• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.25 no.5A
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• pp.743-750
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• 2000

In this paper, low-power block filtering architecture for digital If down sampler and up sampler is proposed. Software radio technology requires low power and cost effective digital If down and up sampler. Digital If down sampler and up sampler are accompanied with decimation filter and interpolation filter, respectively. In the proposed down sampler architecture, it is shown that the parallel and low-speed processing architecture can be produced by cancellation of inherent up sampler of block filter and down sampler. Proposed up sampler also utilizes cancellation of up sampler and inherent down sampler of block filtering structure. The proposed architecture is compared with the conventional polyphase architecture.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.214.2-214.2
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• 2012

한국우주전파관측망(KVN) 4 주파수 동시관측시스템의 각 수신기에는 전파 신호를 디지털 신호로 바꾸는 샘플러가 있다. 이 장치는 전파 신호를 처리하는 중요한 구성으로서, 샘플러의 성능에 따라 관측의 품질에 영향을 준다. 이 구성 장비의 자체 제작 능력 및 기반 기술을 확보하여 효율적이고 양질의 관측이 이루어 질 수 있도록 할 필요가 있다. 본 연구에서는 KVN 샘플러의 국산화를 위하여, GHz 샘플러 Proto-Type을 설계하고 제작하였다. 이는 KVN 확대 사업 수행 시 시스템 자체 개발 능력을 키우고, 고속 거대 전파 관측 시스템을 구축하는 국제 공동 연구에 기술 참여를 하며, 차세대 우주 탐사 지원을 위한 기술 토대가 될 것이다. 이에 그 내용을 소개하고자 한다.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.1009-1018
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• 2017

We developed new Digital Sampler for KVN(: Korean VLBI Network). The sampler has 1024MHz sampling frequency with 2bits/sample. The sampler's input reference frequencies are 1pps(: pulse per second) and 10MHz, also UTC(: Universal Time Coordinated) time information out with 1PPS signal, synchronized. The output of sampling data is adapted VSI(: VLBI Standard Interface) specification including the time information. In order to confirm the performance of the sampler, we carried out the astronomical radio observation test in Ulsan Radio Observatory of KVN. It was confirmed the stable performance. In this paper, We introduce the new developed sampler and present the observational test result.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.104.1-104.1
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• 2014

한국우주전파관측망(KVN, Korea VLBI Network)의 우주전파수신시스템(22GHz, 43GHz, 86GHz, 129GHz의 4파수 동시관측 시스템)으로부터 수신된 전파신호를 디지털 신호로 바꾸어 주는 장치인 초고속 샘플러의 국산화와 성능 향상을 위하여, 우리는 1GHz 샘플링을 할 수 있는 전파관측 자료의 샘플링 장치를 설계, 제작하였다. GHz 샘플링 기본 기술 확보와 독자 개발을 위하여 제작된 1GHz 샘플러를 KVN울산전파천문대에 설치하여 관측 시험한 결과, 연구 관측에 적용할 수 있음을 보여 주었다. 한편, 광대역 관측과 e-VLBI 구현을 위하여 샘플러에서 직접 첨단망으로 VDIF(VLBI Data Interchange Format, VLBI 자료전송 규격)의 자료를 보낼 수 있는 차세대 4GHz 샘플러를 개발 중에 있다. 이번 발표에서는 1GHz 샘플러에 대한 개발 내용과 관측 결과 및 향후 계획을 소개한다.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.1175-1182
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• 2021

The receiver of each radio telescope of KVN, has a sampler that converts astronomical radio signal to digital data. The ability of this sampler (the bandwidth, sampling frequency, and sampling bits) is improved by sqrt(n), if the bandwidth is increased by n times, and the number of observable objects increases exponentially in the case of continum spectrum radio sources. As the bandwidth increases, there are the more spectrum lines that can be simultaneously monitored in the radio source. This will greatly expand the research area in astronomical radio observation. For this reason, we are trying to independently develop the technology of the fast digital sampler. Therefore, based on the research experience and technology accumulated so far, An ability of sampling up to 3.5 GHz, that can vary the sampling frequency and can observe in a wider band, was designed and made for proto-type. In this study, we introduce the development details and test results for new sampling system.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.56.3-56.3
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• 2015

