• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.449-456
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• 2012

Herein, we design a wideband $8{\times}8$ waveguide Butler matrix in order to use in a multi-port amplifiers(MPAs) at Ka-band. To achieve the broadband characteristic, we design a binomial 6-slot 3 dB directional coupler which is used to configure the $8{\times}8$ Butler matrix. The measured results of the fabricated $8{\times}8$ Butler matrix have low insertion loss of less than 0.3 dB, good return loss of over 26 dB and high isolation of over 35 dB within the design bandwidth of 3 GHz.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2004.07c
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• pp.2055-2057
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• 2004

The Ku band that has been using for the satellite communication and broadcasting would be changed to K/Ka bands. The satellite system requires the antenna structure to fabricate low loss and small antenna that is able to be integrated with other Rf circuits for both Rx and Tx. So we should design it with dual feed antennas at K/Ka bands, high isolation between two different feeds and broadband circular polarization. This paper proposes the LTCC(Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic) process for integration with other Rf circuits and the Axial mode of the helical antenna to satisfy those requirements.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.8 no.7
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• pp.1429-1435
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• 2004

In this work, high performance broadband amplifier MMIC including all the matching and biasing components, and electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit was developed for K/Ka band applications. Therefore, external biasing or matching components were not required for the operation of the MMIC. STO (SrTiO3) capacitors were employed to integrate the DC biasing components on the MMIC, and miniaturized LC parallel ESD protection circuit was integrated on MMIC, which increased ESD breakdown voltage from 10 to 300 V. A pre-matching technique and RC parallel circuit were used for the broadband design of the amplifier MMIC. The amplifier MMIC exhibited good RF performances and good stability in a wide frequency range. The chip size of the MMICs was $1.7{\pm}0.8$ mm2.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.114-114
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• 2014

We present our activities linking to planning of possible forms of large program to study on circumstellar H2O and SiO maser sources with KaVA. A great advantage of KaVA for the stellar maser observations is the combination of the unique capability of the multi-frequency phase referencing technique of KVN and the dual-beam astrometry of VERA with the KaVA's relative dense antenna configuration. We have demonstrated this advantage through the test observations conducted by the KaVA Evolved Stars Sub-working Group since 2012 March. Snapshot KaVA imaging is confirmed to be possible in integration time of 0.5 hour at the 22 GHz band and 1.0 hour at the 43 GHz band in typical cases. This implies that large snapshot imaging surveys towards many H2O and SiO stellar masers are possible within a reasonable machine time (e.g., scans on ~100 maser sources within 200 hours). This possibility enables us to select the maser sources, which are suitable for future long-term (10 years) intensive (biweekly-monthly) monitoring observations, from 1000 potential target candidates selected from dual-frequency band (K/Q-bands) KVN single-dish observations. The output of the survey programs will be used for statistical analysis of the structures of individual stellar maser clumps and the spatio-kinematical structures of circumstellar envelopes with accelerating outflows. The combination of astrometry in milliarcsecond(mas) level and the multi-phase referencing technique yields not only trigonometric parallax distances to the masers but also precise position reference for registration of different maser lines. The accuracy of the map registration affects interpretation of the excitation mechanism of the SiO maser lines and the origin of the variety of the maser actions, which are expected to reflect periodic behaviors of the circumstellar envelope with stellar pulsation. Currently we are checking the technical feasibility of KaVA operations for this combination. After this feasibility test, the long-term monitoring campaign program will run as one of KaVA's legacy projects.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.181-187
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• 2012

In satellite communication system, propagation characteristics analysis of the receiving environment is very important, because radio quality is changed by the receiving environment. Unlike Terrestrial wireless communications, satellite communication is affected by altitude and atmospheric environment. Therefore, there are many factors to consider for propagation characteristics analysis. In this paper, signal reception environment of geostationary earth orbit was analyzed on urban environment. In order to analyze the propagation simulation, virtual buildings was established and reception environment was changed. The results of this paper would help to design the satellite mobile communication systems in Ka-band.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.18 no.8
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• pp.943-953
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• 2007

