Patents by Inventor Mahn Yong Park

Mahn Yong Park 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).

  • Patent number: 9341770
    Abstract: An optical fiber connector embedded with a Bragg grating includes: a ferrule formed with a reception unit for inserting and fixing a temperature compensation connection port from one end, a space unit extended from the reception unit toward inside, and an optical fiber insertion hole penetrating a side surface of the other end along a center of an axial direction from an inclined surface gradually narrowed toward inside of the space unit; the temperature compensation connection port formed with a connection unit contacting with the reception unit of the ferrule, an optical fiber support unit having an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the space unit of the ferrule from the connection unit and protruding to be spaced apart from an inlet of the ferrule by a predetermined distance to form a space for accommodating the Bragg grating and support an optical fiber, and the optical fiber insertion hole penetrating both ends along the center of the axial direction to insert the optical fiber; an optical
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: MEL TELECOM INC.
    Inventors: Byoung Whi Kim, Mahn Yong Park, Gil Dong Lee, Geon Jeong
  • Patent number: 8422124
    Abstract: A spectrum-sliced seed light module for a wavelength division multiplexing passive optical network (WDM PON) is provided. The seed light module includes an optical amplifier to amplify seed light, an optical wavelength filter to transmit broadband light, which is output in opposite direction to an output direction of the seed light, at periodic frequency intervals, and a reflective mirror to reflect light which is spectrum-sliced through the optical wavelength filter to the optical wavelength filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Han-hyub Lee, Byoung-whi Kim, Jea-hoon Yu, Mahn Yong Park, Jai-sang Koh
  • Publication number: 20130044984
    Abstract: An optical fiber connector embedded with a Bragg grating includes: a ferrule formed with a reception unit for inserting and fixing a temperature compensation connection port from one end, a space unit extended from the reception unit toward inside, and an optical fiber insertion hole penetrating a side surface of the other end along a center of an axial direction from an inclined surface gradually narrowed toward inside of the space unit; the temperature compensation connection port formed with a connection unit contacting with the reception unit of the ferrule, an optical fiber support unit having an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the space unit of the ferrule from the connection unit and protruding to be spaced apart from an inlet of the ferrule by a predetermined distance to form a space for accommodating the Bragg grating and support an optical fiber, and the optical fiber insertion hole penetrating both ends along the center of the axial direction to insert the optical fiber; an optical
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Byoung Whi Kim, Mahn Yong Park, Gil Dong Lee, Geon Jeong
  • Publication number: 20120121252
    Abstract: Provided is an optical communication system including: a remote control device for generating OAM (Operation, Administration, and Maintenance) signal including OAM information for equipment, converting the OAM signals to OAM optical signals, overlaying the OAM optical signals and communication upstream signals transmitted to a Communication Stations device, and controlling the transmission of the overlaid signals to the Communication Stations device; and the Communication Stations device for generating OAM control signals, converting the OAM control signal to OAM optical control signals, overlaying the OAM optical control signals and optical communication downstream signals transmitted to the remote control device, and controlling the transmission of the overlaid control signals to the remote control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: MEL
    Inventors: Byoung Whi Kim, Mahn Yong Park, Hyun Ho Yoon
  • Publication number: 20120099611
    Abstract: Provided is a wavelength tunable external cavity semiconductor laser module by a thermo-optic effect of a semiconductor optical waveguide. The wavelength tunable external cavity semiconductor laser module includes: a light source generating wideband light; a semiconductor optical waveguide having one end optically coupled to the light source; a Bragg grating formed on the optical waveguide; a thin film heater provided at an upper portion of the Bragg grating and controlling a reflection band of the Bragg grating by a thermo-electric effect; a first temperature sensor provided at an upper portion of the optical waveguide; a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) provided at a lower portion of the optical waveguide; a heat insulating layer provided between the optical waveguide and the TEC; and an optical fiber optically coupled to the other end of the optical waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: MEL
