and include a light-receiving element; an optical transmitter configured to be provided on the platform and include a light-emitting element; and an optical filter configured to be provided on one surface of the platform to correspond to the through-hole, transmit light from the light-emitting element to an optical line, and transmit light input through the optical line to the light-receiving element, where one of the light-receiving element and the light-emitting element is provided on one surface of the platform on an opposite side of the optical line with the optical filter interposed therebetween, and the other is provided on the other surface of the platform to correspond to the through-hole. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost, minimize the optical or electrical crosstalk, and maximize the optical coupling efficiency.

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Gwangju, South Korea

Kwon-Seob Lim