In this paper, we propose a Cassegrain antenna with a scalar feed horn opt rating in Ka-band. For an effective EM simulation of the Cassegrain antenna, the near-field of the feed hone is used ai the equivalent source of the Cassegrain antenna using the surface equivalent theorem. A corrugated circular horn operating with $HE_{11}$ mode is used as the feed horn. The angle and feed center of the main and sub reflectors are optimized to achieve maximum antenna efficiency. The designed feed horn shows the gain of 19dBi, the side-lobe level of less than -25dB and the half power beam width of $20^{\circ}$ at 33 GHz. The Cassegrain antenna shows the gain of 41dBi, the efficiency of 60%, the side-lobe level of less than -20dB and the half power beam width of $1.2^{\circ}$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.137-140
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 높은 주파수에서 이미지신호에 따른 하향변환기의 선현성을 우수하게 나타내기 위하여 이미지 제거 특성이 우수한 능동소자를 선택하여 VSAT 위성통신용 Ka-band 하향변환기를 설계 및 제작하였다. 하향변환기의 구성은 저잡음 증폭기단, 이미지 제거 필터, 주파수 혼합기, 주파수 체배기, 전압제어 감쇄단 및 IF단으로 구성하였고, RF 경로의 동작 유무를 판단하기 위하여 국부 루프 경로로 구성되어 있다. 하향변환기의 이득은 $11.73{\sim}13.23dB$, 잡음지수 4.4dB 이하, 50dBc 이상의 이미지 제거 특성을 나타내어, 본 논문에서 제작한 하향변환기는 고속/광 대역폭을 가지는 디지털 통신 시스템에도 적용할 수 있다.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.51-56
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• 2020

Measurement accuracy and required time is important to make ATE(Automatic test equipment) system in Ka band, and SCPI commands of power meter which is a representative RF test equipment are studied in this paper. Comparison data between FETCH and MEASURE which are SCPI commands are measured in 30 G ~ 31 GHz and -70 ~ +20 dBm using two power sensor. The data show that FETCH which is the fastest SCPI is able to get reliable data in linear interval above noise level. MEASURE which is the best accurate command takes longer time than FETCH, and the longest time is 13.2 seconds. These results offer that measurement accuracy and required time of the two SCPI for power meter and would be used as a guideline for efficient ATE system in Ka band.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.698-701
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 상용소자의 특성과 상향변환기의 모듈에 소요되는 링크전력을 비교 분석하여 Ka-band VSAT UPCONVERTER를 설계하였다. $30GHz{\sim}31GHz$대역에서 2W 출력신호를 나타내기 위하여 상향변환시스템은 IF증폭단, 감쇄기, 믹서단, 대역통과필터 및 2W 전력증폭단으로 구성시켰으며 상용MMIC를 이용하여 설계된 상향변환모듈은 $6.29dBm{\sim}7.88dBm$의 출력전력, 이득은 $23.19{\sim}28.15dB$을 Cain flatness는 4.95dB를 나타내었다. 최종단의 전력증폭기는 $33.75{\sim}34.96dBm$의 출력전력을 나타내었으며 이득은 $38.5{\sim}41.98dB$로 측정되었다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.129-134
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• 2010

Rain attenuation can cause a serious problem that an availability of space communication link on Ka band becomes low. To reduce the effect of rain attenuation on the error performance of space communications in Ka band, an adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) scheme is required. In this paper, to achieve a reliable telemetry data transmission, we propose an adaptive coding and modulation level using turbo code recommended by the consultative committee for space data systems (CCSDS) and various modulation methods (QPSK, 8PSK, 4+12 APSK, and 4+12+16 APSK) adopted in the digital video broadcasting-satellite2 (DVB-S2).