Abstract: A photoreceptor protein-based spectrophotometer may include a field-effect transistor and a photoreceptor protein on the field-effect transistor (FET), the photoreceptor protein exhibiting change in electrical properties by absorbing light and being activated. Since the spectrophotometer can convert the light absorbed by the photoreceptor protein to an electrical signal using the FET, it can mimic human vision by using human photoreceptor proteins. The spectrophotometer can measure the color, intensity, etc. of light of broad wavelength ranges as in human vision. Thus, the spectrophotometer can be applied to the development of artificial vision, etc.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring ganglion cells may include: a light generation unit configured to irradiate a first light signal polarized in a first direction and a second light signal polarized in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to a subject; a reflected light processing unit configured to generate an amplification signal corresponding to an image of the subject using a first reflection signal, which is the first light signal reflected from the subject, and a second reflection signal, which is the second light signal reflected from the subject; and an image processing unit configured to measure ganglion cells in the subject using the amplification signal. The apparatus may be used to count the number of normal ganglion cells in the retina by measuring a phase difference of two lights polarized in different directions. The apparatus may also be used to monitor the progress of glaucoma.

Abstract: Provided is a method of analyzing binding efficiency of adhesive nanoparticles. The method includes (a) injecting a solution containing nanoparticles into a first chamber slide, (b) evaporating only the solution from the first chamber slide into which the solution containing the nanoparticles is injected, and measuring a saturation temperature using a thermal imager while radiating light from a light source, (c) injecting cells into a second chamber slide, (d) injecting a solution containing nanoparticles into the second chamber slide in which the cells are cultured, (e) removing nanoparticles which are not bound to the cells from the second chamber slide into which the cells and the nanoparticles are injected, and (f) evaporating only the solution from the second chamber slide from which the nanoparticles are removed, and measuring a saturation temperature using a thermal image while radiating light from the light source.

Abstract: Provided are a method of controlling an amount of adsorbed carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and a method of fabricating a CNT device. The method of controlling an amount of adsorbed CNTs includes adsorbing CNT particles onto a semiconductor structure, and removing some of the adsorbed CNTs by performing an oxygen plasma treatment on the adsorbed CNT particles.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring ganglion cells may include: a light generation unit configured to irradiate a first light signal polarized in a first direction and a second light signal polarized in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to a subject; a reflected light processing unit configured to generate an amplification signal corresponding to an image of the subject using a first reflection signal, which is the first light signal reflected from the subject, and a second reflection signal, which is the second light signal reflected from the subject; and an image processing unit configured to measure ganglion cells in the subject using the amplification signal. The apparatus may be used to count the number of normal ganglion cells in the retina by measuring a phase difference of two lights polarized in different directions. The apparatus may also be used to monitor the progress of glaucoma.

Abstract: A file upload system using a communication terminal includes a communication terminal, a mail server and a web server. The mail server receives an attached file together with an e-mail transmitted to at least one previously allocated reception-side mail account from the communication terminal and stores the received e-mail and attached file. The web server provides a webpage to which a file is to be uploaded to the communication terminal, and provides a web service through which the file is uploaded to the corresponding webpage.

Abstract: Provided are a method of controlling an amount of adsorbed carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and a method of fabricating a CNT device. The method of controlling an amount of adsorbed CNTs includes adsorbing CNT particles onto a semiconductor structure, and removing some of the adsorbed CNTs by performing an oxygen plasma treatment on the adsorbed CNT particles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a terahertz wave generator and a method of generating high-power terahertz waves using the terahertz wave generator. The terahertz wave generator includes a hollow spherical body, and a focusing lens installed in a cutout portion of the spherical body or an opening formed in the cutout portion, wherein an inner surface of the spherical body is coated with metal. In the method, frequencies having different levels are incident through the focusing lens or the opening to generate a plurality of air plasmas, and the air plasmas cause continuous focusing the metal-coated inner surface and hollow space of the spherical body, thus generating high-power terahertz waves. According to the present invention, a plurality of air plasmas is continuously generated, thus solving the problem in which the light intensity of terahertz waves generated using one air plasma is low.

