Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes first and second substrates facing each other and including pixels in a first direction and in a second direction that crosses the first direction, and pixel electrodes disposed in the pixels, respectively, over a common electrode, each of the pixel electrodes including branch electrodes, which extend in the second direction, where the pixels include first pixels, which display a white color, and second pixels, which display one of a red color, a green color, and a blue color, the pixel electrodes include first pixel electrodes, which are disposed in the first pixels, respectively, and second pixel electrodes, which are disposed in the second pixels, respectively, and a first average distance between every two adjacent first and second pixel electrodes in the first direction is smaller than a second average distance between every two adjacent second pixel electrodes in the first direction.

Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a Mach-Zehnder electrooptic modulator including forming an intrinsic semiconductor layer including a Group III-V compound semiconductor on a Group III-V compound semiconductor substrate having an active region and a passive region, doping a first impurity in the intrinsic semiconductor layer corresponding to the active region to form a core layer disposed on the substrate and undoped with the first impurity and an upper clad layer disposed on the core layer and including a region doped with the first impurity, and patterning the core layer and the upper clad layer.

Abstract: Provided herein are a method and apparatus for controlling the wavelength of an external-cavity wavelength-tunable laser. The reflectivity or transmittance characteristics of a wavelength depend on the phase difference between light reflected by a wavelength-tunable filter and parasitic reflective light. Thus, when the temperature of a module and current applied to a phase control electrode and an external reflector are changed, the characteristics are changed in a periodic manner. The present disclosure relates to a wavelength control algorithm of determining combinations of these parameters to set conditions having optimum chirping characteristics at a desired wavelength.

Abstract: A method of forming a fine electrode, including: forming a base part on a substrate; disposing a transparent electrode solution at a boundary portion between a circumferential surface of the base part and an upper surface of the substrate; forming a transparent electrode by partially removing the transparent electrode solution; and removing the base part from the substrate.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided. A liquid crystal display comprising: an insulating substrate, a plurality of pixels disposed on the insulating substrate, and a display area in which the pixels are arranged in rows and columns, wherein four pixels arranged successively in a row direction form a domain pattern, and the domain pattern is repeated in the row direction and a column direction in the display area, wherein each pixel in first and second rows of the domain pattern has a first domain orientation, and each pixel in third and fourth rows of the domain pattern has a second domain orientation that is different from the first domain orientation.

Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes: a substrate; a light blocking pattern disposed on the substrate; a semiconductor pattern disposed on the light blocking pattern; a gate insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor pattern; a gate wiring; an interlayer insulating layer formed on the gate wiring; a first contact hole for exposing the source area; a data wiring disposed to extend in the second direction on the interlayer insulating layer and electrically connected to the source area via the first contact hole; a first passivation layer disposed on the data wiring; a second contact hole, which is disposed between the neighboring protrusion portions of the light blocking pattern so as not to overlap the light blocking pattern, and exposes the drain area; and a pixel electrode disposed on the first passivation layer and electrically connected to the drain area through the second contact hole.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a semiconductor layer disposed on the first substrate and including a channel area upon which a source electrode and a drain electrode are spaced apart from each other while facing each other; an organic layer disposed on the channel and including an opening that exposes at least a part of the channel area; and a common electrode disposed on the organic layer and including a first opening that extends across the channel area.

Abstract: A method of forming a fine electrode, including: forming a base part on a substrate; disposing a transparent electrode solution at a boundary portion between a circumferential surface of the base part and an upper surface of the substrate; forming a transparent electrode by partially removing the transparent electrode solution; and removing the base part from the substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for selecting a wavelength by a wavelength tunable optical receiver. The method of selecting a wavelength of a wavelength tunable optical receiver includes: receiving, by the wavelength tunable optical receiver, an optical signal from a wavelength tunable optical transmitter; filtering, by the wavelength tunable optical receiver, the optical signal through a low frequency band electrical signal filter, and obtaining a low frequency signal; determining, by the wavelength tunable optical receiver, whether the low frequency signal is a valid signal based on a current value of the low frequency signal; and when the low frequency signal is the valid signal, obtaining, by the wavelength tunable optical receiver, an enable condition of a wavelength tunable optical filter through which the low frequency signal is selected, in which the low frequency signal includes a control/monitoring signal.

Abstract: Provided herein is an external-cavity type wavelength tunable laser including gain medium configured to generate an optical signal and amplify the generated optical signal based on a bias current applied; an external reflector configured to be coupled optically with the gain medium; a second thermistor provided on the side of the gain medium and configured to measure a temperature of the gain medium; a first thermistor provided on the external reflector and configured to measure a temperature of the external reflector; and a thermoelectric cooler configured to transfer generated heat based on the temperatures measured by the first and second thermistors.

