• ETRI Journal
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.106-115
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• 2014

In this work, the coplanar waveguide is fabricated on a PES (poly[ether sulfone]) substrate for application to a flexible monolithic microwave integrated circuit, and its RF characteristics were thoroughly investigated. The quality factor of the coplanar waveguide on PES is 40.3 at a resonance frequency of 46.7 GHz. A fishbone-type transmission line (FTTL) structure is also fabricated on the PES substrate, and its RF characteristics are investigated. The wavelength of the FTTL on PES is 5.11 mm at 20 GHz, which is 55% of the conventional coplanar waveguide on PES. Using the FTTL, an impedance transformer is fabricated on PES. The size of the impedance transformer is $0.318mm{\times}0.318mm$, which is 69.2% of the size of the transformer fabricated by the conventional coplanar waveguide on PES. The impedance transformer showed return loss values better than -12.9 dB from 5 GHz to 50 GHz and an insertion loss better than -1.13 dB in the same frequency range.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.235-240
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 10 Gbps급 데이터 전송을 위한 CPW(coplanar waveguide) 피드라인(feed-line)을 이용한 세라믹 스템(stem) 기반의 TO 패키지를 제안하였다. 기존의 금속 기반 TO 패키지에서 사용되는 실린더형 피드라인의 주파수 특성과 세라믹 패키지에서 사용되는 CPW 피드라인의 주파수 특성의 차이를 이론적으로 분석 비교하였다. 그리고 이들 패키지에 DFB 레이저다이오드(laser diode: LD)를 실장하여 측정된 3 dB 주파수 대역폭은 각각 3.5 GHz와 7.8 GHz로 사용된 패키지에 따라 큰 차이를 갖는 것을 밝혔다. 이러한 측정결과는 등가회로를 이용한 이론적인 계산결과와 잘 일치함도 확인하였다. 이상의 결과를 바탕으로 LD 광모듈의 주파수 특성을 개선하기 위한 방안으로 세라믹 재질의 비전도성 유전체를 스템으로 이용한 세라믹 스템 기반의 CPW 피드라인을 장착한 새로운 TO 패키지를 제안하였다. 제안된 패키지는 HFSS(high frequency structure simulator)를 이용하여 추출된 S 파라미터 값으로부터 기존의 금속 기반의 TO 패키지보다 월등히 넓은 주파수 특성을 얻을 수 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제26권12B호
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• pp.1754-1757
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• 2001

본 논문에서는 IMT-2000, 무선LAN, PCS 대역인 R-band에서 Coplanar waveguide (CPW)와 Photonic Bandgap (PBG)을 이용한 증폭기를 설계 및 제작하였다. 기존 마이크로스트립을 이용한 증폭기에만 적용되던 PBG 기술을 처음으로 CPW를 이용한 증폭기에 적용하여 출력효율 및 IMD를 측정하였다. PBG구조는 매칭 네트웍구성을 위해 최적화되었으며 이로인해 입출력 반사손실이 최소화 되도록 PBG 구조가 정합되었다. 측정결과 CPW구조에 새롭게 적용퇸 PBG구조를 이용하여 동일 IMD에 대해 15%의 출력효율과 동일 출력에 대해 IMD 4.5dB 향상을 얻을 수 있었다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.10-15
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• 2015

A thin-film transmission line (TFTL) employing a microstrip line/coplanar waveguide (ML/CPW) was fabricated on a silicon substrate for application to a miniaturized on-chip RF component, and the RF characteristics of the device with the proposed structure were investigated. The TFTL employing a ML/CPW composite structure exhibited a shorter wavelength than that of a conventional coplanar waveguide and that of a thin-film microstrip line. When the TFTL with the proposed structure was fabricated to have a length of ${\lambda}/8$, it showed a loss of less than 1.12 dB at up to 30 GHz. The improvement in the periodic capacitance of the TFTL caused for the propagation constant, ${\beta}$, and the effective permittivity, ${\varepsilon}_{eff}$, to have values higher than those of a device with only a conventional coplanar waveguide and a thin film microstrip line. The TFTL with the proposed structure showed a ${\beta}$ of 0.53~2.96 rad/mm and an ${\varepsilon}_{eff}$ of 22.3~25.3 when operating from 5 to 30 GHz. A highly miniaturized impedance transformer was fabricated on a silicon substrate using the proposed TFTL for application to a low-impedance transformation for broadband. The size of the impedance transformer was 0.01 mm2, which is only 1.04% of the size of a transformer fabricated using a conventional coplanar waveguide on a silicon substrate. The impedance transformer showed excellent RF performance for broadband.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.1248-1256
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• 2008