Abstract: Embodiments of adaptively performing clutter filtering are disclosed. In one embodiment, a beam scanning system includes a light source configured to generate a supercontinuum light beam; an optical device configured to receive the supercontinuum light beam for guidance thereof to at least two output ports; and a power supply unit configured to supply voltage to one output port of the at least two output ports to change a phase of the light beam from said one output port.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a terahertz wave generator and a method of generating high-power terahertz waves using the terahertz wave generator. The terahertz wave generator includes a hollow spherical body, and a focusing lens installed in a cutout portion of the spherical body or an opening formed in the cutout portion, wherein an inner surface of the spherical body is coated with metal. In the method, frequencies having different levels are incident through the focusing lens or the opening to generate a plurality of air plasmas, and the air plasmas cause continuous focusing the metal-coated inner surface and hollow space of the spherical body, thus generating high-power terahertz waves. According to the present invention, a plurality of air plasmas is continuously generated, thus solving the problem in which the light intensity of terahertz waves generated using one air plasma is low.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for simultaneously generating terahertz wave and supercontinuum, and a spectroscopy method using the apparatus and method, in which terahertz wave and supercontinuum can be efficiently and simultaneously generated by a single device after taking into consideration the problems of conventional methods in which terahertz wave and supercontinuum were generated by separate devices. The apparatus for simultaneously generating terahertz wave and supercontinuum, includes a terahertz wave generation unit for generating a terahertz wave, and a supercontinuum generation unit for generating a supercontinuum based on nonlinear effect, wherein the terahertz wave and the supercontinuum are simultaneously generated using a single input light signal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for implementing an all-optical OR logic gate. The apparatus includes an optical pulse generator, a Mode-Locked Fiber Laser (MLFL), a first optical splitter, a first optical delay line means, an optical control means, a first optical coupler, a second optical splitter, a second optical delay line means, a third optical splitter, an Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA), a Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA), a second optical coupler, and an optical analyzer. The first optical splitter divides light output from the MLFL. The first and second optical delay line means acquire time delay. The optical control means controls intensity and polarization of the light. The first optical coupler generates the first input signal pattern as a probe signal. The second optical splitter divides light output from the first optical coupler. The third optical splitter divides the second input signal pattern.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for realizing all-optical NOR logic device using the gain saturation characteristics of a semiconductor optical amplifier(SOA). More particularly, the invention relates to a 10 Gbit/s all-optical NOR logic device among all-optical logic devices, in which a signal transmitted from a given point of an optical circuit such as an optical computing circuit is used as a pump signal and a probe signal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for implementing an all-optical OR logic gate. The apparatus includes an optical pulse generator, a Mode-Locked Fiber Laser (MLFL), a first optical splitter, a first optical delay line means, an optical control means, a first optical coupler, a second optical splitter, a second optical delay line means, a third optical splitter, an Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA), a Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA), a second optical coupler, and an optical analyzer. The first optical splitter divides light output from the MLFL. The first and second optical delay line means acquire time delay. The optical control means controls intensity and polarization of the light. The first optical coupler generates the first input signal pattern as a probe signal. The second optical splitter divides light output from the first optical coupler. The third optical splitter divides the second input signal pattern.

Abstract: A fabrication method of an epilayer structure for InGaAsP/InP ridge waveguide phase modulator with high phase modulation efficiency. It relates to a P-p-n-N InGaAsP/InP ridge waveguide phase modulator fabricated to be that the phase change of the TE-mode is linearly proportional to the reverse bias voltage at 1.55 ?m wavelength. A method for fabricating an epilayer structure for achieving the optical confinement in the vertical direction of an InGaAsP/InP waveguide phase modulator, characterized by comprising the steps of: forming a first cladding layer of N-InP on an N+-InP substrate; forming a first waveguide layer of n-InGaAsP and a second waveguide layer of p-InGaAsP in sequence on the first cladding layer; forming a second cladding layer of P-InP and a third cladding layer of P-InP in sequence on the second waveguide layer; and forming an electrode layer of p+InGaAs on the third cladding layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of embodying all-optical XOR logic gate by using semiconductor optical amplifier, and more particularly, to a technique to embody all-optical XOR logic gate utilizing the cross-gain modulation (XGM) characteristic of semiconductor optical amplifiers controllable with input currents, illumination signal, and pumping signal. The method of all-optical XOR logic element in accordance with the present invention is characterized to obtain operational characteristic of the all-optical XOR logic element by inputting pump-signal and illumination signal concurrently into two semiconductor optical amplifiers and then summing the two output signals having XGM characteristic arising from gain saturation and wavelength conversion of the semiconductor optical amplifiers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fabrication of an integrated optical isolator using a Multi-Mode Interference (MMI) structure and a cladding layer comprising magneto-optical material, which remove needless reflection generated in the course of light propagation and make short length integration possible. Thus, the invention uses nonreciprocal phase shift effect that optical characteristics are altered according to the direction of light propagation. In order to fabricate a light waveguide optical isolator, an input light should be separated into two light waveguides having the same power. That is, for the purpose of reducing the length of optical isolator device, the waveguide length needed to separate an input light into two light waveguides should be shortened. Since the light waveguide length of MMI structure is much shorter than the length of Mach-Zehnder light waveguide for separating an input light into two waveguides, the length of optical isolator device using MMI structure can be reduced.

Abstract: A semiconductor magneto-optical integrated optical isolator is realized with a Mach-Zehnder integrated optical isolator in which a cladding and a guiding layer of light waveguide are composed of magnetic material. Here, it uses nonreciprocal phase shift created when light propagation direction is changed. The fundamental element deriving this nonreciprocal phase shift is the Faraday rotation of magnetic material. Therefore, it is essential to have large Faraday rotation in order to fabricate a short length integrated optical isolator. However, since magnetic material of bulk state does not have large Faraday rotation, there need the length of several mm units for fabricating an isolator. The invention is to realize an integrated optical isolator using magneto-optical crystal in which magneto-optical material and dielectric substance have periodic structure.

Abstract: The present invention is related to an all-optical OR device embodied by using the gain saturation and wavelength conversion characteristics of semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), and more particularly, to a technique to embody an all-optical OR gate that performs all-optical logic operation by utilizing optical signals transmitted at arbitrary points of optical circuits such as optical computing circuits as the pump signal and the probe signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an implementation method of all-optical half adder by using semiconductor optical amplifier(SOA)-based devices and the apparatus thereof. In more detail, it relates to an implementation method of all-optical half adder comprising an all-optical XOR gate and an all-optical AND gate, implemented by using SOA-based devices, and an apparatus thereof.