Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080267227 | Gain-clamped optical amplifier using double-clad fiber - Provided is a gain-clamped optical amplifier amplifying light without bandwidth loss of an incident optical signal, and the gain-clamped optical amplifier using a double-clad fiber comprises: an optical fiber including a core doped with a gain material for amplifying an optical signal, a primary clad adjacent to the outside of the core and having a lower refractive index than the core, and a secondary clad adjacent to the outside of the primary clad and having a lower refractive index than the primary clad; a light emitting element emitting a pump light for population inversion of the gain material; and a cavity unit producing laser oscillation by resonating spontaneous emission light emitted from the gain material population-inverted by the pump light. | 10-30-2008 |
20090147350 | AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION REFLECTOR-BASED GAIN-CLAMPED FIBER AMPLIFIER - Provided is an all-optical gain-clamped fiber amplifier, comprising transmission and isolation means for periodically transmitting an optical signal or reflecting amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) back to a gain medium. The transmission and isolation means can be embodied by an optical interleaver or a number of optical fiber Bragg gratings. Accordingly, an optical signal can be amplified across the entire C-band, and an ASE reflector-based gain-clamped fiber amplifier having a wider dynamic range than conventional amplifiers can be implemented. | 06-11-2009 |
20110141758 | OPTICAL COUPLER AND ACTIVE OPTICAL MODULE COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided are an optical coupler, which can improve miniaturization and integration, and an active optical module comprising the same. The optical coupler comprises a hollow optical block having a through hole formed to pass an optical fiber therethrough. The hollow optical block comprises at least one incidence plane, at least one internal reflection plane, and at least one tapering region. The incidence plane is disposed at the bottom of the hollow optical block, which is parallel to the through hole, to incident-transmit light. The internal reflection plane is disposed at the top of the hollow optical block, which is opposite to the incidence plane, to reflect the light, which is received from the incidence plane, into the hollow optical block. The tapering region is configured to concentrate the light on the optical fiber in the through hole. The tapering region is formed such that the outer diameter of the hollow optical block decreases away from the internal reflection plane and the incidence plane. | 06-16-2011 |
20110261580 | OPTICAL FIBER COUPLER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ACTIVE OPTICAL MODULE - Provided are an optical fiber coupler, a method of manufacturing the same, and an active optical module. The optical fiber coupler comprises a first core, a first optical fiber, and a plurality of second optical fibers. The first optical fiber comprises a first cladding surrounding a first core. The plurality of second optical fibers have a tapering region of a cylindrical shape and surround the first cladding of the first optical fiber. Here, the first core has the same diameter within the tapering region. | 10-27-2011 |
20120213235 | OPTICAL COUPLERS AND ACTIVE OPTICAL MODULES USING THE SAME - Provided are an optical coupler and an active optical module including the same. The optical coupler includes at least one first optical fiber, a second optical fiber, and a hollow optical block. The at least one first optical fiber transfers pump light. The second optical fiber includes a cladding with a facet enlarged from a first outer diameter to a second outer diameter, and passes the pump light which is transferred through the first optical fiber. The hollow optical block includes a through hole, an incident surface, and a coupling surface. The through hole passes the cladding with the first outer diameter. The incident surface is connected to the first optical fiber at a side end of the through hole. The coupling surface is joined to the facet of the second optical fiber at the other side end of the through hole facing the incident surface. | 08-23-2012 |
20140027727 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Disclosed are organic light emitting devices and methods of fabricating the same. The organic light emitting device may include light scattering parts having irregular island-shapes irregularly arranged. The organic light emitting device may further include a planarization layer, a first electrode, an organic light emitting layer, a second electrode, and an encapsulation layer. The light scattering parts may be formed using an organic solution having a low refractive index to improve light extraction efficiency of the organic light emitting device. Additionally, the light scattering parts of the irregular island-shapes may improve the light extraction efficiency of lights of all wavelengths, so as to be applied to an organic white light emitting device. The light scattering parts of the irregular island-shapes may be formed using the organic solution by a dewetting phenomenon. The light scattering parts may be formed at a temperature of about 250 degrees Celsius or less. | 01-30-2014 |
20140029267 | CHEMICAL COMPOUND BEING USED FOR FORMING A RANDOM WRINKLE STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE COMPOUND, FILM HAVING THE STRUCTURE, METHOD OF FORMING THE FILM, AND OLED COMPRISING THE FILM - Provided are a random wrinkle structure-formable compound, a composition including the same, a film including a random wrinkle structure, a method of forming the film, and an organic light emitting device including the film. A compound according to the present invention is coated and then, a film having a surface structure of random wrinkles may be simply formed through simple ultraviolet (UV) curing or thermosetting. When the film thus formed is used in an organic light emitting device, light generated from the organic light emitting device is scattered on surfaces of the random wrinkles to prevent light guide or total reflection, and thus, light is extracted to the outside. That is, a random structure disposed at the outside of the device performs a light extraction function and consequently, light efficiency of the organic light emitting device may be increased. | 01-30-2014 |
20140030830 | METHOD OF FABRICATING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Provided is a method of fabricating an organic light emitting device that may form a light scattering layer having an irregular random structure at a low temperature. The method includes providing a substrate coated with a precursor layer; sequentially forming a metal layer and an organic layer on the precursor layer; performing a heat treatment of the organic layer to form an organic mask from the organic layer; patterning the metal layer by using the organic mask to form a metal mask; patterning the precursor layer by using the metal mask to form a light scattering layer having an irregular random structure; removing the metal mask and the organic mask; and sequentially stacking a planarization layer, a first electrode, an organic light emitting layer, a second electrode, and a passivation layer on the light scattering layer. | 01-30-2014 |
20140077170 | HYBRID LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Provided is a hybrid light emitting device. The hybrid light emitting device may include the first light emitting part on the substrate, the capping layer, and the second light emitting part. The first light emitting part may emit light having a first wavelength, and the first light emitting part may include a first electrode, an organic emitting layer, and a second electrode sequentially disposed. A second light emitting part may generate light having a second wavelength. A capping layer may be disposed between the organic emitting layer and the second light emitting part. The capping layer may reflect light having the first wavelength and transmit light having the second wavelength. | 03-20-2014 |
20140158997 | DUAL-MODE PIXEL INCLUDING EMISSIVE AND REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND DUAL-MODE DISPLAY WITH THE SAME - Provided is a dual-mode display including a substrate, and a plurality of sub pixels on the substrate. Each of the sub pixels may include an emissive device, a reflective optical filter provided on a surface of the emissive device, and an optical shutter provided on other surface of the emissive device. | 06-12-2014 |
20150068252 | OPTICAL FIBER DRAWING APPARATUS HAVING SIMPLE STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL FIBER DRAWING METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided is an optical fiber drawing apparatus and optical fiber drawing method using the same. The apparatus may include a crucible accommodating core and clad sources and having a bottom hole through which the core and clad sources pass, and a plug disposed under the crucible, the plug passing through the bottom hole. The plug may include a bottom plug disposed under the crucible to close the bottom hole, and a first upper plug disposed on the bottom plug to pass through the bottom hole. | 03-12-2015 |