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Multifunctional photonics
Nano- and micro-structured optical materials and devices.
Pusan National University
Light Makes Our Life Shine
APOL explores light-matter interactions at nano- and micro-scales to pioneer multifunctional photonic systems and discover new optical phenomena.
We combine AI-assisted photonics, silicon photonic integrated circuits, energy photonics, bio-inspired imaging, and optical security devices.
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81Publications
5Research pillars
2021Opened at PNU
APOLPhotonics & optoelectronics
Research
From optical physics to working devices
APOL studies the behavior of light in structured materials and turns those principles into energy, security, sensing, Si photonics, and imaging systems.
Energy photonics
Radiative cooling, solar utilization, and thermal management.
Optical security
Optical PUFs and high-capacity cryptographic devices.
Si photonics
Silicon photonic integrated circuits and chip-scale optoelectronic devices.
AI-assisted Photonics
Inverse design, data-driven modeling, and optimization of photonic structures.
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Latest updates
2026-06-17
Bio-inspired artificial retina with receptive fields for in-sensor multiply-and-accumulate operations published
Our paper entitled "Bio-inspired artificial retina with receptive fields for in-sensor multiply-and-accumulate operations" has been published in InfoMat.
2026-06-11
우리 연구실의 김정진 학생이 2026 부산대학교 대학원 학술상을 수상했습니다! 🥳
김정진 학생이 공학계열 대학원생 중 단 1명에게 수여되는 2026 부산대학교 대학원 학술상을 수상했습니다.
2026-03-27
HFSP(Human Frontier Science Program) Early Career 트랙을 우리 연구실이 최종 수상하였습니다 :) 🥳
2026-03-24
우리 연구실의 박민서 학생이 한국센서학회 우수 발표 논문상을 수상했습니다! 🥳
박민서 학생이 2026년 한국센서학회 춘계학술대회 포스터 세션에서 '우수 발표 논문상'을 수상했습니다.
2026-03-24
우리 연구실의 임정미 학생이 한국정보디스플레이 학술대회 우수 포스터 상을 수상했습니다! 🥳
임정미 학생이 제2회 한국정보디스플레이 학술대회에서 '우수 포스터 상'을 수상했습니다.
2025-12-04
Low-bias, broadband photodetection enabled by MAPbI3/black silicon dual-mode photodetector for compact optoelectronic platforms published
Our paper entitled "Low-bias, broadband photodetection enabled by MAPbI3/black silicon dual-mode photodetector for compact optoelectronic platforms" has been published in Chemical Engineering Journal (IF: 13.2, JCR < 3%).
2025-10-02
Multi-Level Optical Physical Unclonable Function Based on Random Surface Scattering for Hierarchical Cryptographic Protocols published
Our paper entitled "Multi-Level Optical Physical Unclonable Function Based on Random Surface Scattering for Hierarchical Cryptographic Protocols" has been published in Advanced Science (IF: 14.3, JCR < 10%).
2025-09-09
Hierarchical assembly of upconversion nanoparticle-grating hybrids on flexible nanofibers for multi-level physical unclonable functions published
Our paper entitled "Hierarchical assembly of upconversion nanoparticle-grating hybrids on flexible nanofibers for multi-level physical unclonable functions" has been published in Nanoscale.