About OSK Division List

Optical Technology (광기술)

The division works on optical design, fabrication, and evaluation including many geometrical topics, optical display and pick-up, and industrial optics.

Photonics (광자기술)

The division focuses on optoelectronics, optical communication, and optical fibers and co-hosts the Photonics Conference (PC) and the Conference on Optoelectronics and Optical Communications (COOC) annually. Haerim Photonics Prize is awarded for achievement in areas of photonics.

Optical Science (광과학)

Key words for this division include topics related to laser science such as laser spectroscopy, quantum electronics, nonlinear optics, and more recently near-field optics, nanophotonics, terahertz optics, and meta-materials. Seongdo Optical Science Prize is awarded for achievement in areas of optical science.

Digital Holography and Information Optics (디지털 홀로그램과 정보광학)

The division focuses on information theory, optical signal processing, three-dimensional display, holography, diffractive optics, image processing, optical information storage, and optical computer.

Biophotonics (바이오 포토닉스)

The division was established in 1999 working on biomedical instrumentation, biosensor technology, vision, tissue optics, photodynamic therapy, optical trapping, microscopy, biomedical imaging, and bio-chip applications. The division hosts the Annual Biophotonics Conference (ABC).

Quantum Electronics (양자전자)

The division focuses on femtosecond laser, high power laser, semiconductor laser, terahertz laser, and applications in quantum electronics, bioimaging, nonlinear optics, and semiconductor microprocessing.

Display (디스플레이)

The division works on liquid crystal physics and optics, LCD applications, LEDs, OLEDs, and various other display technology.

Quantum Optics and Quantum Information(양자광학 및 양자정보)

The division was established in 2010 with key words that include quantum information, atomic and molecular physics, and quantum optics. The division hosts the annual Advanced Laser and Their Applications (ALTA) Workshop.

Lithography (리쏘그래피)

The division works on conventional and emerging lithography technology in various disciplines and industry and hosts the annual Next-Generation Lithography Conference.