• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제20권9호
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• pp.40-44
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• 2006

This study investigated a new tuneable bandpass filter based on coplanar waveguide coupled line structure, and using the varactor diode for tuning the center frequency of the filter. The filter was designed by a commercial simulator and had a tuning range of 180[MHz] from 0.95[GHz] to 1.13[GHz]. The filter acceptable values regarding the insertion loss was less than 3[dB] and its return loss greater than 12[dB]. The figure of merit of the implemented tuneable filter increased with the reverse bias voltage up to 14[V] on the varactor diode. The proposed filter has a promising future as it can be used in integration processes and in various materials as substrate.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.263-266
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• 2010

In this paper, a novel defected ground structure (DGS) pattern with enhanced effective capacitance (varactor diode) and a hole in PCB center is presented. The increase in effective capacitance enables the new DGS pattern to achieve a lower resonance than the DGS pattern for the same etched square dimension. The hole in the center also can make resonator frequency lower with better characteristic. According to the tunable characteristic of varactor diode, the resonant frequencies can be tunable. Simulation results show that a lower resonance is achieved with active device, compared to a common DGS pattern.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.756-761
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• 2009

In this paper, a X band voltage controlled oscillator is proposed. The oscillator uses a transistor as an oscillating element and its oscillating frequencies are controlled by the tuning voltage of varactor diode. Using the circuit simulation tools, the matching circuits between the transistor and varactor diode, its input and output matching circuits, and a feedback circuits are designed. The measured results of the fabricated oscillator show that its oscillation frequencies are from 10.50GHz to 10.88GHz according to the turning voltages of 1V to 18V, its output power levels are about 4.3dBm, and its phase noise is around -43.5dBc/Hz at 100kHz offset frequency of 10.5GHz.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2008년도 하계종합학술대회
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• pp.387-388
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• 2008

In this paper, we have designed and fabricated hyperabrupt varactor diodes. Capacitance variations of hyperabrupt-doped varactor diodes are larger than those of uniform-doped varactor diodes. The measured reverse breakdown voltage of the fabricated varactor diodes was about 20 V. For the anode contact diameter of $50\;{\mu}m$, the maximum capacitance of the fabricated varactor diode was 2.1 pF and the minimum capacitance 0.44 pF. Therefore, the $C_{max}/C_{min}$ ratio was 4.77. Also, for the anode contact diameter of $60\;{\mu}m$, the maximum and minimum capacitances were 2.9 and 0.62 pF, respectively. And, thus, the $C_{max}/C_{min}$ ratio was 4.64.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2008년도 Techno-Fair 및 합동춘계학술대회 논문집 전기물성,응용부문
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• pp.151-152
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• 2008

In this paper, a dual band LNA (Low Noise Amplifier) with a matching circuit using varactor diode is designed for 912MHz and 2450MHz RFID system. The operating frequency is controlled by the bias voltage applied to the varactor diode. The measured results demonstrate that gain is 13.6dB and 6.8dB at 912MHz and 2450MHz. The measured NF (Noise Figure) is 1.4dB and 3.1dB at 912MHz and 2450MHz, respectively.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.178-184
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• 2005

In this paper, using diplexer structure and varactor diode controlled by reverse bias voltage for diplexer switch gives possibilities to improve isolation and current characteristics. 1 have newly designed switch with high isolation by application varactor diode corresponding to capacitor of diplexer. The low-pass filter for proposed tunable diplexer passes the microwave signal in the bandwidth for wireless cellular network systems and high-pass filter passes it in the bandwidth for wireless personal communication services (PCS) network systems. As the capacitance of the low-pass filter increases, the cut-off frequency can be moved to low frequency, so that the switch is on state in cellular bandwidth and off state in the PCS bandwidth, in contrast to, as the capacitance for attenuation characteristic of high-pass filter increases, it can be moved to high frequency, so that the switch is off state and on state in the cellular bandwidth. it is possible to improve isolation and current consumption characteristics by application diplexer design methods and varactor diode. 1 expect that the tunable diplexer circuit and design methods should be able to find applications on MMIC and low temperature copired ceramic (LTCC).

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제37권4A호
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• pp.214-218
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 FMCW(frequency modulation continuos wave) 응용에서 사용 가능한 우수한 성능의 W-band 도파관 전압조정발진기를 구현하였다. 중심주파수가 94 GHz인 도파관 전압조정발진기(VCO, voltage controlled oscillator)를 구현하기 위하여 GaAs 건 다이오드(Gunn diode) 및 버렉터 다이오드(varactor diode)와 저역통과필터(LPF, low pass filter)를 적용한 두 개의 바이어스 포스트(bias post)를 이용하였으며, 발진기의 동공(cavity)을 47 GHz에서 발진하도록 설계하여 2체배된 신호를 사용하였다. 제작된 전압조정발진기는 1.095 GHz의 대역폭, 1.69%의 오차율 특성을 갖는 590 MHz의 선형성 구간과 14.86~15.93 dBm의 출력전력 특성을 나타내었다. 위상잡음은 전 구간에서 -95 dBc/Hz(at 1 MHz offset) 이하의 우수한 특성을 얻었다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.1035-1039
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 GaAs 기반의 건 다이오드(Gunn diode)와 버렉터 다이오드(varactor diode)를 사용하여 중심 주파수가 94 GHz인 도파관(waveguide) 전압조정발진기(VCO, voltage controlled oscillator)를 구현하였다. 94 GHz 신호는 동공(cavity)을 47 GHz에서 발진하도록 설계하여 2체배된 신호를 사용하였으며, 다이오드의 바이어스(bias) 포스트(post)가 저역통과필터(LPF, low pass filter) 및 공진기(resonator) 기능을 동시에 수행하도록 설계하였다. 제작된 도파관 전압조정발진기는 760 MHz의 대역폭과 12.61~15.26 dBm의 출력전력 특성을 나타내었다. 위상잡음은 -101.13dBc/Hz(at 1MHz offset)의 우수한 특성을 얻었다.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.484-488
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• 2010

In this paper, we present a novel tunable microstrip bandpass filter based on split ring resonators (SRRs). The varactors are reverse-biased semiconductor diode, and are connected between the concentric rings of the SRR. An individual varactor loaded SRR based bandpass tunable filter module is analyzed. Then a second order tunable filter with 7% fractional bandwidth and a tuning range from 2.75 to 2.86 GHz is assembled from basic filter modules. The simulator HFSS (V10) is used to design the tunable filter and to simulate. The results show good characteristics is created.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제52권11호
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• pp.521-528
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• 2003

A varactor diode was utilized in order to expand variable range of the natural oscillation frequency of an active phased-array antenna. We have conformed experimentally that the variable range of the natural oscillation frequency was expanded about three times in the oscillator controlled by the varactor diode. When frequency difference was given to the oscillators in the two elements antenna system, phase difference was appeared between the oscillators. The 2-, 3-, 5-elements patch antenna array was composed for the beam scanning experiments. All the above patch antennas showed good phased array characteristics. The experimental results are as follows that the scanning angle of the 2-elements array antenna is 28.6$^{\circ}$, the 3-elements array antenna is 29.4$^{\circ}$, and the 5-elements array antenna is 26.2$^{\circ}$.