Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute

Young Soon Heo

Hyun Seo Kang

Hyoung Jun Park

Jeong Eun Kim

Ji Hyoung Ryu

Keo Sik Kim

Young Sun Kim

Eun Kyoung Jeon

Chan Il Yeo

Sung Chang Kim

Dong Hoon Son

Keo-Sik Kim

Kwon-Seob Lim

Kwon Seob Lim

Gi Hyeon Min

Si Woong Park

Hyoungjun Park

Kye Eun Kim

Hyun Jin Kim

Dongsoo Lee

Mun Seob Lee

Jai Sang Koh

In Hee Shin

Hee Seung Kim

Jae Hoon Kim

Seihyoung Lee

Dae Won Choi

Jaisang Koh

Kyeeun Kim

Provided is an optical system which may acquire a hyperspectral image by acquiring a spectral image of an object to be measured, which includes, to collect spectral data and train the neural network, an image forming part forming an image from an object to be measured and transmitting collimated light, a slit moving to scan the incident image and passing and outputting a part of the formed image, and a first optical part obtaining spectral data by splitting light of the image received through the slit by wavelength. Also, the system includes, to decompose overlapped spectral data and to infer hyperspectral image data through the trained neural network, an image forming part forming an image from an object to be measured and transmitting collimated light, and a first optical part obtaining spectral data by splitting light of the received image by wavelength.

Hyperspectral imaging system using neural network

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.

Optical system capable of improving spatial resolution of hyperspectral imaging and optical alignment method using the same

Provided are an apparatus and method for adjusting an optical axis. In the apparatus, an iris diaphragm and a quadrant photodiode (QPD) are used to align optical axes of an optical system of the apparatus so that optical transmission efficiency between an optical transmitter and an optical receiver can be increased. Since a hole of the iris diaphragm can be adjusted to be small, a beam larger than a light-receiving area of the QPD can be included in the light-receiving area, and optical axis alignment is facilitated accordingly. When the QPD and the iris diaphragm are applied to the apparatus, it is possible to simultaneously perform data transmission, tracking, and optical axis alignment. An optical fiber end surface and optical axes of lenses arranged in parallel are aligned in the apparatus so that alignment between two terminals can be easy and reception efficiency can be increased.

Apparatus and method for adjusting optical axis for optical wireless communication in free space

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.

Bi-directional wireless optical communication apparatus and method thereof

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.

Spectroscopic device

Provided is an endoscopic apparatus for thermal distribution monitoring, and more particularly, an endoscopic apparatus for thermal distribution monitoring that is capable of providing a functional image in which various images such as a real image and a thermal image, are matched to one another. The endoscopic apparatus includes: an image collecting unit including a thermal image collecting unit collecting a thermal image from an image signal of an object and a real image collecting unit collecting a real image from the image signal of the object; a controller transmitting a control signal to the image collecting unit so as to transmit the image signal to one of the thermal image collecting unit and the real image collecting unit according to a preset period; and a display displaying the collected thermal image and real image.

Endoscopic apparatus for thermal distribution monitoring

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.

Multi-channel optical subassembly structure comprising an alignment jig and method of packaging the structure

Provided is a multi-channel optical module device. The optical module device includes: a light source unit configured to include a plurality of laser diodes that are capable of wavelength modulation according to current; a beam splitter unit configured to include a plurality of beam splitters that have different reflectivity and transmissivity and reflect or transmit light output from each laser diode of the light source unit to output them in a first direction or a second direction; and an optical coupler configured to couple and output the light from the beam splitter unit. Center wavelengths of the laser diodes of the light source unit are different from each other, and the number of output channels varies according to the number of laser diodes.

Multi-channel optical module device

Disclosed is a multi-wavelength transmission apparatus including a wavelength divider to divide an optical signal by wavelength and output wavelength-divided optical signals to different positions, the optical signal being received from an optical circulator, a first cylindrical lens to diverge the wavelength-divided optical signals along an X axis and a Y axis and allow the wavelength-divided optical signals to be promoted in a Z-direction, a second cylindrical lens to diverge optical signals output from the first cylindrical lens along the X axis and the Y axis and allow the output optical signals to be promoted in the Z-direction, and a reflector to reflect optical signals output from the second cylindrical lens toward the second cylindrical lens, the first cylindrical lens being identical in shape to the second cylindrical lens and rotated by 90&#xb0; in an Y-axial direction based on the second cylindrical lens.

Multi-wavelength transmission apparatus using cylindrical lenses

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.

Astral lamp device having detachable and angle-controllable LED module blocks and method of setting the same

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

Provided is a multi-channel optical subassembly. The multi-channel optical subassembly includes a first sub-mount including first and second areas having different thicknesses, a photoelectric device provided in the first area, a circuit board provided in the second area, a second sub-mount inserted into and fastened to the first guide hole and coupled to the first sub-mount, an optical fiber array fixed to the second sub-mount to provide a path through which light emitted from the photoelectric device is received or transferred, and a micro-lens array mounted on the second sub-mount. The first guide hole is provided in one of the first and second areas. The micro-lens array includes a lens collecting the light between the photoelectric device and the optical fiber array.

Multi-channel optical subassembly and method of manufacturing the same

A method of packaging a multi-channel optical receiver module and a package of the same are provided. The method includes installing a first lens on a sub-mount; aligning an optical block including a plurality of filters on the sub-mount; installing the aligned optical block on the sub-mount; aligning a second lens on the sub-mount; installing the aligned second lens on the sub-mount; and coupling the sub-mount to a TO-stem. The aligning of the optical block transmits light incident through the first lens to the plurality of filters, transmits light beams transmitted through the plurality of filters to an object lens, monitors positions of and intervals between the light beams transmitted through an infrared (IR) camera and aligns the optical block so that the intervals between the light beams transmitted through the plurality of filters are identical.

Method of packaging multichannel optical receiver module having a sub-mount with an optical block to guide incident parallel light beams and package of the same

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.

Wavelength division multi-channel optical module and manufacturing method thereof

Provided herein is a multi-channel optical module including a plurality of laser diodes emitting light with different wavelengths, a thermoelectric cooling device including the plurality of laser diodes, a TO-can including the thermoelectric cooling device, and a holder combined with the TO-can and including a plurality of optical lenses focusing the light with different wavelengths and a multiplexer gathering focused light into a single optical fiber, wherein the holder has a shape in which the TO-can is cut along an axis of a path of the light with different wavelengths for active alignment of the plurality of optical lenses.

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Gwangju, South Korea

Young Soon Heo