• Journal of Multimedia Information System
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.91-98
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• 2018

We devised a bird-borne transceiver unit for S-band packet radio communications based on the CC2500 transceiver, a device manufactured by Texas Instruments (TI). Our assessments determined the optimal parameters needed to achieve successful bird-to-center communication over a distance of 18 km and bird-to-bird communication over a distance of 200 m. These parameters included optimal modulation methods, transmission rates, and antennas. We equipped the transceiver unit with a modified dipole antenna (collinear antenna), which we tested in a 10 m anechoic chamber. Our experimental assessments and circuit design review identified the following parameters: 2FSK modulation method; 14.28 kHz frequency shift; 101.56 kHz IF reception bandwidth; and Manchester encoding (+). Our assessments showed bird-to-bird communications could be achieved over a distance of 200 m assuming MSK, FEC (+), and 500 kbps. Following tests by an official body, we obtained 28 sets of a type approval license for 2.4 GHz. In cooperation with the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology, we attempted to tag and release six or more swans. This unit gives us the ability to obtain vital data on swans. We expect this data to provide significant benefits, including clues on improving screening for infected individuals.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.217-225
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• 2023

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of microwave irradiation on the growth and secondary metabolite contents of lettuce seedlings. Seedlings at three weeks after sowing were treated by a microwave oven for 0, 4, 8, and 12 seconds with 200 W. After cultivation in a close plant production system for 4 weeks, plant growth measurements and secondary metabolite analysis were performed. The results showed that the fresh and dry weights of the shoot and root, leaf area, leaf length, and the number of leaves were decreased as increasing the microwave treatment times. Chlorophyll a and b, total carotenoids were increased and total phenolics were decreased at the 12-second treatment compared to the 4-second treatment. Total flavonoid contents were decreased at the 8-second treatment compared to the control. These results suggest that the changes in the levels of secondary metabolites were caused by oxidative stress. Although there was no significant difference in secondary metabolite contents excluding total flavonoid contents on the microwave treatments compared to the control, the significant difference suggests that the microwave treatment of 200 W and 2.45 GHz may alter secondary metabolite contents of lettuce after 4 weeks.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.18 no.10
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• pp.1142-1149
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• 2007

In this paper, the development of wideband MIMO channel sounder and a pilot measurement result is described for research on the multi antenna radio propagation characteristics considering urban environment at microwave frequencies. We developed $4{\times}4$ MIMO(BW:100 MHz) channel sounder using the high speed switching mechanism and periodic pseudo random binary signals method considering next generation mobile communication system. A pilot measurement campaign at the urban area of Bundang is presented for confirmation of system performance. From the analysis of measurement data, wideband path loss exponent of 3.7 and 8 GHz band is 1.79 and 1.76. Average RMS delay spread is 200 ns and 42 ns respectively. From the experiment results, operation of this measurement system is confirmed considering research for a coverage, SNR and channel capacity in urban environment at microwave frequencies.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2020.06a
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• pp.8-9
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• 2020

In this study, the electrical conductivity and shielding effect were evaluated according to the type of metal and the thickness of Metal sprayed coating. The metals used for the test are Cu, Cu-Ni and Cu-Zn, and the thicknesses were 100, 200, 500 um. Each metal sprayed coating was evaluated for electrical conductivity and electromagnetic shielding effect. When the thickness was 200 ㎛ or more, shielding effect 80 dB or more was satisfied at 1 GHz. However, in the case of Cu-Ni, there is little electrical conductivity at a thickness of 100 um or less due to the generated voids, and electromagnetic wave shielding performance cannot be expected. Therefore, To ensure electromagnetic shielding effect of structures, it is considered that the minimum thickness of metal spraying coating should be 200 um.

• Journal of The Institute of Information and Telecommunication Facilities Engineering
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.51-60
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• 2004

In this paper, 8-channel multiplexer with 100GHz channel spacing is fabricated. The 8-channel multiplexer is fabricated by connecting three cascaded Mach Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) of optical fiber type, and each interferometer has the wavelength interval of 100GHz, 200GHz and 400GHz, respectively. furthermore, to acquire uniform insertion loss, it is fabricated by using Wavelength Flatten Coupler (WFC) in which the variation of insertion loss is low. Especially, the variation of wavelength interval in the output is explicitly simulated as a function of optical path difference, and the wavelength coupling process along with cascaded connection is discussed. $CO_2$ laser to adjust precisely the wavelength. In summary, The prototype composed by eight cascaded MZI has an insertion loss of 2.1dB, the bandwidth of 0.8nm at 5.5dB point, and channel crosstalk of 25dB Furthermore, the loss dependent on polarization is measured as 0.06dB.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.71.1-71.1
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• 2014

