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The Journal of the Optical Society of Korea (JOSK) publishes papers reporting recent advances, state-of-the-art research and development results in all areas of optical science and technology. JOSK is published in English by the Optical Society of Korea (OSK) and is made available through OSA's Optics InfoBase.

Editor-in-Chief: Kyunghwan Oh, Yonsei University
ISSN: 1226-4776 | eISSN: 2093-6885
Frequency: Bi-monthly issues
2010 ISI Impact Factor: 0.886

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Predicting of Uncorrected Astigmatism from Decimal Visual Acuity in Spherical Equivalent
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the spherical equivalent visual acuity... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.219-223 (2013)

New Non-uniformity Correction Approach for Infrared Focal Plane Arrays Imaging
Although infrared focal plane array (IRFPA) detectors have been commonly used, non-uniformity correction... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.213-218 (2013)

Evaluation of Diffuse Reflectance in Multi-layered Tissue for High Intensity Laser Therapy
Pain is one of the quite common symptoms in clinics and many treatment methods have been applied to relieve... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.205-212 (2013)

Fast Fringe-field-switching Liquid Crystal Cell with a Protrusion Structure
We propose a cell structure for the fast switching of liquid crystals by the fringe field. By forming... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.200-204 (2013)

Lane Detection Algorithm for Night-time Digital Image Based on Distribution Feature of Boundary Pixels
This paper presents a novel algorithm for nighttime detection of the lane markers painted on a road at night.... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.188-199 (2013)

Comparative Experimental Analysis of Thermal Characteristics of Ytterbium-Doped Phosphosilicate and Aluminosilicate Fibers
We present a comparative experimental analysis of the thermal spectroscopic characteristics of a... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.182-187 (2013)

Power-Scalable, Sub-Nanosecond Mode-Locked Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser Based on a Frequency-Shifted-Feedback Ring Cavity Incorporating a Narrow Bandpass Filter
We present an all-fiberized power-scalable, sub-nanosecond mode-locked laser based on a... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.177-181 (2013)

Strain-imposed External Cavity Tunable Lasers Operating for NIR Wavelength
For demonstrating widely tunable external cavity lasers operating for near-infrared (NIR) wavelength, a... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.172-176 (2013)

Reflective Thermochromic Display on Polyethylene Naphthalate Film
A reflective flexible display was fabricated by placing a thermochromic pigment on a polyethylene naphthalate... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.168-171 (2013)

2D/3D Convertible Integral Imaging Display Using Point Light Source Array Instrumented by Polarization Selective Scattering Film
A two-dimensional (2D) / three-dimensional (3D) convertible display system based on integral imaging is... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.162-167 (2013)

Reference Functions for Synthesis and Analysis of Multiview and Integral Images
We propose one- and two-dimensional reference functions for processing of integral/multiview imaging. The... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.148-161 (2013)

A Design of Mid-wave Infrared Integral Catadioptric Optical System with Wide FOV
In order to deduce the difficulty of fixing the Ritchey-Chretien (R-C) dual reflective optical system and... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.142-147 (2013)

Determination of Transverse Magnifications by Distortion Analysis
A method to determine the transverse magnification (TM) of an imaging system is discussed. This method is... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.136-141 (2013)

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Vol. 17, Iss. 2 — Apr. 1, 2013  pp: 117–223

Wavelength-Tunable, Passively Mode-Locked Erbium-Doped Fiber Master-Oscillator Incorporating a Semiconductor Saturable Absorber Mirror
We briefly review the recent progress in passively mode-locked fiber lasers (PMLFLs) based on semiconductor... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.117-129 (2013)

Polarization Properties of Quasi-Homogeneous Beams Propagating in Oceanic Turbulence
Based on the extended Huygens-Fresnel principle and generalized Stokes theory, the evolution of polarization... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.130-135 (2013)

Determination of Transverse Magnifications by Distortion Analysis
A method to determine the transverse magnification (TM) of an imaging system is discussed. This method is... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.136-141 (2013)

A Design of Mid-wave Infrared Integral Catadioptric Optical System with Wide FOV
In order to deduce the difficulty of fixing the Ritchey-Chretien (R-C) dual reflective optical system and... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.142-147 (2013)

Reference Functions for Synthesis and Analysis of Multiview and Integral Images
We propose one- and two-dimensional reference functions for processing of integral/multiview imaging. The... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.148-161 (2013)

2D/3D Convertible Integral Imaging Display Using Point Light Source Array Instrumented by Polarization Selective Scattering Film
A two-dimensional (2D) / three-dimensional (3D) convertible display system based on integral imaging is... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.162-167 (2013)

Reflective Thermochromic Display on Polyethylene Naphthalate Film
A reflective flexible display was fabricated by placing a thermochromic pigment on a polyethylene naphthalate... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.168-171 (2013)

Strain-imposed External Cavity Tunable Lasers Operating for NIR Wavelength
For demonstrating widely tunable external cavity lasers operating for near-infrared (NIR) wavelength, a... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.172-176 (2013)

Power-Scalable, Sub-Nanosecond Mode-Locked Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser Based on a Frequency-Shifted-Feedback Ring Cavity Incorporating a Narrow Bandpass Filter
We present an all-fiberized power-scalable, sub-nanosecond mode-locked laser based on a... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.177-181 (2013)

Comparative Experimental Analysis of Thermal Characteristics of Ytterbium-Doped Phosphosilicate and Aluminosilicate Fibers
We present a comparative experimental analysis of the thermal spectroscopic characteristics of a... Journal of the Optical Society of Korea, Vol. 17 Issue 2, pp.182-187 (2013)

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