• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.217-221
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• 2011

GaAs-based and InP-based HEMTs(High Electron Mobility Transistors) have good microwave and millimeter-wave frequency performance with lower minimum noise figure. GaAs-based MHEMTs(Metamorphic HEMTs) have some advantages, especially for cost, compared with InP-based ones. In this paper, the RF small-signal circuits of MHEMTs are simulated and analyzed for the design of millimeter-wave application systems. The simulation analysis for RF small-signal frequency can help and give some insights about the MHEMTs for the design of millimeter-wave application and communication systems.

• The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.79-82
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• 2017

In this paper, we proposed the wireless communication system using millimeter-wave envelope detector. The sub-harmonic mixer based on schottky barrier diode was used in the transmitter. The receiver was used millimeter-wave envelope detector. The transmitter was composed of schottky diode sub-harmonic mixer, frequency tripler, and horn antenna. The receiver was composed of horn antenna, millimeter-wave envelope detector, low pass filter, base band amplifier, and limiting amplifier. At 1.485 Gbps and 300 GHz, the eye-diagram showed a very good performance as measured by the error free. Communication distance is reduced compared to the heterodyne receiver, but compact and lightweight is possible.

• 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.08a
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• pp.226-229
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• 2004

본 논문은 초고주파 영역에서 개방 단말 동축선을 대신해서 복소 유전율을 측정할 수 있는 MEMS 프로브와 그 응용예로 MEMS 프로브 어레이를 제안한다. MEMS 프로브는 기존의 동축선 프로브와 달리 커넥터와의 연결이 간단하여 일회용으로 프로브를 사용할 수 있다는 점에서 의료용으로 사용할 수 있는 가능성이 있다. 샘플의 유전율 분포를 구하기 위해서 기존의 센서는 반복 접촉을 요구하고 이로 인한 번거로움과 측정 오차를 줄일 목적으로 MEMS 프로브 어레이를 개발 하였다. MEMS 프로브 어레이는 RF 스위치를 사용하여 다수의 측정 포인트를 한번의 센서 접촉으로 측정할 수 있는 새로운 개념의 프로브이다. 1GHz부터 40GHz까지의 광대역에서 0.9% 식염수의 유전율을 측정하여 MEMS 프로브의 성능을 검증하였다.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2000.07b
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• pp.1009-1012
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• 2000

In this paper, we have designed and fabricated power PHEMT’s with an unit gate width of 80$\mu\textrm{m}$ and 4 fingers, and MIMIC power amplifiers using the PHEMT’s as well. The PHEMT’s have a 0.2$\mu\textrm{m}$ gate length and source to drain spacing of 3$\mu\textrm{m}$. The characteristics of the fabricated PHEMT’s are 4.08dB of S$\sub$21/ gain at the 35GHz and 317mS/mm of gm, and 62GHz of f$\sub$T/ and 120GHz of f$\sub$max/. The designed and fabricated MIMIC’s power amplifiers with 6 PHEMT’s and MIN capacitors were fully passivated by 1000 Α of Si$_3$N$_4$ film for higher performance and surface protects. The chips were processed using the MINT processes, and size was 3.25 ${\times}$ 1.8$\textrm{mm}^2$. The fabricated MIMIC power amplifiers have RF characteristics such as 11.25dB of S$\sub$21/ gain, 11.37dB of input return-loss and 12.69dB of output return-loss at the 34.55GHz.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.45 no.12
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• pp.133-138
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• 2008

A 50-60GHz continuous-wave(cw) millimeter-wave(MMW) was converted(generated) by applying optical technology for future wireless and ubiquitous communications. The optical power of 22.5mW was injected into optical waveguide in this experiment. The generated MMW signals were radiated in a millimeter waveguide and detected through a millimeter detector on the inside of a millimeter waveguide in this experiment. The spectral linewidth of the MMW signals was less than 1 kHz. The power fluctuation of the MMW was less than 1.2 dBm over 50-60 GHz range.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.42 no.6
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• pp.827-836
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• 2020

Measuring the diffraction loss for high frequencies, long distances, and large diffraction angles is difficult because of the high path loss. Securing a well-controlled environment to avoid reflected waves also makes long-range diffraction measurements challenging. Thus, the prediction of diffraction loss at millimeter-wave frequency bands relies on theoretical models, such as the knife-edge diffraction (KED) and geometrical theory of diffraction (GTD) models; however, these models produce different diffraction losses even under the same environment. Our observations revealed that the KED model underestimated the diffraction loss in a large Fresnel-Kirchhoff diffraction parameter environment. We collected power-delay profiles when millimeter waves propagated over a building rooftop at millimeter-wave frequency bands and calculated the diffraction losses from the measurements while eliminating the multipath effects. Comparisons between the measurements and the KED and GTD diffraction-loss models are shown. Based on the measurements, an approximation model is also proposed that provides a simple method for calculating the diffraction loss using geometrical parameters.

• Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.55 no.6
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• pp.207-213
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• 2022

The Seoul Radio Astronomy Observatory (SRAO) operates a 6.1-meter radio telescope on the Gwanak campus of Seoul National University. We present the efforts to reform SRAO to a Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) station, motivated by recent achievements by millimeter interferometer networks such as Event Horizon Telescope, East Asia VLBI Network, and Korean VLBI Network (KVN). For this goal, we installed a receiver that had been used in the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy and a digital backend, including an H-maser clock. The existing hardware and software were also revised, which had been dedicated only to single-dish operations. After several years of preparations and test observations in 1 and 3-millimeter bands, a fringe was successfully detected toward 3C 84 in 86 GHz in June 2022 for a baseline between SRAO and KVN Ulsan station separated by 300 km. Thanks to the dual frequency operation of the receiver, the VLBI observations will soon be extended to the 1 mm band and verify the frequency phase referencing technique between 1 and 3-millimeter bands.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.605-608
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• 2003

In This paper, the 4$\times$4 microstrip patch array antenna for millimeter-wave is designed and fabricated. Before that, a patch antenna is designed to analyze the property in the millimeter-wave. Also, the excitation is implemented using edge and prove feeding. The array method is used to design the 2x1 array with corporate feeding network. Measured antenna shows 12.77 dBi gain, 37.65 GHz center frequency, -29.78 return loss and 680 MHz band width.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.656-659
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• 2006

This letter presents a new polarizer which has a simple comb structure inside a circular waveguide. The electrical performance of the proposed comb polarizer is optimized by a circular waveguide radius and by the physical parameters of the comb plates. This polarizer is suitable for providing good performance in millimeter-band application because of its simple structure and low fabrication cost. In our experiments the dual-band comb polarizer designed in band 1(K) and band 2(Ka) showed good electrical performance without any tuning elements.

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.178-179
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• 2002

We generate optical millimeter-waves by double-sideband suppressed carrier (DSB-SC) modulation using a Mach-Zehnder (MZ) modulator biased at the minimum power. The DSB-SC modulation allows the high-frequency intensity modulation for millimeter-wave generation at the twice of the MZ modulator driving frequency.