    Inventors: Byoung Whi Kim, Mahn Yong Park, Geon Jeong
  • Patent number: 8125707
    Abstract: A Reflective Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (RSOA) for compensating for light loss in an optical link, an RSOA module for improving polarization dependency using the RSOA, and a Passive Optical Network (PON) for increasing economical efficiency and practical use of a bandwidth using the RSOA are provided. The PON includes a central office comprising a plurality of optic sources transmitting a downstream signal and a plurality of first receivers receiving an upstream signal; at least one optical network terminal (ONT) including a second receiver receiving the downstream signal and an RSOA which receives the downstream signal, remodulates the downstream signal into the upstream signal, and transmits the upstream signal in loopback mode; and a remote node interfacing the central office with the ONT. The upstream signal and the downstream signal are transmitted between the remote node and the ONT via a single optical fiber. The remote node includes an optical power splitter at its port connected to the ONT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Byoung Whi Kim, Mahn Yong Park, Woo-Ram Lee, Tae Yeon Kim
  • Patent number: 8086102
    Abstract: Provided is a passive optical network (PON) based on a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA). In the PON, seed-light-injection RSOAs are used in an optical line terminal (OLT) to achieve the color-less management of the wavelengths of OLT optic sources, and wavelength reuse RSOAs are used to achieve the color-less management of the wavelengths of ONTs. Therefore, problems related to ONT wavelength management can be eliminated by the wavelength reuse RSOAs, and problems related to OLT wavelength management can be eliminated by the seed-light-injection RSOAs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Byoung-Whi Kim, Mahn-Yong Park, Seung-Hyun Cho, Woo-Ram Lee
  • Patent number: 8045261
    Abstract: A Reflective Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (RSOA) for compensating for light loss in an optical link, an RSOA module for improving polarization dependency using the RSOA, and a Passive Optical Network (PON) for increasing economical efficiency and practical use of a bandwidth using the RSOA are provided. The PON includes a central office comprising a plurality of optic sources transmitting a downstream signal and a plurality of first receivers receiving an upstream signal; at least one optical network terminal (ONT) including a second receiver receiving the downstream signal and an RSOA which receives the downstream signal, remodulates the downstream signal into the upstream signal, and transmits the upstream signal in loopback mode; and a remote node interfacing the central office with the ONT. The upstream signal and the downstream signal are transmitted between the remote node and the ONT via a single optical fiber. The remote node includes an optical power splitter at its port connected to the ONT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Byoung Whi Kim, Mahn Yong Park, Woo-Ram Lee, Tae Yeon Kim
  • Patent number: 7995626
    Abstract: Provided is an athermal external cavity laser (ECL), whose output optical power and output wavelength can be kept regular irrespective of temperature changes without using additional temperature controlling components. The ECL comprises: a semiconductor amplifier; an optical fiber comprising a core in which a Bragg grating is formed and a cladding surrounding the core; and a thermosetting polymer that fixes the optical fiber to a ferrule and has a negative thermooptical coefficient, wherein the thickness of the cladding surrounding the core in which the Bragg grating is formed is smaller than the portion of the cladding surrounding the portion of the core where the Bragg grating is not formed, and the thermosetting polymer the negative thermooptical coefficient surrounds the cladding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jie Hyun Lee, Mahn Yong Park, Geon Jeong, Chul Young Kim, Seung Hyun Cho, Woo Ram Lee, Byoung Whi Kim
  • Publication number: 20100232458
    Abstract: Provided is a wavelength tunable external cavity laser comprising: a semiconductor laser diode that outputs multi-wavelength optical signals and is mounted on a first substrate; and a wavelength tunable reflection filter that is mounted on a second substrate, outputs single wavelength optical signals among the multi-wavelength optical signals using resonance of external cavity formed between a semiconductor laser diode and a Bragg-grating having a predetermined period, and tunes the wavelength of the output single wavelength optical signal by varying the refractive index of the Bragg-grating. The wavelength tunable Bragg-grating reflection filter and the semiconductor laser diode are mounted on separate substrates, and the optical coupling efficiency between the semiconductor laser diode and the waveguide type Bragg-grating reflection filter is increased using an active alignment method to increase the optical output power and enable a stable oscillation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Byoung-Whi Kim, Mahn-Yong Park
