Patents by Inventor Byung-Seok Choi

Byung-Seok Choi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20170108746
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Sang Hee JANG, Hyun Sup LEE, Jung Hun NOH, Keun Kyu SONG, Byung Seok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170052417
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Jung Hun NOH, Masataka KANO, Yeon Keon MOON, Keun Kyu SONG, Jun Ho SONG, Hyun Sup LEE, Sang Hee JANG, Byung Seok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170003556
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Jung Hun NOH, Keun Kyu SONG, Hyun Sup LEE, Sang Hee JANG, Byung Seok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20160323999
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Hyun Sup LEE, Jung-Hun NOH, Keun Kyu SONG, Sang-Hee JANG, Byung Seok CHOI
  • Patent number: 9420357
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jong Sool Jeong, Dong Hun Lee, Mi Ran Park, Byung Seok Choi, Hyun Soo Kim, O Kyun Kwon
  • Patent number: 9407061
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Byung Seok Choi, Ki Hong Yoon
  • Patent number: 9343614
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Su Hwan Oh, Ki-Hong Yoon, Kisoo Kim, O-Kyun Kwon, Oh Kee Kwon, Byung-Seok Choi, Jongbae Kim
  • Publication number: 20160049769
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventor: Byung Seok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20160026019
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Byung Seok CHOI, Su Jung HUH, Byoung Yong KIM, Ji Eun LEE, Jun Ho SONG
  • Publication number: 20160020575
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Byung Seok CHOI, Ki Hong YOON
  • Publication number: 20150288143
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Byung Seok CHOI, O Kyun KWON, Ki Soo KIM, Jong Sool JEONG, Su Hwan OH, Ki Hong YOON
  • Patent number: 9148227
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hyun Soo Kim, Dong-Hun Lee, Mi-Ran Park, Byung-Seok Choi, Kisoo Kim, O-Kyun Kwon
  • Publication number: 20150236797
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jong Sool JEONG, Dong Hun LEE, Mi Ran PARK, Byung Seok CHOI, Hyun Soo KIM, O Kyun KWON
  • Patent number: 9099839
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ki Hong Yoon, Byung Seok Choi, O Kyun Kwon, Jong Sool Jeong, Ki Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20150155428
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Su Hwan OH, Ki-Hong YOON, Kisoo KIM, O-Kyun KWON, Oh Kee KWON, Byung-Seok CHOI, Jongbae KIM
  • Publication number: 20150125159
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hyun Soo KIM, Dong-Hun LEE, Mi-Ran PARK, Byung-Seok CHOI, Kisoo KIM, O-Kyun KWON
  • Patent number: 9006749
    Abstract: Provided are a quantum dot laser diode and a method of manufacturing the same. The method of manufacturing a quantum dot laser diode includes the steps of: forming a grating structure layer including a plurality of gratings on a substrate; forming a first lattice-matched layer on the grating structure layer; forming at least one quantum dot layer having at least one quantum dot on the first lattice-matched layer; forming a second lattice-matched layer on the quantum dot layer; forming a cladding layer on the second lattice-matched layer; and forming an ohmic contact layer on the cladding layer. Consequently, it is possible to obtain high gain at a desired wavelength without affecting the uniformity of quantum dots, so that the characteristics of a laser diode can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jin Soo Kim, Jin Hong Lee, Sung Ui Hong, Ho Sang Kwack, Byung Seok Choi, Dae Kon Oh
  • Patent number: 8995480
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tunable laser module including a light gain area unit for outputting an optical signal; an optical distributor for separating the optical signal output from the light gain area unit; two comb reflection units for reflecting a part of optical signals separated by the optical distributor and allow a part of the optical signals to penetrate; two phase units for changing phases of the optical signals penetrating the two comb reflection units; an optical coupler for combining the optical signals of which the phases are changed by the two phase units; and an optical amplifier for amplifying the optical signal combined by the optical coupler, wherein the light gain area unit oscillates a laser by totally reflecting the optical signals reflected by the two comb reflection units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Ki-Hong Yoon, O-Kyun Kwon, Su Hwan Oh, Kisoo Kim, Byung-seok Choi, Hyun Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8989229
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Su Hwan Oh, Ki-Hong Yoon, Kisoo Kim, O-Kyun Kwon, Oh Kee Kwon, Byung-seok Choi, Jongbae Kim
  • Patent number: 8922871
    Abstract: An electrowetting display device includes: a lower substrate, a pixel electrode disposed on the lower substrate, a lower water-repellent layer disposed on the pixel electrode, a plurality of partitions disposed on the lower water-repellent layer and an oil layer disposed on the lower water-repellent layer between the partitions, and wherein the partitions include a side wall having a reverse taper structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Byung Seok Choi, Seung-Jin Baek, Ji Eun Lee, Wang Su Hong