The black hole occupation fraction in dwarf galaxies can provide an important clue for understanding the black hole seed formation. As a pilot feasibility study, we performed a KVN radio monitoring campaign over 8 months for 4 dwarf galaxies. Two galaxies (IC10 and NGC1569) are detected at 22 GHz, respectively with 39 mJy, 83 mJy. The measured flux (rms) variability is 13% and 8%, respectively for IC10 and NGC1569, while the mean flux uncertainty is 25% and 12%. Thus, the detection of the radio flux variability is at best marginal. Detecting flux variability of faint sources (i.e., 22 GHz flux < 200 mJy) seems challenging with the KVN single dishes. Combining with the 1.4 GHz flux measurements from the NVSS, we find that these two galaxies have a steep spectrum, supporting that the radio sources are AGNs. Instead of a monitoring, single-epoch multi-band observations can be effective for identifying radio AGNs by providing the constraint of the radio continuum slope.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.38.1-38.1
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• 2016

TRAO has been newly equipped with a multi-beam receiver system, 16 pixel MMIC preamplifiers in a $4{\times}4$ array, a FFT spectrometer, and new control computer systems. In our new receiver systems one can make simultaneous observations with two molecular lines maximum 15 GHz apart with a spectral band width of 60 MHz. Typical system temperatures are about 160 - 200 K at 86 ~ 100 KHz and 400 - 500 K at 115 GHz in the dry weather. The new systems using On-The-Fly mode were found to be very efficient in making quick and sensitive maps of large clouds with a high velocity resolution (~0.04 km/s at 100 GHz). TRAO now calls for proposals for 2016 and 2017 observing season for everybody. In the talk we will introduce the current status of TRAO upgrade and its scientific preliminary results.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.55-55
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• 2014

국립 고흥 청소년 우주 체험 센터는 연구와 학생들의 교육을 위해 12GHz 전파 간섭계를 개발했다. 저비용으로 제작하기 위하여 상용 제품들을 주로 사용하였고, 해변 가에 위치한 센터 특성상 강한 바다 바람과 부식에 견디도록 제작하였다. 고흥 간섭계는 직경 1.8m의 off-axis parabola 안테나 3대로 이루어져 있으며, 각 안테나 사이의 기선길이는 4, 19, 20m로, 해상도가 최대 약 4'인 영상을 얻을 수 있다. 수신기는 중심 주파수가 12.177GHz, 대역폭이 10MHz이며 메탄올 천이선과 연속파를 관측할 수 있는 시스템이다. 시스템온도는 100-200K로 추정된다. 각 수신기에서 나오는 신호는 digitizer로 읽어 들이며, 병렬 처리 프로그램으로 software correlation을 수행한다. 태양, 달, Crab Nebula, 그리고 Cassiopeia A 등을 관측하여 프린지를 검출하는데 성공하였다. 가시함수를 구하기 위한 프린지 fitting model의 파라미터들은 기선벡터의 측량과 점전파원 관측을 통하여 정밀하게 측정하였다. 태양에 대한 영상관측결과를 논의하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2004.07c
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• pp.2017-2019
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 S/C-밴드(2${\sim}$8GHz)에서 동작하는 초광대역 주파수 합성기를 설계하였다. 먼저 S-밴드(2-4GHz) 광대역 전압제어발진기를 가지고 획득시간을 단축하기 위한 연산 증폭기를 사용한 DA변환기와 능동루프 필터(Active Loop Filter)로 구성된 S-밴드 주파수 합성기를 설계하였다. 그리고 주파수 체배기, SPDT RF 스위치를 통합하여 최종적으로 S/C-밴드 초광대역 주파수 합성기를 설계하였다. 제작된 주파수 합성기는 200kHz 비교주파수에서 위상잡음은 100kHz 옵셋 주파수에서 -92dBc/Hz이하, 불요주파수 특성은 -62.33dBc 이하, 획득시간은 1.3ms 이하로 측정되었다.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.435-436
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• 2008

This paper presents a dual band frequency synthesizer for GSM and Wideband CDMA which is designed in a standard 0.13um CMOS 1P6M process. The shared components include phase frequency detector (PFD), charge pump (CP), loop filter, integer frequency divider(128/129 DMP, 4bit PC, 3bit SC) and Low noise Ring-VCO. A high-speed low power dual modulus prescaler is proposed to operate up to 2.1GHz at 3.3V supply voltage with 2mW power consumption by simulation. The simulated phase noise of VCO is -101dBc/Hz at 200kHz offset frequency from 1.9GHz.