  • Publication number: 20100214651
    Abstract: A Reflective Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (RSOA) for compensating for light loss in an optical link, an RSOA module for improving polarization dependency using the RSOA, and a Passive Optical Network (PON) for increasing economical efficiency and practical use of a bandwidth using the RSOA are provided. The PON includes a central office comprising a plurality of optic sources transmitting a downstream signal and a plurality of first receivers receiving an upstream signal; at least one optical network terminal (ONT) including a second receiver receiving the downstream signal and an RSOA which receives the downstream signal, remodulates the downstream signal into the upstream signal, and transmits the upstream signal in loopback mode; and a remote node interfacing the central office with the ONT. The upstream signal and the downstream signal are transmitted between the remote node and the ONT via a single optical fiber. The remote node includes an optical power splitter at its port connected to the ONT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Byoung Whi KIM, Mahn Yong PARK, Woo-Ram LEE, Tae Yeon KIM
  • Publication number: 20100209108
    Abstract: A Reflective Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (RSOA) for compensating for light loss in an optical link, an RSOA module for improving polarization dependency using the RSOA, and a Passive Optical Network (PON) for increasing economical efficiency and practical use of a bandwidth using the RSOA are provided. The PON includes a central office comprising a plurality of optic sources transmitting a downstream signal and a plurality of first receivers receiving an upstream signal; at least one optical network terminal (ONT) including a second receiver receiving the downstream signal and an RSOA which receives the downstream signal, remodulates the downstream signal into the upstream signal, and transmits the upstream signal in loopback mode; and a remote node interfacing the central office with the ONT. The upstream signal and the downstream signal are transmitted between the remote node and the ONT via a single optical fiber. The remote node includes an optical power splitter at its port connected to the ONT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Byoung Whi KIM, Mahn Yong PARK, Woo-Ram LEE, Tae Yeon KIM
  • Publication number: 20100150188
    Abstract: A spectrum-sliced seed light module for a wavelength division multiplexing passive optical network (WDM PON) is provided. The seed light module includes an optical amplifier to amplify seed light, an optical wavelength filter to transmit broadband light, which is output in opposite direction to an output direction of the seed light, at periodic frequency intervals, and a reflective mirror to reflect light which is spectrum-sliced through the optical wavelength filter to the optical wavelength filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Han-hyub Lee, Byoung-whi Kim, Jea-hoon Yu, Mahn Yong Park, Jai-sang Koh
  • Patent number: 7738167
    Abstract: A Reflective Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (RSOA) for compensating for light loss in an optical link, an RSOA module for improving polarization dependency using the RSOA, and a Passive Optical Network (PON) for increasing economical efficiency and practical use of a bandwidth using the RSOA are provided. The PON includes a central office comprising a plurality of optic sources transmitting a downstream signal and a plurality of first receivers receiving an upstream signal; at least one optical network terminal (ONT) including a second receiver receiving the downstream signal and an RSOA which receives the downstream signal, remodulates the downstream signal into the upstream signal, and transmits the upstream signal in loopback mode; and a remote node interfacing the central office with the ONT. The upstream signal and the downstream signal are transmitted between the remote node and the ONT via a single optical fiber. The remote node includes an optical power splitter at its port connected to the ONT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Byoung Whi Kim, Mahn Yong Park, Woo-Ram Lee, Tae Yeon Kim
  • Patent number: 7679819
