• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.959-964
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• 2001

An experimental investigation on the near-field electromagnetic loss of thin copper layers has been presented using microfabricated microwave transceivers for applications to multi-chip microsystems. Copper layers in the thickness range of 0.2$\mu$m∼200$\mu$m have been electroplated on the Pyrex glass substrates. Microwave transceivers have been fabricated using the 3.5mm$\times$3.5mm nickel microloop antennas, electroformed on the silicon substrates. Electromagnetic radiation loss of the copper layers placed between the microloop transceivers has been measured as 10dB∼40dB for the wave frequency range of 100MHz∼1GHz. The 0.2$\mu$m-thick copper layer provides a shield loss of 20dB at the frequencies higher than 300MHz, whereas showing a predominant decreases of shield loss to 10dB at lower frequencies. No substantial increase of the shield effectiveness has been found for the copper shield layers thicker that 2 $\mu$m.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.11 no.12
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• pp.2205-2209
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• 2007

In this paper, a voltage controlled oscillator(VCO) of core components for wireless subscriber network is designed. The type of oscillator is colpits method and the oscillator device uses a LC resonator. The product is made on FR-4 substrate with dielectric constant of 4.6. The designed VCO is operated at 3.2V, 10mA and has output value of 0.67dB. The VCO's phase noise property is -102DBc/Hz at offset frequence of 100kHz. The fabricated VCO is the same as target value and can be used for wireless subscriber network.

• Korean Journal of Metals and Materials
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• v.47 no.12
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• pp.866-872
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• 2009

The effects of magnetic powder thickness on electromagnetic wave absorption characteristics in Fe-6.5Si-0.9Cr (wt%) alloy flakes/polymer composite sheets available for quasi-microwave band have been investigated. The atomized FeSiCr powders were milled by using attritor for 12, 24, and 36 h, powder thickness changed from $40{\mu}m$ to $3{\mu}m$ upon 36 h milling. The composite sheet, including thinned magnetic flakes, exhibited higher power loss in the GHz frequency range as compared with the sheets having thick flakes. Moreover, both the complex permeability and the loss factor increased with the decrease in thickness of the alloy flakes. Therefore, the enhanced power loss property of the sheets containing thin alloy flakes was attributed to the flakes of high complex permeability, especially their imaginary part. Additionally, the complex permittivity was also increased with the reduction of flake thickness, and this behavior was considered to be helpful for improvement of the electromagnetic wave absorption characteristics in the composite sheets, including thin alloy flakes.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.323-331
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• 2022

Electro-optic modulator (EOM) takes a vital role in connecting the electric and optical fields. Here, we present a heterogeneously integrated EOM based on the lithium niobate-on-insulator (LNOI) platform. The key modulation waveguide structure is a field-enhanced slot waveguide formed by embedding silicon nanowires in a thin-film lithium niobate (LN), which is different from the previously reported LN ridge or etchless LN waveguides. Based on such slot structure, optical mode field area is reduced and enhanced electric field in the slot region can interact well with LN material with high Electro-optic (EO) coefficient. Therefore, the improvements in both aspects have positive effects on enhancing the modulation performance. From results, the corresponding EOM by adding such modulation waveguide structure achieves better performance, where the key half-wave-voltage-length product (V_𝜋L) and 3 dB EO bandwidth are 1.78 V·cm and 40 GHz under the electrode gap width of only 6 ㎛, respectively. Moreover, Lower V_𝜋L can also be achieved. With these characteristics, such field-enhanced waveguide structure could further promote the development of LNOI-based EOM.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.28-35
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• 2022

