• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.377-383
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• 2014

An addressable conducting network (ACN) makes it possible to monitor the condition of a structure using the electrical resistance between electrodes on the surface of a carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) structure. To improve the damage detection reliability of the ACN, the contact resistances between the electrodes and CFRP laminates needs to be minimized. In this study, silver nanoparticle electrodes were fabricated via printed electronics techniques on a CFRP composite. The contact resistance between the silver electrodes and CFRP were measured with respect to various fabrication conditions such as the sintering temperature of the silver nano-ink and the surface roughness of the CFRP laminates. The interfaces between the silver electrode and carbon fibers were observed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Based on this study, it was found that the lowest contact resistance of $0.3664{\Omega}$ could be achieved when the sintering temperature of the silver nano-ink and surface roughness were $120^{\circ}C$ and 0.230 a, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.375-384
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• 2004

Switching phenomenon of a three-waveguide optical coupler was analyzed by using the coupled mode theory, and the coupling-length of the device was calculated by means of the FDM. CPW traveling-wave electrodes were designed by the CMM and SOR simulation techniques so as to satisfy the conditions of phase-velocity and impedance matching. Traveling-wave modulators were fabricated on a z-cut LiNbO$_3$ substrate. Ti was in-diffused in LiNbO$_3$ to make waveguides and Au electrodes were built on the waveguides by the electroplating technique. Insertion loss and switching voltage of the optical modulator were about 4 ㏈ and 15.6V. Network analyzer was used to obtain S parameters and corresponding RF response. From the measurement, parameters of the traveling-wave electrodes were extracted as such Z$_{c}$=39.2 $\Omega$, Neff=2.48, and a0=0.0665/cm((GHz) (1/2)). The measured optical response R(w) was compared with the theoretically estimated and both responses were shown to agree well. The measurement results revealed that the ㏈ bandwidth turned out to be about 13 GHz.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.525-535
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• 2011

In this paper, we study the contribution of network coding (NC) in improving the multicast capacity of random wireless ad hoc networks when nodes are endowed with multi-packet transmission (MPT) and multi-packet reception (MPR) capabilities. We show that a per session throughput capacity of ${\Theta}$(nT$^3$(n)) can be achieved as a tight bound when each session contains a constant number of sinks where n is the total number of nodes and T(n) is the transmission range. Surprisingly, an identical order capacity can be achieved when nodes have only MPR and MPT capabilities. This result proves that NC does not contribute to the order capacity of multicast traffic in wireless ad hoc networks when MPR and MPT are used in the network. The result is in sharp contrast to the general belief (conjecture) that NC improves the order capacity of multicast. Furthermore, if the communication range is selected to guarantee the connectivity in the network, i.e., ${\Omega}$($\sqrt{log\;n/n}$)=T(n) = O(log log n / log n), then the combination of MPR and MPT achieves a throughput capacity of ${\Theta}$(log$^{\frac{3}{2}}$ n/$\sqrt{n}$) which provides an order capacity gain of ${\Theta}$(log$^2$ n) compared to the point-to-point multicast capacity with the same number of destinations.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.10 no.1 s.35
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• pp.113-122
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• 1995

현재 발표된 공간 광스위치 구조들은 전자 스위치 및 전자 통신 분야에서 많이 이용된 Clos, Benes, Banyan, omega, shuffle network 등을 directional coupler switch, TIR(total internal reflection) switch, cross X switch 등 여러가지 단위 광스위치를 이용하여 고안한 것으로 서로 다른 장단점을 갖고 있다. 따라서 4 X 4나 8 X 8, 또는 그 이상의 확장된 광스위치를 제작하기 위해서는 이러한 기존 구조에 대한 조사 및 분석이 선행되어야 한다. 본 논문은 현재 개발되어 발표된 광스위치의 구조들을 조사하여 특성을 비교하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.18-23
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• 2010

Ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) measurement is an important experimental technique for the study of magnetic dynamics. We designed and set up the vector network analyzer ferromagnetic resonance (VNA-FMR) measurement system with home made coplanar waveguides (CPW). We examined 10-, 20-, 40-nm thick Py thin films to test the performance of the VNA-FMR measurement system. We measured S-parameter (transmission/reflection coefficient) of Py thin films on a CPW. Resonance frequency is investigated from 2.5 to 7 GHz for a field range from 0 to 490 Oe. The VNA-FMR data shows the resonance frequency increment when the external magnetic field increases. We also investigated Gilbert damping constant of Py thin film using resonance frequency (${\omega}_r$) and linewidth ($\Delta\omega$). After investigating dependence of thickness, we find that an decrease in S-parameter intensity as Py thin film thickness decreases. And the FMR results show that the effective saturation magnetization, $M_{eff}$, increase from 7.205($\pm$0.013) kOe to 7.840($\pm$0.014) kOe, while the film thickness varies from 10 to 40 nm.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics B
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• v.32B no.12
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• pp.1572-1580
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• 1995

