• Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.246-251
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• 2023

RADAR(Radio Detection and Ranging) is an important system for surveillance and reconnaissance by detecting a reflected signal which obtains the range from the radar to the target, and the velocity of the target. The magnitude of the reflected signal varies due to the radar cross section of the target, characteristic of the transmission and reception antenna, distance between the radar and the target, and power and wavelength of the transmitted signal. Thus, the RCS is the important characteristic of the target to determine if the target can be observed by the RADAR system. It is based on the material and shape of the target. We have measured the reflection signal of a simple square-shaped (20 × 20 cm) target made of a new material, a gallium-based liquid metal alloy and compared that of well-known metals including copper, aluminum. The magnitude of reflected signal of the aluminum target was the largest and it was 2.4 times larger than that of the liquid metal target. We also investigated the effect of the shape by measuring reflectance of the F-22 3D model(~1/95 ratio) target covered with/without copper, aluminium, and liquid metal. The largest magnitude of the reflected signal measured from side-view with the copper-covered F-22 model was 2.6 times greater than that of liquid metal. The reflectance study of the liquid metal would be helpful for liquid metal-based frequency selective surface or metamaterials.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.135-142
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• 2024

Biomedical imaging technologies refer to imaging techniques used in biological research and medical technology that are essential for exploring biological processes, structures, and conditions. They also play a crucial role in the early diagnosis of diseases and the development of treatments. Optical imaging technologies, in particular, are the most widely used and actively researched in biological studies. The major obstacles to technological advancement are the limitations in resolution and light penetration depth. Recently, many technologies have been studied to overcome these limitations using metamaterials. These are materials that can freely manipulate the properties of light through the regular arrangement of nanostructures and have established themselves as innovative tools in the imaging field. This article aims to provide a detailed introduction to the working principles and key applications of these technologies.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.11
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• pp.663-669
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• 2016

A terahertz asymmetric split-loop resonator (ASLR) was analyzed for use in high-sensitivity sensing applications. Its structural asymmetricity induces an asymmetric Fano resonance which has a high quality factor compared to the symmetric eigen-resonance. The variations of the resonant frequency, transmission coefficient, and quality factor of the ASLR in the eigen and Fano resonances are analyzed as a function of its structural asymmetricity. Also, the surface current densities on the ASLR in both resonances are calculated to analyze the main cause of the variations of its transmission characteristics. The surface current of the ASLR in the eigen resonance shows a dipole resonance, which increases the radiation loss and reduces the quality factor. On the other hand, the surface current of the ASLR in the Fano resonance shows a trapped or quadrupole mode which has a low radiation loss. Therefore, the ASLR operated in the Fano resonance has a high quality factor. Terahertz, high-performance filters and high sensitivity sensors can be developed based on our analysis results of the ASLR having a high quality factor. These high-performance devices based on terahertz metamaterials could increase the adoption of terahertz industrial applications.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.20 no.11
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• pp.1161-1170
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• 2009

In this paper, dielectric, drude model and ideal metamaterial are applied to core of A-Sandwich radome and each radome is analyzed using recursive method in Ku band. The main parameters of radome performance are insertion loss, insertion phase delay and depolarization. In case of ideal metamaterial, the radome using ideal metamaterial dose not generate depolarization because insertion loss, insertion phase delay and loss for incidence angle of wave do not happened. If circular polarization wave is incident on radome with meta material, transmitted wave also keeps circular polarization. In case of the dispersive metamaterial, the performance of radome using dispersive metamaterial is better than it of radome using dielectric in a part of frequency band. From these results, it is showed that metamaterial can be applied to various radome structure.