Interference always exists between wireless communication systems used in the same frequency band or adjacent frequency bands. In order to deploy a new wireless communication system such as a 5G system, a new frequency band must be allocated to the system. For this purpose, after analyzing interference between the existing system and the new system, a method of setting a frequency guard band or a minimum separation distance has been used as a passive method to limit the interference effect. This paper presents a wideband RF IRM(Interference Reduction Module) that can actively reduce the influence of interference between wireless communication systems. The wideband RF IRM can reduce the interference effects of 5G signals on satellite signals. The principle and structure of the wideband RF IRM are presented. The wideband RF IRM can suppress approximately 20dB of interference signal in 100MHz bandwidth when only interference signal exists. It also shows that when a 5G interference signal of -45dBm/100MHz and a satellite signal of -55dBm/40MHz exist simultaneously at a center frequency of 3.83GHz, about 15dB of 5G interference signal can be reduced in the frequency range covered by the satellite signal. The experimental results demonstrate that the wideband RF IRM can actively reduce the 5G interference signal on the satellite signal and can be used for the purpose of reducing the interference effect in a similar environment.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.46 no.1
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• pp.40-47
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• 2009

This paper presents the method of measuring the feedback interference channel, which is developed between the transmit and receive antennas of a wireless repeater by receiving the transmit signal at the receive antenna of the identical repeater, and experiment results obtained by analyzing the measurements. This experiment uses 2 GHz WCDMA signal and is carried out near a highway. The high-speed mobiles on highways cause reflected signals with high Doppler frequencies and large energy. In order to characterize the feedback channel, the power delay profile and the scattering function are estimated by identifying the delay spread, the Doppler spread, the number of fingers, and the attenuation with delay. Since the feedback interference channel is constructed between the fixed TX and RX antennas, which is dependent upon the multipaths developed by moving or fixed objects around the antennas, the channel shows different properties comparing to the conventional channels between the base station and the mobile station. Therefore, the results presented in the paper are expected to provide guidelines for designing and evaluating wireless repeater systems.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.385-390
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• 2004

In this paper, we designed a 4-bit optical true time-delay(TTD) for phased array antennas(PAAs), which is composed of a wavelength-fixed optical source, 2 ${\times}$ 2 optical MEMS switches, and fiber-optic delay lines. A 4-bit TTD with a unit time delay difference of 6 ps for 10-GHz PAAs has been implemented. Measurement results on time delay show an error of -0.4 ps at maximum, corresponding to a radiation angle error of less than 1.63$^{\circ}$. Thus, the TTD implemented in this research performs in excellent agreement with theory. Each TTD line, composed of MEMS switches and fiber-optic delay lines, connected to the corresponding antenna element has insertion loss in between 1.36 ㏈ and 2.40 ㏈ depending upon the setup of the switches. On the other hand, the insertion loss difference between TTD lines was 0.32 ㏈ at maximum for a fixed radiation angle. The TTD structure proposed in this paper might be more reliable and economical than those previously proposed using tunable wavelength sources if proper power equalization either with gain control of RF amplifiers or variable attenuators is achieved.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2000.02a
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• pp.108-108
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• 2000