In this paper, a modified Chebyshev low-pass filter function is proposed. The modified Chebyshev filter function exhibits ripples diminishing toward .omega. = 0 in the passband. So, the modified filter function is realizable in the passive doubly-terminated ladder network for the order n even or odd, thus lending itself amenable to active RC or switched capacitor filters through the simulation techniques. Besides the passive doubly-terminated ladder realizability, lower pole-Q values of the modified function are accountable for improved phase and delay characteristics, as compared to classical function. We have designed the 6th order passive doubly-terminated network using the modified function. And then a continuous-time DDA(Differential Difference Amplifier) filter, which has no matching requirement, is realized by leap-frog simulation technique for fabrication. In the HSPICE simulation results, we confirmed that the designed continuous-time DDA filter characteristics are agreement with the passive filter.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.42 no.11
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• pp.67-78
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• 2005

In this paper, impedance characteristics of overhead medium-voltage (MV) power line for power line communication (PLC) is analyzed. For analysis, a two-port equivalent network model of MV power lines is derived. By applying the equivalent model and basic transmission line theory, input impedance at the signal induction part is calculated. And also calculated input impedance of power line itself that the medium voltage coupler and coaxial cable effect are removed. For verification, impedance of power lines is measured at a test field for an MV PLC. The results show that impedance of MV power line itself is between $200\;{\Omega}\;and\;300\;{\Omega}$ and converges to a half of their characteristic impedance with increasing frequency. And also measured data is very similar to calculated data.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.65-73
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• 1994

Effects of deposition parameter on the ionic conductivity and structural change of the Lithium borosili-cate solid electrolyte films, prepared by rf sputtering using 7$LI_2O-3B_2O_3-1SiO_2$ single phase target and also a mosaic target enriched with $LI_2O$, were analyzed by measuring AC impedance and IR absorption spectra for the films. Thed solid electrolyte film deposited from the single phase target exhibited very low ionic conductivi-ty of $10^{-10}{\Omega}^{-1}cm{-1}$ at room temperature, a result of low $Li^+$ ion content(7.52 at%) in the film. The $Li^+$ con-ductivity for the films deposited from the mosaic target, however, significantly increased to $10^{-7}{\Omega}^{-1}cm{-1}$ due to both an increased $Li^+$content (14.75 at %) and a structural change of the films. The increased ionic conduc-tivity of the film appears to be associated with an easiness of ionic mobility by structural change of glassy film from a some close packed network structure to a open one. These structural changes of film were found to be closely related to the increase in the peak intensity at~$960cm^{-1}$ of IR absorption spectra for the glassy films. With increasing either argon pressure from 3 to 21 mtorr or rf power from 2 to 3 W/$cm^2$, the $Li^+$ conduc-tivity for the films significantly increased to an order of $10^{-6}{\Omega}^{-1}cm{-1}$ due to an increase in openness of film structure, as confirmed by both an increase in the IR absorption peak intensity at ~$960cm^{-1}$ and a resultant reduction of activation energy for mobility of $Li^+$ ion.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.11 no.10
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• pp.929-934
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• 2016

In this paper, we studied the design and fabrication of array antenna at around 1.8 GHz band. To improve of frequency properties of antenna, single feed microstrip patch antenna was simulated by HFSS(High Frequency Structure Simulator). A $1{\times}2$ array antenna of 1.8 GHz for LTE band was designed and fabricated by photolithography on an FR4 substrate (dielectric constant of 4.4 and thickness of 0.8 mm). The fabricated antenna was analyzed by network analyzer. The measured results agree well with the simulations, which confirmed the validity of this study. The fabricated $1{\times}2$ array antenna showed a center frequency, the minimum return loss and impedance were 1.82GHz, -30.5dB, and $49.6{\Omega}$ respectively.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.259-264
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• 2016

In this study, the properties of a patch antenna fed by a coplanar waveguide with ground (CPWG) and design method were studied. The antenna was impedance-matched to the CPWG feedline by adjusting the width, length, and position of the patch. To improve the frequency properties of the CPWG type antenna, patch length, patch width, patch position, and ground distance were simulated using HFSS (High Frequency Structure Simulator) simulation program. A CPWG antenna of 1.8 GHz for LTE band was designed and fabricated by photolithography on an FR4 substrate (dielectric constant of 4.4 and thickness of 0.8 mm). The fabricated antenna was analyzed using a network analyzer. The measured results agree well with the simulations, which confirmed the validity of this study. The fabricated CPWG antenna showed a center frequency, minimum return loss and -10dB bandwidth of 1.8GHz, -32.1dB, 22MHz and $50.2{\Omega}$ respectively. The proposed antenna is expected to be applicable to the LTE band.