Abstract: Provided are a high-speed superluminescent diode, a method of manufacturing the same, and a wavelength-tunable external cavity laser including the same. The superluminescent diode includes a substrate having an active region and an optical mode size conversion region, waveguides including an ridge waveguide in the active region and a deep ridge waveguide in the optical mode size conversion region connected to the active waveguide, an electrode disposed on the ridge waveguide; planarizing layers disposed on sides of the ridge waveguide and the deep ridge waveguide on the substrate, and a pad electrically connected to the electrode, the pad being disposed on the planarizing layers outside the active waveguide.

Abstract: Provided herein is a method and apparatus for implementing a tunable light source, the method including performing a first calibration of obtaining a tuning curve representing changes of a wavelength as a function of a heater power up to a wavelength range where the external cavity type tunable light source is tunable; performing a second calibration of obtaining a detuning curve of the tunable wavelength range; and setting a wavelength by performing a wavelength locking.

Abstract: A mother substrate for a display device, includes an upper mother substrate and a lower mother substrate each divided into, from among areas of the display device, a display area which displays an image, a sealing area which surrounds the display area and in which a seal material is disposed, and an outer area disposed outside the sealing area, in which a pad area is disposed and from which a signal is applied to the display area; and a spacer between the upper mother substrate and the lower mother substrate, and in the outer area. The spacer is disposed at a cutting line at which the upper mother substrate and the lower mother substrate are separated from the mother substrate to form the display device.

Abstract: Provided herein is an external-cavity type wavelength tunable laser including gain medium configured to generate an optical signal and amplify the generated optical signal based on a bias current applied; an external reflector configured to be coupled optically with the gain medium; a second thermistor provided on the side of the gain medium and configured to measure a temperature of the gain medium; a first thermistor provided on the external reflector and configured to measure a temperature of the external reflector; and a thermoelectric cooler configured to transfer generated heat based on the temperatures measured by the first and second thermistors.

Abstract: Provided herein is a tunable external cavity laser comprising: a gain medium configured to create an optical signal; an external reflector configured to be coupled to the gain medium, and to comprise a Bragg grating; and a phase control section configured to adjust a phase of an entire laser, but to adjust a wavelength of the laser to a longer wavelength than a peak reflectivity of the external reflector.

Abstract: Provided is a reflective colorless optical transmitter receiving a carrier signal, which is a continuous wave, and outputting a modulated optical signal. The reflective colorless optical transmitter includes a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) amplifying an input optical signal allowing the input optical signal to have a gain, an optical modulator connected to the SOA and outputting a modulated optical signal, a high reflectivity facet reflecting the modulated optical signal from the optical modulator, and a Bragg reflection mirror connected to the high reflectivity facet, the optical modulator, and the SOA in series, wherein a Bragg resonator is formed by the Bragg reflecting mirror and the high reflectivity facet.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for selecting a wavelength by a wavelength tunable optical receiver. The method of selecting a wavelength of a wavelength tunable optical receiver includes: receiving, by the wavelength tunable optical receiver, an optical signal from a wavelength tunable optical transmitter; filtering, by the wavelength tunable optical receiver, the optical signal through a low frequency band electrical signal filter, and obtaining a low frequency signal; determining, by the wavelength tunable optical receiver, whether the low frequency signal is a valid signal based on a current value of the low frequency signal; and when the low frequency signal is the valid signal, obtaining, by the wavelength tunable optical receiver, an enable condition of a wavelength tunable optical filter through which the low frequency signal is selected, in which the low frequency signal includes a control/monitoring signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wavelength tunable laser apparatus, including: a first substrate configured to reflect inflow laser light, and tune a wavelength of the reflected laser light; and a second substrate configured to adjust a gain of the laser light input from the first substrate, reflect a specific wavelength of the laser light, and adjust a phase of oscillated laser light, in which the first substrate and the second substrate are formed in a single package form.

Abstract: Provided are a high-speed superluminescent diode, a method of manufacturing the same, and a wavelength-tunable external cavity laser including the same. The superluminescent diode includes a substrate having an active region and an optical mode size conversion region, waveguides including an ridge waveguide in the active region and a deep ridge waveguide in the optical mode size conversion region connected to the active waveguide, an electrode disposed on the ridge waveguide; planarizing layers disposed on sides of the ridge waveguide and the deep ridge waveguide on the substrate, and a pad electrically connected to the electrode, the pad being disposed on the planarizing layers outside the active waveguide.

Abstract: Provided is a reflective colorless optical transmitter receiving a carrier signal, which is a continuous wave, and outputting a modulated optical signal. The reflective colorless optical transmitter includes a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) amplifying an input optical signal allowing the input optical signal to have a gain, an optical modulator connected to the SOA and outputting a modulated optical signal, a high reflectivity facet reflecting the modulated optical signal from the optical modulator, and a Bragg reflection mirror connected to the high reflectivity facet, the optical modulator, and the SOA in series, wherein a Bragg resonator is formed by the Bragg reflecting mirror and the high reflectivity facet.