• 전기학회논문지
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• 제63권12호
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• pp.1661-1666
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• 2014

In this paper, a compact planar ultra wideband (UWB, 3.1~10.6GHz) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna is proposed. This antenna consists of two monopole planar UWB antennas and T-shaped stub decoupling between two antennas. The T-shaped stub improve the isolation characteristic at the wide band. The evolution strategy(ES) algorithm is employed to optimized design. As a result, optimized antenna has a return loss less than -10dB and the isolation less than -15dB from 3.1GHz to 10.6GHz. During the optimization process, the antenna gain is enhanced at lower band and the envelope correlation coefficient(ECC) is lower than 0.003.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제11권12호
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• pp.5745-5758
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• 2017

In this paper, we develop a simple but very effective 4 by 4 Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) antenna system for mobile phones consisting of different types of antennas to achieve low correlation property at the frequency ranges of 1710 to 2170 MHz, which covers wide LTE service bands, from band 1 to band 4. The proposed antenna system consists of two pair of antennas. Each pair consists of a planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) and a coupling antenna which has the property of the loop. The use of two different antenna types of IFA and a coupling achieves high isolation. Proposed antenna system occupies relatively small area and positions at the four corners of a printed circuit board. The gap between the two antennas is 4 mm, in order to realize the good isolation performance. To evaluate the performance of our proposed antenna system, we perform various experiments. The proposed antenna shows a wide operating bandwidth greater than 460 MHz with isolation between the feeding ports higher than 17.5-dB. It also shows that the proposed antenna has low Envelop Correlation Coefficient (ECC) values smaller than 0.08 over the all desired frequency tuning ranges.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.817-820
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 스마트 안경에서 사용가능한 2.4 GHz 무선 근거리 통신망(WLAN) 대역용 소형 다중 입력 다중 출력(MIMO) 안테나 설계 및 구현에 대한 제안을 하였다. MIMO 안테나 시스템을 소형화하기 위해서, 안테나의 그라운드면을 방사체로서 사용하였으며, T 자형의 접지면을 제안하고 있다. 광대역 격리를 특성을 확보하기 위해, 이중 공진이 그라운드 모드에서 형성되도록 한다. 하나의 공진은 T 자형 접지에 의해 생성되고, 두 번째 공진은 두 개의 급전선 사이에 슬롯과 커패시터를 추가하여 만들어진다. 구현된 안테나의 측정 결과, 반사 계수 특성은 -5.1 dB보다 작지만, 얻는 격리 특성은 -20 dB 미만이다. 다이버시티 성능은 측정된 2차원 방사 패턴을 사용하여 평가하였고, 목표 대역(2.4~2.5 GHz)에서 측정된 ECC(envelope correlation coefficients) 값은 0.1 미만이다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.117-123
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• 2019

This paper presents a tri-wideband bandpass filter (TWB-BPF) with compact size, high band-to-band isolation, and multiple transmission zeros (TZs). The proposed TWB-BPF is based on a multiple-mode resonator (MMR), which is interpreted by the method of the even- and odd-mode analysis technique. The MMR can excite 11 resonant modes, where the first two modes comprise the first passband, the next four modes form the second passband, and the last five modes are used to generate the third passband. In addition, 10 TZs are yielded to obtain high band-to-band isolation and wide stopband suppression characteristics up to $14.95f_{c1}$ ($f_{c1}$ is the center frequency of the first passband). To verify the proposed filter, a TWB-BPF with 3-dB fractional bandwidths (FBWs) of 37.4%, 43.5%, and 40.4% is designed, fabricated, and measured.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.20-30
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• 2019

