• Proceedings of the Korea Electromagnetic Engineering Society Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.428-431
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• 2003

In this paper, distances between elements are optimized for low sidelobe level (SLL) microstrip patch array using Genetic Algorithms. Genetic Algorithms are "global" numerical-optimization methods, it's advantages are very simple coding and fast optimization. This paper show how to optimize the maximum SLL using Genetic Algorithms. In the results, although mutual coupling is neglected, it's maximum SLL is 3.5 dB lower than Uniformly Spaced Array(distance=$0.5{\lambda}$).

• Proceedings of the Korea Electromagnetic Engineering Society Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.413-417
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• 2003

In this paper, a series-fed microstrip array antenna utilized a sub-array with a waveguide slot feeding is presented. This sub-array can reduce the feed loss compared with a full microstrip feed network. The sub-array has been designed both for a broad reflection bandwidth and a flat gain bandwidth from 40.5 GHz to 43.5 GHz. The $24{\times}24$ array antenna has been implemented with the maximum gain of 32.4 dBi.

• Proceedings of the Korea Electromagnetic Engineering Society Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.501-505
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• 2003

There are many antenna array errors. They will distort the array beam pattern and result in an increased sidelobe level. A calibration technique is proposed for correcting the antenna array errors such as mutual coupling and unequal feeder characteristics. These are modeled as a matrix representing the interaction between the radiating elements. The matrix is estimated from the measured array response vectors. The antenna array errors are corrected by modifying the beamforming weight vector. It is verified by the electromagnetic simulation and experiment that the proposed technique reduces the sidelobe level and increases the antenna gain.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.58 no.12
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• pp.2468-2473
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• 2009

In this paper, a quadrafilar antenna is designed to have a lower profile as an essential part of the size reduction technique and lower backradiation(namely, higher forward radiation) for the S-band telemetry/telecommand(TM/TC) function of a communication satellite. Particularly, to meet the challenging requirements on the higher isolation between the TM/TC antennas and simultaneously a smaller size, the lowest backradiation and lowest cross-polarization, the optimal physical dimensions of the quadrafilar antenna are found by using the Genetic Algorithm(GA). To prove the validity of the proposed antenna design, its 3D electromagnetic analysis and measured results are compared to show good agreement. Using this antenna as the elements, an array antenna is made to have directivity.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.133.1-133.1
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• 2011

태양풍이 지구 전파통신에 미치는 영향을 예측하고 대응하기 위해 전파연구소와 협력하여 태양풍의 운동을 모니터할 수 있는 시스템을 개발하고 있다. 태양풍이 일으키는 섬광(scintillation)에 의해 태양풍 배후에 있는 전파원 밝기가 변하는 것을 측정하여 역으로 태양풍의 이동속도, 전자밀도 등을 유도하는 원리를 이용한다. 포물면형의 전파망원경 대신 시야가 넓은 다이폴 안테나를 24개 단위로 묶은 타일 32개를 동서-남북으로 수백미터 넓이의 부지에 배열하고 전자빔조향으로 원하는 천체를 추적한다. 타일은 수동으로 남북방향으로 움직일 수 있어 계절별로 태양근처의 전파원을 잘 볼 수 있도록 하였다. 각 타일에서 나온 신호는 약 10MHz의 대역폭으로 디지털화되어 컴퓨터에 기록되고 실시간에 가깝게 각 타일간의 천체 위치별 위상차를 보정한 후 합성되어 전파원의 세기를 측정한다. 이 신호들을 교차상관시키면 야간에는 천문용 간섭계로도 사용할 수 있다. 기본적으로는 MWA를 참고해서 설계한 것이나, 동작을 입증하기 위해서 타일 3개로 이루어진 시제품도 제작하였다. 현재 각 부분별로 제작이 진행되고 있으며 하드웨어는 올해 말까지 완성될 것이다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.471-482
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• 1996

In this paper, we analyze the effect of imperfect power control on the capacity of the reverse channel in CDMA cellular system with antenna arrays in the base station. For imperfect power control, we assume that the received power at the base station from the users within each cell has log-normal distribution, and we also consider the effect of imperfect power control of co-channel interferences which arise from both its own cell and outer cells. From the result of numerical analysis, we show that the degree of power control gives a great influence on the capacity of CDMA celluar system with antenna arrays, and also that antenna arrays at the base station can improve greatly the system capacity even when the power control is imperfect.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.753-762
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• 1996

In this paper, aperture coupled stacked microstrip array antennas are proposed and their operating characteristics are analyzed based on analytical. In order to evaluate mutual coupling between slot-coupled microstrip patches in finite array, analysis uses the reciprocity theorem and the spectral domain Green's functions for dielectric slab in a moment method solution for the unknown patches and solts current distrbution. By introducing an N-port equivalent network, the impedance matrix of an affay of N-element slot-coupled patches is evaluated directly from its network current matix of order N$^{2}$, and it can be programmed to be run on a PC. Numerical results show mutual coupling, radiation pattern, active reflection coefficient versus scan angle, radiation efficiency and active element gain pattern.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.763-770
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• 1996

In this paper, the Single-stage Transmission type Injectiong-Locked Oscillator(STILO) was designed and fabicated for the Active Integrated Phased Array Antenna(AIPAA) system. The STILO, which was designed and fabricated by injection-locked technique and hair-pin resonator, has the same 210MHz frequency tuning range of the Voltage Controlled Oscillator(VCO) used by varactor. The locking bandwidth of STILO with 11.5MHz bandwidth, is much better than that of the Injection-Locked Dielectric Resonator Oscillator(ILDRO), And the STILO has the improved noise characteristics in AM, FM, and PM. This STILO is useful for the AIPAA, the coupled VCO array, an the MMIC structure.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.1583-1591
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• 1998

In this paper, we consider the quasi maximum likelihood(quasi-ML) detector which uses antenna arrays in asynchronous time-varing channels. It is shown that the proposed quasi-ml detector can be regarded as a beamformer followed by a decorrelator: a method based on the eigendecomposition of the correlation matrix of the inverse-filtered signal is proposed to estimate the channel vectors. We also show that the proposed algorithm estimates the channel vector within small mismatch loss in severe propagation environment through computer simulations.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.301-303
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• 2016

This paper proposes a method providing diversity gain using small base stations in a cell coverage in order to improve diversity gain. The small base stations and the conventional base station consist a virtual MIMO array by using the cooperative communication scheme. Also, transmission diversity scheme is applied. A mobile user can receive the signals having the improved reliability by the applied transmission diversity scheme and the cooperative communication scheme.