한국우주전파관측망은 22GHz, 43GHz, 86GHz, 129GHz의 4주파수 동시관측 시스템을 운용하고 있다. 이 시스템으로부터 수신된 전파신호를 실시간으로 디지털 신호로 바꾸어 주는 장치인 샘플러의 국산화를 위하여, 우리는 3년간의 연구개발로 1GHz 샘플링을 할 수 있는 샘플링 장치를 설계/제작하였다. 그리고, 이를 연구 관측에 실제 적용할 수 있음을 보여 주었다. 본 연구에서는 한 단계 더 나아가 광대역 관측과 e-VLBI 구현을 위하여 전파관측 자료를 직접 첨단 연구망으로 보낼 수 있는 4GHz 샘플러를 개발 중에 있다. 이번 발표에서는 4GHz 샘플러에 대한 개발 현황 및 향후 계획을 소개한다.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SP
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• v.37 no.5
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• pp.115-123
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• 2000

In this paper, a block FIR(Finite Impulse Response) filtering architecture is proposed for IF digital down converter. Digital down converter consists of digital mixers. decimation filters and down samplers. In this proposed structure, it is shown that a efficient parallel decimation filter architecture can be produced by cancellation of inherent up sampling of the block filter and following down sampler Furthermore. it is shown that computational complexity of the proposed architecture is reduced by exploiting the block FIR structure and zero values of the digital mixers.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.8 no.2 s.15
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• pp.166-171
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• 2004

This paper describes a CMOS time to digital converter (TDC) that measures the interval between two signals and converts to a digital signal. There are various methods to measure the time interval. But several architectures have a limitation in resolution and in conversion time. Moreover, they have complex algorithms. But the proposed TDC circuit has achieved a high resolution (25ps) by using a high-speed digital sampler and simple algorithm. The sampler detects when input signals comes into the TDC and output is coded. The proposed multiphase clock generator was also implemented to achieve 25p resolution.

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.13-20
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• 2017

In this paper, we evaluate the basic test results of the 32 Gbps observational equipment introduced as the back-end system for the wideband VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) observation of KVN (Korean VLBI Network). Radio astronomers want to make a large radio telescope that has excellent performance in order to observe the superfine structure of a celestial body, but a lot of money is needed. Therefore, in order to increase the sensitivity, the performance improvement of the receiving system and the method of observing the wide frequency bandwidth are introduced. To do this, we adopted a wideband sampling method for converting analog signals to digital with ultra-fast speeds and a wideband sampler for performing digital filtering in order to observe a wide observational frequency bandwidth. The wideband sampler (OCTAD-K) supports up to 16 Gsps-2bits sampling and supports a variety of observational bandwidth using digital filtering techniques. In particular, it is designed to support KVN's 4-frequency simultaneous observation system and VERA(VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry)'s 2-beam observation system. It can also support polKVN(Korean VLBI Network), KaVA(KVN and VERA Array), 32Gbps Direct Sampler, Digital Filter, Widebandarization observations and supports the standard VDIF(VLBI Data Interchange Format) format of observed data. In this paper, the performance of the system and the problem solving are described in detail after performing the factory inspection and field test before the system is introduced.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.10c
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• pp.404-406
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 우주전파를 VLBI 관측시스템으로 관측한 후 고속으로 저장/재생하기 위한 시스템 구축에 관해 소개한다. 한국천문연구원에서는 2001년부터 국내 유일의 VLBI관측 시스템으로써 한국우주전파관측망(Korean VLBI Network; KVN)을 구죽하고 있다. KVN에서는 1Gsps/2bit 우주전파를 샘플링하는 샘플러와 디지털필터로 구성된 자료획득 시스템(Data Acquisition System; DAS)을 갖출 예정이다. 관측된 우주전파는 샘플러와 DAS를 통하여 처리된 데이터를 1Gbps이상의 속도로 기록된다. 본 논문에서는 1Gbps급의 대용량 데이터를 처리할 수 있는 시스템으로써 Mark5B 시스템의 구축과 시스템 구성, VSI-H, 시스템 운용 및 실험결과 등에 대해서 기술하고자 한다.