A wide-band multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna with dual-band (2.4 and 5 GHz) operation is proposed for premium indoor access points (IAPs). Typically, an omni-directional pattern is used for dipole antennas and a directional radiation pattern is used for patch antennas. In this paper, both antenna types were used to compare their performance with that of the proposed $2{\times}2$ MIMO antenna. We simulated and measured the performance of the MIMO antenna, including the isolation, envelope correlation coefficient (ECC), mean effective gain (MEG) for the IAPs, and the throughput, in order to determine its communication quality. The performance of the antennas was analyzed according to the ECC and MEG. The proposed antenna has sufficient performance and excellent characteristics, making it suitable for IAPs. We analyzed the communication performance of wireless networks using the throughput data of a typical office environment. The network throughput of an 802.11n device was used for the comparison and was conducted according to the antenna type. The results showed that the values of the ECC, MEG, and the throughput have unique characteristics in terms of their directivity, antenna gains, isolation, etc. This paper also discusses the communication performance of various aspects of MIMO in multipath situations.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.42-52
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 UWB (Ultra Wide Band) high 대역 (중심 주파수 : 9.5 GHz, -10 dB 대역폭 : 600 MHz, 6.4 %)의 차량 측후방 레이더 센서용 도파관 안테나를 설계 및 제작하였다. 안테나는 대역폭이 넓고 구조가 간단한 프로브 급전 구형도파관을 이용하였다. 본 연구의 차량 레이더 시스템에 있어서 송수신 안테나의 큰 격리도 특성을 얻는 것이 설계의 중요한 변수이다. 따라서 두 도파관 안테나를 E-면과 H-면 배열하였을 시 격리도 특성을 시뮬레이션 하였다. 그 결과 도파관 안테나의 $TE_{10}$ 모드에 의하여 E-면 배열 보다 H-면 배열의 격리도 특성이 우수한 것을 확인하였다. 따라서 H-면 배열된 송수신 도파관 안테나를 T-형 레이더 모듈에 장착하여 안테나의 특성을 검출하였다. T-형 모듈에 장착된 송수신 안테나의 -10 dB 대역폭은 각각 1000 MHz (10.52 %)와 1090 MHz (11.47 %)로 측정되었고 격리도 (S21)는 요구 대역 내에서 -50 dB 이하로 측정되었다. 송수신 안테나의 최대이득은 각각 7.65 dBi와 7.26 dBi로 나타났으며 H-면 빔폭은 $64^{\circ}$, $65^{\circ}$로 측정되어 차량 측후방 레이더 센서용 안테나로 적합함을 확인하였다.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.1287-1292
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 주파수 1.525GHz~1.665GHz 넓은 대역에서 동작하는 이중편파 패치안테나를 설계 및 제작하였다. 넓은 대역폭 및 고 이득을 갖기 위해 GND기판으로 부터 Air층을 높게 적용하였으며, 광대역 축비 및 고 이득을 갖기 위해 기생패치를 적용하여 원하는 데이터를 얻을 수 있도록 하였다. 그 결과 안테나의 정재파비(VSWR)는 전 대역에서 1.9 이하를 나타내며, 반사손실 S11과 S22는 전 대역에서 -10dB이하로 시뮬레이션과 유사한 특성 결과를 얻었다. LHCP(Left Hand Circular Polarization) 및 RHCP(Right Hand Circular Polarization)의 격리 특성은 시뮬레이션 특성보다 더 개선되어 전 대역에서 -13dB이하로 만족한 결과를 얻었다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.86-91
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• 2016

Ever increasing demand for microwave operated applications has cultivated need for high-performance universal systems capable of working on multi-bands. This objective can be realized using Multi-Dielectrics in RF MEMS capacitive switch. In this study, we present a detailed analysis of the effect of various dielectrics on switch performance. The design consists of a capacitive switch and performance is analyzed by changing the dielectric layers beneath the switch. The results are obtained using three different dielectrics including Silicon nitride (7.6), Hafnium dioxide (25) and Titanium oxide (50). Testing of proposed switch yields high isolation (- 87.5 dB) and low insertion loss (- 0.1 dB at 50 GHz) which is substantially better than the conventional switches. The operating bandwidth of the proposed switch (DC to 95 GHz) makes it suitable for wide band microwave applications.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2016

This paper proposes a metal contact RF MEMS switch which utilizes a see-saw mechanism to acquire a switching action. The switch was built on a quartz substrate and involves vertical deflection of the beam under an applied actuation voltage of 5.46 volts over a signal line. The see-saw mechanism relieves much of the operation voltage required to actuate the switch. The switch has a stiff beam eliminating any stray mechanical forces. The switch has an excellent isolation of −90.9 dB (compared to − 58 dB in conventional designs ), the insertion of −0.2 dB, and a wide bandwidth of 88 GHz (compared to 40 GHz in conventional design ) making the switch suitable for wide band applications.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.183-188
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• 2016

This paper presents the design and characterization of wide band ohmic microswitch with an actuation voltage as low as 20~25 V, and a restoring force of 14.1 μN. The design of the proposed switch is primarily composed of an electrostatic actuator, bridge membrane, cantilever (beam) and coplanar waveguide, suspended over the substrate. The analysis shows an insertion loss of −0.002 dB at 1GHz and remains as low as −0.35 dB, even at 100 GHz. The isolation loss of the switch is sustained at −21.09 dB at 100GHz, with a peak value of −99.58 dB at 1 GHz and up-state capacitance of 4 fF. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a series contact switch, which works over a wide bandwidth (DC-100 GHz) and with such a high and sustained isolation, even at high frequencies and with an excellent figure of merit (f_c=1/2.pi.Ron.Cu= 39.7 THz).