In this paper, basic characteristics of transmission line employing PPGM (periodically perforated ground metal) were investigated using theoretical and experimental analysis.According to the results, unlike the conventional PBG (photonic band gap) structures, the characteristic impedance of the transmission line employing PPGM structure showed a real value, which exhibited a very small dependency on frequency. The transmission line employing PPGM structure showed a loss (per quarter wave length) higher by $0.1{\sim}0.2\;dB$ than the conventional microstrip line. According to the investigation of the dependency of RF characteristic on ground condition, the RF characteristic of the transmission line employing PPGM structure was hardly affected by the ground condition in the frequency lower than Ku band, but fairly affected in the frequency higher than Ku band, which indicated that coplanar waveguide employing PPGM structure was optimal for RF characteristic and reduction of size. Considering above results, impedance transformer was developed using coplanar waveguide with PPGM structure for the first time, and good RF characteristics were observed from the impedance transformer. In case that {\lambda}/4$ impedance transformer with a center frequency of 9 GHz was fabricated for a impedance transformation from 20 to10 {\Omega}$, the line width and length were 20 and $500\;{\mu}m$, respectively, and its size was only 0.64 % of the impedance transformer fabricated with conventional microstrip lines. Above results indicate that the transmission line employing PPGM is a promising candidate for a development of matching and passive elements on MMIC.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.118-120
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• 2016

A coplanar waveguide employing periodic 3D coupling structures (CWP3DCS) was developed for application in miniaturized on-chip passive components on silicon radio frequency integrated circuits (RFIC). The CWP3DCS showed the shortest wavelength of all silicon-based transmission line structures that have been reported to date. Using CWP3DCS, a highly miniaturized impedance transformer was fabricated on silicon substrate, and the resulting device showed good RF performance in a broad band from 4.6 GHz to 28.6 GHz. The device as was 0.04 mm² in size, which is only 0.74% of the size of the conventional transformer on silicon substrate.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.147-155
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 기존 코플래나 웨이브가이드(CPW), 유한접지(FG) CPW, 그리고 접지(G) CPW와 같은 세 종류의 균일단면 구조의 CPW와 $TE_{01{\delta}}$ 모드 유전체공진기(DR : Dielectric Resonator)간의 결합 특성을 연구하고 마이크로스트립과 DR과의 결합과 같은 병렬 공진 특성을 보이는 CPW 와 DR간의 결합회로의 설계 방법을 제안한다. 결합 특성은 DR을 CPW의 접지와 신호선사이의 두 간격 중의 하나의 중심 상에 유전체 지지대(Support)를 이용하여 위치시키고 접지 방향으로 이동하면서 연구되었다. HFSS(High Frequency Structure Simulator : Finite Element Method Commercial Tool)의 시뮬레이션과 측정된 S-파라미터 값은 잘 일치했다. 마지막으로, 위에서 언급한 세 종류의 CPW와 DR과의 결합과 마이크로스트립라인과 DR과의 결합을 무부하 품질계수인 $Q_u$를 이용하여 비교하였다. 비교결과 CPW와 DR과의 결합은 마이크로스트립라인과 DR과의 결합보다 높은 $Q_u$ 값을 나타냈고 그 중에서 GCPW와 DR과의 결합이 가장 높은 $Q_u$를 보여줬다.

• 한국전자파학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전자파학회 2005년도 종합학술발표회 논문집 Vol.15 No.1
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• pp.63-68
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• 2005

In this paper, Coplanar Waveguide(CPW) low-pass filter with the spurious-reduced is designed by using Defected Ground Structures(DGS). Two different LPF unit cells and DGS pattern are combined to reduce the spurious. In comparison to a conventional step impedance LPF, the size of proposed LPF as 17.2mm*6.8mm is several times smaller. The simulation and measurements confirm that spurious characteristics is presented less than -30dB($S_{21}$) to three times cut off frequency.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.117-120
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• 2010

A novel stepped-patch loaded coplanar waveguide(SPLCPW) structure is proposed and applied to the design of a low-pass filter(LPF). The stepped-patch loaded on the opposite side of the CPW plane is shown to provide a shunt-connected series L-C resonance, which is dual to that of a conventional CPW defected ground structure(DGS). As a simple example of the proposed SPLCPW circuit, a 3-pole SPLCPW LPF is designed and good results are obtained.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.483-490
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 주기적 접지구조(PAGS)를 이용하여 실리콘 RFIC 반도체 기판상에 다단 임피던 스변환기를 제작 평가하였다. 제작된 임피던스변환기의 면적은 종래의 약 8.7 %인 0.026 $mm^2$이며, 8 ~ 49.5 GHz의 범위에서 양호한 RF특성을 보여주었다.