• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.7 no.4 s.19
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• pp.53-60
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• 2004

In this paper, the radar antenna of navigation radar on helicopter was suggested to Ka-band lens antenna. It is type of the streamlined convex lens to reduce the air resistivity when helicopter was navigated. Although aperture area is smaller than the standard antenna just like horns, the gain is higher and beamwidth is smaller than standard horns. We made the lens by using maximum flare angle of the horn and dielectric constant of the lens. As a result, when aperture diameter was 280mm and focal length was 145mm, the return loss -21.25dB, the gain was 32.2dBi, E and H beamwidth was $1.8^{\circ}$(E-plane), $1.4^{\circ}$(H-plane), nearly $1.5^{\circ}$, and side-lobe level was -18.4 dB(E-plane), -19.5dB(H-plane) lower were presented. So this suggested type can be used for the radar antenna of navigation radar on helicopter, and it will possible just a little some sidelobe suppression by using the choked horn as a feeder horn.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.969-975
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• 2000

New class of three dimensional (3-D) micromachined microwave planar filters at K and Ka-band are presented using LIGA micro-machined process. The K-and Ka-band filters show wide bandpass characteristics of~36% and ~39% with the insertion loss 1.26dB at 19.11GHz and 1.7dB at GHz, respectively. These filters can be applicable in high power MMIC of MIMIC.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.76-84
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• 2012

In this paper, two kinds of E-plane microstrip-to-waveguide transitions are optimally designed and fabricated for combining output power from multiple small-power amplifiers in a WR-28 waveguide because conventional K connectors cause unnecessary insertion loss and adaptor loss. The transition design is based on target specifications such as a center frequency of 35 GHz, bandwidth of ${\pm}500MHz$, 0.1 dB insertion loss and 20 dB return loss. Performance variation caused by mechanical tolerance and assembly deviation is fully evaluated by three dimensional electromagnetic simulation. The fabricated back-to-back transitions with 16 mm and 26.57 mm interstage microstrip lines show insertion loss per transition of ~0.1 dB at 35 GHz and average 0.2 dB over full Ka band. Also the back-to-back transition shows return loss greater than 15 dB, which implies that the transition itself has return loss better than 20 dB.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.189-192
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• 2004

A LNA module, integrated microwave assemblies (IMAs) were developed for use in Ka-band Satellite Communication Satellite Payload that operates in the frequency range of 29,6 ${\~}$ 30.0GHz. The module will be placed directly behind their respective antenna feed horns to minimize the required waveguide and system noise figure impact. Two MMIC LNA Chips were used in the module design. The measured result shows that the module has 32dB gain and 2.4dB NF performance. The module size is 51m ${\times}$ 36m ${\times}$ 22 and the mass is 92g. The Noise Figure performance is the best result of currently available modules for satellite payload operating in the same frequency range. The module will be assembled using space-qualified process and tested for space qualification.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.20 no.9
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• pp.853-861
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• 2009

In this paper, we propose the architecture of a multi-band receiver which can receive X-band, Ku-band, K-band and Ka-band signals. For implementing this architecture, we designed a wideband and high power VCO with a buffer stage. In order that a buffer does not affect the characteristic of a oscillation in steady state condition, output impedance of a oscillation part and input impedance of a buffer are orthogonally crossed. The fabricated VCO meets the performance parameter of the multi-band receiver which has a $14.00{\sim}15.20\;GHz$ bandwidth with respect to the tuning voltage, $0.0{\sim}8.0\;V$, and output power of $12{\sim}13\;dBm$.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.23-28
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• 2003

In this paper, a triple-band planar antenna is proposed for the application to miniaturized automobile safety devices operating at X band(10.5 ㎓), K band(24.15 ㎓), and Ka band(34.3 ㎓). The frequency ratio between the resonant frequencies of this antenna can be adjusted from 1.99 to 2.23 for both X band and K band by varying its slit length. Parasitic elements are added on the modified slot loaded antenna to obtain the third resonance. From numerical as well as experimental results, it has been confirmed that this type of antenna is appropriate for planar multi-band antenna systems.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.53-64
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• 2021

As the 5G service market is expected to grow rapidly, the development of high-power, high-efficiency power amplifiers for the 5G communication infrastructure is indispensable. Gallium nitride (GaN) is attracting great interest as a key device in power devices and integrated circuits due to its wide bandgap, high carrier concentration, high electron mobility, and high-power saturation characteristics. In this study, we investigate the technology trends of Ka-band GaN radio frequency (RF) power devices and integrated circuits for operation in the millimeter-wave band of recent 5G mobile communication services. We review the characteristics of GaN RF high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) devices to implement power amplifiers operating at frequencies around 28 GHz and compare the technology of foreign companies with the device characteristics currently developed by the Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute (ETRI). In addition, the characteristics of Ka-band GaN monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) power amplifiers manufactured using various GaN HEMT device technologies are reviewed by comparing characteristics such as frequency band, output power, and output power density of integrated circuits. In addition, by comparing the performance of the power amplifier developed by ETRI, the current status and future direction of domestic GaN power devices and integrated circuit technology will be discussed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Communication Sciences Conference
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• 2006.07a
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• pp.384-384
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• 2006

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.621-629
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• 2008

This paper presents a low temperature co-fire ceramics(LTCC) Upconverter for a Ka-band OBS satellite transponder in order for size reduction which is one of the most important requirement for satellite components. A S-band low-pass filter(LPF), a K-band band-pass filter(BPF), and an upconverting MMIC mixer are embedded in the multi-layer structure of the upconverter. All spurious can be selectively rejected by employing a modified Elliptic low pass filter with a multi-pole structure for the S-band LPF. Also an improved performance of out-of-band rejection can be obtained. At the K-band BPF design a layer coupled configuration is employed. The upconverting mixer is an MMIC diode mixer with a double-balanced configuration. Conversion loss and isolation of the upconverter are 9 dB and 51 dBc, respectively. The size of the LTCC upconverter is only $8{\times}7{\times}0.6mm^3$ which is one-third for the thin-film based upconverter.

• Journal of KIISE:Information Networking
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.381-388
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• 2000

광대역 종합 정보 통신망이나 인터넷과 같은 대규모의 망에서 고 품질의 서비스 보장은 점점 더 중요해지고 있다. 비동기식 전송 모드(ATM)는 고 품질의 서비스 보장을 위해 채택된 가장 강력한 기술이다. 위상은 한정된 자원(대역폭)을 가지고 있다. 따라서, 하부의 ATM 망과 Ka 밴드 위성을 연결하여 광범위한 대역폭을 요구하는 다양한 멀티미디어 서비스들을 효과적으로 제공하기 위해서고 품질의 서비스를 보장해 주는 효율적인 동적 자원관리 방법이 절실히 요구된다. 본 논문에서 Ka 밴드 위성 ATM 망에서 고 품질의 서비스를 보장해 주는 효율적인 동적 자원 관리 알고리즘을 새롭게 제안하였다. 제안된 동적 대역폭 제어 알고리즘은 다양한 성능분석을 통해 호 손실률 측면에서 기존의 방법에 비해 훨씬 향상된 성능을 보여준다.