• 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.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.384-390
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• 2021

This paper presents a wide-range tunable wavelength-locking technology based on optoelectronic oscillation (OEO) loops for optical fiber sensors and microwave photonics applications, explains the theoretical fundamentals of the design, and demonstrates a method for locking the relative wavelength differences between a leader semiconductor laser and its follower lasers. The input of the OEO loop in the proposed scheme (the relative wavelength difference) determines the radio-frequency (RF) signal frequency of the oscillation output, which is quantized into an injection current signal for feedback to control the wavelength drift of follower lasers so that they follow the wavelength change of the leader laser. The results from a 10-hour continuous experiment in a field environment show that the wavelength-locking accuracy reached ±0.38 GHz with an Allan deviation of 6.1 pm over 2 hours, and the wavelength jitter between the leader and follower lasers was suppressed within 0.01 nm, even though the test equipment was not isolated from vibrations and the temperature was not controlled. Moreover, the tunable range of wavelength locking was maintained from 10 to 17 nm for nonideal electrical devices with limited bandwidth.

• Journal of Magnetics
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.275-280
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• 2017

A magnetic-field tunable 2.4 GHz microwave bandpass filter having insertion loss < -5dB on an FR4 substrate with the flaky magnetic material was designed and characterized. The tunability in the designed bandpass filter was achieved by adhering soft magnetic materials on top of the device. This soft magnetic material can be composed of ferromagnetic substance or ferrimagnetic substance. The performance of the designed bandpass filter under its influence is investigated. The frequency offset ratio changes over 30 %. There is over 20 % change in the center frequency towards the lower frequency region due to this application. These magnetic material layers achieved the center frequency shift and bandwidth extension without actually changing the original structure of the device.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2000년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.375-378
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• 2000

This paper investigated that resonant frequencies of microstrip patch antenna were tunable when piezoelectric materials were used as the antenna substrates. The resonant frequencies of the microstrip antenna using the piezoelectric substrate, like PZT, LiNbO$_3$ were able to be controlled by applied DC voltage. The frequency variation of the air gap antenna was 29MHz when the voltage variation was 14[kV/cm], and the frequency variation of microstrip patch antenna made of LiNbO$_3$substrate was 29MHz when voltage variation was 6[kV/cm].

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제60권4호
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• pp.871-876
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• 2011

In this paper, a voltage-controlled frequency tunable current-mode integrator and a 3rd-order current-mode Chebyshev filter in 1.8V-$0.18{\mu}m$ CMOS is realized for software radio applications in system-on-chips. This filter is used for reconstruction purposes between a current-steering DAC and a current-mode mixer. Power consumption of the designed filter can be reduced by using a current-mode small size integrator. And also, cutoff frequency of this filter is variable between 1.2MHz and 10.1MHz, the power consumption is 2.85mW. And the voltage bias compensated circuit is used to control the voltage variation.in the designed filter.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.813-819
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 튜닝이 가능한 서스펜디드 스트립 선로(SSL) 공진기를 사용하여 새로운 발진기를 설계 및 제작한 것을 보여준다. 마이크로스트립 선로(MSL)에서 설계한 FET의 부성 저항과 높은 Q의 SSL 공진기를 결합하여 우수한 위상 잡음을 가지는 발진기를 설계 제작하였다. 특히 새로운 전이 구조를 이용하여 SSL의 하우징을 마이크로스트립 기반의 회로와 쉽게 연결할 수 있게 하였다. SSL의 하우징 구조에 튜너를 장착함으로써 발진 주파수를 기계적으로 가변할 수 있도록 설계 및 제작하였다. 제작된 발진기의 위상 잡음은 3.37 GHz에서 -108.03 dBc@100 kHz, -135.09 dBc@1 MHz이다. 또한, 튜너의 가변을 통해 50 MHz의 주파수 가변 범위를 가졌다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제39권9호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 협소한 갭이 있는 마이크로스트립 링의 특성을 분석하였으며, 이를 주파수가변(tunable) 마이크로파 밴드갭(Microwave bandgap：MBG) 구조로 제안하였다. 마이크로파 밴드갭(MBG)의 중심주파수는 링의 반지름에 의해 결정되었으며 링 공진기의 홀수 모드에 해당하는 주파수영역에서만 저지대역이 존재하였다. 제안된 마이크로스트립 MBG 링에서 저지대역은 링에 있는 협소한 갭에서 전자기파의 반사로 인해 형성되며 갭 사이에 부착한 리액티브 성분의 값을 변화시킴으로써 저지대역이 형성되는 영역을 결정 할 수 있다. 갭 사이에 부착한 캐패시터는 저지대역의 중심주파수를 낮은 주파수영역으로 이동시켰고 인덕터는 저지대역의 중심주파수를 높은 주파수영역으로 이동시키는 결과를 보였다. 이렇게 갭 사이에 배랙터(varactor)를 부착한 마이크로스트립 MBG 링은 마이크로파 스위치로 유용하게 사용 할 수 있을 것이다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2004년도 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.2108-2110
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• 2004

In this paper, a novel tunable bandpass filter using tunable series inductors and MEMS switches for wireless LAN applications was proposed. The proposed tunable filter was fabricated using a micromachining technology and performances of the fabricated filter were estimated. The filter consists of spiral inductors, MIM capacitors and direct-contact type MEMS switches, and its frequency tunability is achieved by changing the inductance that is induced by ON/OFF actuations of the MEMS switches. The actuation voltage of the MEMS switches was 58 V, and the measured center frequencies were 2.55 GHz and 5.1 GHz, respectively. The passband insertion loss and 3-dB bandwidth were 4.2 dB and 22.5 % at 2.55 GHz, and 5.2 dB and 23.5 % at 5.1 GHz, respectively.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회A
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• pp.1857-1862
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• 2008

Resonant frequency tuning of micro devices is essential to achieve performance uniformity and high sensitivity. Previously reported frequency tuning methods using electrostatic force or mass deposition are not directly applicable to non-conducting polymer devices and have limitations such as dielectric breakdown or low tunable bandwidth. In this paper, thermally frequency-tunable microactuators with poly-dimethylsiloxane membranes are proposed. Permanent and/or nonpermanent frequency tunings are possible using a simple temperature control of the device. Resonant frequency and Q-factor variations of devices according to temperature change were studied using a micro heater and laser Doppler vibrometer. The initial resonant frequencies determined by polymer curing and hardening temperatures are reversibly tuned by thermal cycles. The measured resonant frequency of 9.7 kHz was tuned up by ${\sim}25%$ and Q-factor was increased from 14.5 to 27 as the micro heater voltage increased from 0 to 70 V.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.159-163
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• 2016

In this paper, a frequency tunable double band-stop resonator (BSR) with voltage control by varactor diodes is suggested. It makes use of a half-wavelength shunt stub as its conventional basic structure, which is replaced by the distributed LC block. Taking advantage of the nonlinear relationship between the frequency and electrical length of the distributed LC block, a dual-band device can be designed easily. With two varactor diodes, the stop-band of the resonator can be easily tuned by controlling the electrical length of the resonator structure. The measurement results show the tuning ranges of the two operating frequencies to be 1.82 GHz to 2.03 GHz and 2.81 GHz to 3.03 GHz, respectively. The entire size of the resonator is $10mm{\times}11mm$, which is very compact.