    Abstract: A reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA) and an operating system based on a downstream optical signal reuse method with feed-forward current injection are provided. The RSOA has two active regions and includes a reflecting plane that reflects an input optical signal; and an optical amplifying semiconductor including a rear portion, which is positioned at a side of the reflecting plane and to which a signal having polarity opposite to that of the input optical signal is injected, and a front portion, which is positioned at a side opposite to the side of the rear portion facing the reflecting plane and which the input optical signal is passed though and a signal used to modulate a reflected input optical signal from the reflecting plane to an output optical signal is injected into.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Byoung Whi Kim, Mahn Yong Park, Seung Hyun Cho, Woo Ram Lee, Jie Hyun Lee, Geon Jeong, Chul Young Kim
  • Publication number: 20100014545
    Abstract: Provided is an athermal external cavity laser (ECL), whose output optical power and output wavelength can be kept regular irrespective of temperature changes without using additional temperature controlling components. The ECL comprises: a semiconductor amplifier; an optical fiber comprising a core in which a Bragg grating is formed and a cladding surrounding the core; and a thermosetting polymer that fixes the optical fiber to a ferrule and has a negative thermooptical coefficient, wherein the thickness of the cladding surrounding the core in which the Bragg grating is formed is smaller than the portion of the cladding surrounding the portion of the core where the Bragg grating is not formed, and the thermosetting polymer the negative thermooptical coefficient surrounds the cladding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Jie Hyun Lee, Mahn Yong Park, Geon Jeong, Chul Young Kim, Seung Hyun Cho, Woo Ram Lee, Byoung Whi Kim
  • Publication number: 20090220230
    Abstract: Provided is a passive optical network (PON) based on a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA). In the PON, seed-light-injection RSOAs are used in an optical line terminal (OLT) to achieve the color-less management of the wavelengths of OLT optic sources, and wavelength reuse RSOAs are used to achieve the color-less management of the wavelengths of ONTs. Therefore, problems related to ONT wavelength management can be eliminated by the wavelength reuse RSOAs, and problems related to OLT wavelength management can be eliminated by the seed-light-injection RSOAs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Byoung-Whi Kim, Mahn-Yong Park, Seung-Hyun Cho, Woo-Ram Lee
  • Patent number: 7580441
    Abstract: Provided is an athermal external cavity laser (ECL), whose output optical power and output wavelength can be kept regular irrespective of temperature changes without using additional temperature controlling components. The ECL comprises: a semiconductor amplifier; an optical fiber comprising a core in which a Bragg grating is formed and a cladding surrounding the core; and a thermosetting polymer that fixes the optical fiber to a ferrule and has a negative thermooptical coefficient, wherein the thickness of the cladding surrounding the core in which the Bragg grating is formed is smaller than the portion of the cladding surrounding the portion of the core where the Bragg grating is not formed, and the thermosetting polymer the negative thermooptical coefficient surrounds the cladding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Jie Hyun Lee, Mahn Yong Park, Geon Jeong, Chul Young Kim, Seung Hyun Cho, Woo Ram Lee, Byoung Whi Kim
  • Patent number: 7522648
    Abstract: A hybrid type integrated optical device has a semiconductor laser mounted on a planar waveguide platform by flip-chip bonding. The optical device comprises a semiconductor laser and a planar waveguide platform. The semiconductor laser includes a first structure, which has an active region and a light emission surface formed on at least one side surface of the first structure, and a second structure, which is formed below the first structure and has upper surfaces exposed at the light emission surface of the first structure and/or to a surface opposite to the light emitting surface. The planar waveguide platform includes a substrate, a lower clad layer, a core layer, and an upper clad layer, being sequentially stacked on the substrate. The semiconductor laser is flip-chip bonded on the substrate, such that the exposed upper surfaces of the second structure contact the upper surface of the upper clad layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Mahn Yong Park, Byoung Whi Kim
  • Patent number: 7305160
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a tunable wavelength optical transmission module, the wavelength of which can be tuned over the wide wavelength region of a C band and which can be implemented at a low price and, thus, can be applied to an optical network terminal. Bragg gratings having different grating periods are arranged in parallel or series and the temperatures of Bragg grating regions are then controlled, so that the wavelength of an optical signal can be tuned over a wide wavelength range through the small variation in temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Mahn Yong Park, Byoung Whi Kim