급증하는 무선통신 정보수요는 특히, 고주파대역 (300NHz-300GHz)에서 사용되는 공진기, 필터, 발진기 등과 같은 소자의 품질향상을 요구하고 있다. 고주파용 유전체 중 ZrTiO4 는 $\alpha$-PbO2 계열의 사방정구조를 갖고 있는 유전체로서 높은 유전율 ($\varepsilon$=40)과 높은 품질계수 (Q=1/tan$\delta$=4700 at 7GHz)를 갖고 있고, Sn 첨가시 0ppm/$^{\circ}C$의 공진주파수 온도계수를 얻을 수 있다고 보고되어 있다. 본 연구에서는 약 110$0^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 안정한 상으로 존재하는 ZrTiO4를 저온에서 증착하여 준안정한 상태로 결정화되게 한후, 유전손실 (tan$\delta$)과 유전율($\varepsilon$)을 측정하였다. 또한 증착온도와 열처리과정에 따른 박막의 us형 (Strain) 정도의 변화를 X-선 회절결과로부터 분석하였으며 이를 측정된 유전특성 값과 비교하였다. ZrTiO4 박막은 DC magnetron reactive sputter로 Zr과 Ti 타겟으로부터 high phosphorous doped Si (100) 기판위에 증착하였다. 압력은 4mTorr로 유지하고 박막의 화학양론적 조성비를 맞추기 위해 각 타겟에 가해지는 power는 Zr/Ti=500W/650W로 고정하고, 반응가스의 비율을 Ar/O2=17sccm/3.5sccm으로 유지하여 박막내에 인입되는 산소량을 제어하였다. 증착 직후와 열처리 후의 박막특성을 비교하기 위해 증착온도를 상온에서부터 $600^{\circ}C$까지 변호시키고 증착후 각각의 시편을 80$0^{\circ}C$ 산소분위기에서 2시간동안 열처리하여 시편을 준비하였다. 박막의 상형성 여부와 결정성변화는 $ heta$-2$\theta$X-선 회절법을 사용하여 조사하였고, EPMA를 이용하여 박막의 조성을 확인하였다. 유전특성의 측정을 위해 백금 상부전극을 증착한 후, impedance analyzer를 이용하여 100kHz 영역에서의 유전손실을 측정하고, 측정된 정전용량과 박막의 두께로부터 유전율을 계산하였다. ZrTiO4 박막은 증착온도 20$0^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 결정성을 보이기 시작했으며, 열처리 이후에는 상온에서 비정질이었던 시편이 $650^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에서 결정화되기 시작하였다. 증착온도에 따라 유전손실은 0.038에서 0.017 정도로 감소하는 경향을 나타냈으며, 각각 열처리에 의해서 0.034, 0.005 정도로 다시 감소하였다. 박막의 유전율은 약 35 정도의 값을 나타내었으며 X-선 회절 data로부터 분석한 박막의 변형은 증온도에 따라 7.2%에서 0.04%로 감소하였고 이 이경향은 유전손실은 감소경향과 일치하였다.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.145-152
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• 2007

The polarimetric backscattering coefficients of a wet-land rice field which is an experimental plot belong to National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology in Suwon are measured using ground-based polarimetric scatterometers at 1.8 and 5.3 GHz throughout a growth year from transplanting period to harvest period (May to October in 2006). The polarimetric scatterometers consist of a vector network analyzer with time-gating function and polarimetric antenna set, and are well calibrated to get VV-, HV-, VH-, HH-polarized backscattering coefficients from the measurements, based on single target calibration technique using a trihedral corner reflector. The polarimetric backscattering coefficients are measured at $30^{\circ},\;40^{\circ},\;50^{\circ}\;and\;60^{\circ}$ with 30 independent samples for each incidence angle at each frequency. In the measurement periods the ground truth data including fresh and dry biomass, plant height, stem density, leaf area, specific leaf area, and moisture contents are also collected for each measurement. The temporal variations of the measured backscattering coefficients as well as the measured plant height, LAI (leaf area index) and biomass are analyzed. Then, the measured polarimetric backscattering coefficients are compared with the rice growth parameters. The measured plant height increases monotonically while the measured LAI increases only till the ripening period and decreases after the ripening period. The measured backscattering coefficientsare fitted with polynomial expressions as functions of growth age, plant LAI and plant height for each polarization, frequency, and incidence angle. As the incidence angle is bigger, correlations of L band signature to the rice growth was higher than that of C band signatures. It is found that the HH-polarized backscattering coefficients are more sensitive than the VV-polarized backscattering coefficients to growth age and other input parameters. It is necessary to divide the data according to the growth period which shows the qualitative changes of growth such as panicale initiation, flowering or heading to derive functions to estimate rice growth.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.239-246
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• 2013

In this paper, a dual-band on-body antenna operating at MICS and ISM band for a wireless medical repeater system is proposed and the antenna performance including the human body effect is investigated. The designed dual-band antenna is comprised of a top patch for ISM band and bottom patch for MICS band. Simulation and measurement was carried out in order to analyze the effects of human body on antenna performance considering real use. The proposed antenna has required impedance bandwidth enough to cover both MICS and ISM bands. The measured peak gains were -12.47 dBi and 1.71 dBi at the each center frequency of MICS and ISM bands, respectively. Furthermore, the antenna has the maximum radiation directed toward the inside of the human body in the MICS band and directed toward the outside in the ISM band. In addition, the return loss property of the antenna is insensitive to human body effects so that the proposed antenna is well suited for the on-body wireless medical repeater system.