Special Issue on Optics and Photonics Research in Korea
Collaborative innovation between academia and industry has been a driving force behind the significant advances in photonics research in South Korea. In this special issue, we present cutting-edge research in photonics, highlighting the importance of collaboration between academia and industry. This issue covers a wide range of topics in photonics including biomedical applications, imaging, micro light emitting diodes, quantum dot emitters, deformable displays, thin-flat optics, radiative cooling, and 2D optical devices. Additionally, we introduce upcoming disruptive photonic applications with periodically arranged structures and their integration with conventional optics. This special issue can serve as a reference for the current and future research directions of photonics in South Korea.
Guest editors: Prof. Junsuk Rho (POSTECH)
Junsuk Rho is currently a Mu-Eun-Jae endowed Chair Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Department of Electrical Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea. Before joining POSTECH, he received a degree his B.S. (2007) and M.S. (2008) in Mechanical Engineering at Seoul National University, Korea and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, respectively. After getting Ph.D. (2013) in Mechanical Engineering and Nanoscale Science & Engineering from the University of California Berkeley, he had worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Materials Sciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Ugo Fano Fellow in Nanoscience and Technology Division at Argonne National Laboratory. His research is focused on developing novel nanophotonic materials and devices based on fundamental physics and experimental studies of deep sub-wavelength light-matter interaction. Dr. Rho has published more than 300 high impact peer-reviewed journal papers including Nature, Science, Nature Materials, Nature Nanotechnology and Nature Photonics. He is a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher in 2023.
Dr. Duheon Song (Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics) Dr. Duheon Song received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Electronics Engineering from Seoul National University in Korea. Before joining Samsung, he worked at LG Semicon Company, and worked as a postdoc at MIT. Since joining Samsung Electronics in 2000, he has made significant contributions to the development of the next-generation DRAM/NAND-flash memories and their successful mass production. From 2020 to 2023, he has been leading the Device Research Center at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, and his current research effort focuses on developing beyond-Si semiconductor devices, Si-/nano-/meta-photonic devices for diverse mobile applications, and quantum computing technologies. He is currently a professor in System Semiconductor Engineering at Yonsei University.
Dr. Seongjin Park (POSCO) Dr. Seongjin Park received B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from POSTECH, Korea. Before joining POSCO, he had been assistant, associate and full professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at POSTECH and led the commercialization of POSTECH R&D results by serving as the Head of Office of Industry-Academic Affairs and CEO of POSTECH Holdings. Prior to joining POSTECH, he worked as a Research Professor at Mississippi State University and a Researcher at Pennsylvania State University while working as CTO of start-up, Cetatech. From 2019 to 2023, he has been leading POSCO's Industry-Academy-Research Cooperation Office and focusing on discovering POSCO's future new business through the establishment of 'POSCO Venture Platform' based on Open Collaboration with the best partners in the venture ecosystem. He is currently an advisor to POSCO president.
