• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.601-617
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• 2014

In digital radio broadcasting systems, long delays are incurred in service start time when tuning to a particular frequency because several synchronization steps, such as symbol timing synchronization, frame synchronization, and carrier frequency offset and sampling frequency offset compensation are necessary. Therefore, the operation of the synchronization blocks causes delays ranging from several hundred milliseconds to a few seconds until the start of the radio service after frequency tuning. Furthermore, if spectrum inversed signals are transmitted in digital radio broadcasting systems, the receivers are unable to decode them, even though most receivers can demodulate the spectral inversed signals in analog radio broadcasting systems. Accordingly, fast synchronization techniques and a method for spectral inversion detection are required in digital radio broadcasting systems that are to replace the analog radio systems. This paper presents a joint detection method of frame, integer carrier frequency offset, and spectrum inversion for DRM Plus digital broadcasting systems. The proposed scheme can detect the frame and determine whether the signal is normal or spectral inversed without any carrier frequency offset and sampling frequency offset compensation, enabling fast frame synchronization. The proposed method shows outstanding performance in environments where symbol timing offsets and sampling frequency offsets exist.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.473-483
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• 2005

In this paper, we propose two LC voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs) that improve both phase noise and tuning range. With both 1/f induced low-frequency noise and low-frequency thermal noise around DC or around harmonics suppressed significantly by the employment of a current-current negative feedback (CCNF) loop, the phase noise in the CCNF LC VCO has been improved by about 10 dB at 6 MHz offset compared to the conventional LC VCO. The phase noise of the CCNF VCO was measured as -112 dBc/Hz at 6 MHz offset from 5.5 GHz carrier frequency. Also, we present a bandwidth-enhanced LC VCO whose tuning range has been increased about 250 % by connecting the varactor to the bases of the cross-coupled pair. The phase noise of the bandwidth-enhanced LC-tank VCO has been improved by about 6 dB at 6 MHz offset compared to the conventional LC VCO. The phase noise reduction has been achieved because the DC-decoupling capacitor Cc prevents the output common-mode level from modulating the varactor bias point, and the signal power increases in the LC-tank resonator. The bandwidth-enhanced LC VCO represents a 12 % bandwidth and phase noise of -108 dBc/Hz at 6 MHz offset.

• 한국정보통신설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신설비학회 2009년도 정보통신설비 학술대회
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• pp.293-297
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• 2009

In this thesis, design of a VCO(Voltage controlled Oscillator) with a novel tuning mechanism is presented for the Radar system. This circuit, the 9.5 GHz oscillator is designed and implemented by restructuring microstrip resonator to raise Q value and to require a wide frequency tuning range. This product is fabricated on 2.6 Teflon substrate and device is NE722S01. In this paper, The new microstrip resonator VCO is proposed to achieve the characteristic of a wide frequency tuning range. This microstrip resonator VCO shows the phase noise characteristic of -108.3 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset from the fundamental frequency, the output power of 5.7 dBm and the second harmonic suppression of -38 dBc for the VCO are obtained. The manufacture VCO shows a frequency tuning range of 193.8 MHz. The proposed micro trip resonator VCO can be used for X-band Radar System with required tuning range.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.8-13
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• 2005

The InGaP/GaAs hetero-junction bipolar transistor(HBT) monolithic voltage-controlled dielectric resonator oscillator(VCDRO) is first demonstrated for a Ku-band low noise block down-converter(LNB) system. The on-chip voltage control oscillator core employing base-collector(B-C) junction diodes is proposed for simpler frequency tuning and easy fabrication instead of the general off-chip varactor diodes. The fabricated VCDRO achieves a high output power of 6.45 to 5.31 dBm and a wide frequency tuning range of ]65 MHz( 1.53 $\%$) with a low phase noise of below -95dBc/Hz at 100 kHz offset and -115 dBc/Hz at ] MHz offset. A]so, the InGaP/GaAs HBT monolithic DRO with the same topology as the proposed VCDRO is fabricated to verify that the intrinsic low l/f noise of the HBT and the high Q of the DR contribute to the low phase noise performance. The fabricated DRO exhibits an output power of 1.33 dBm, and an extremely low phase noise of -109 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz and -131 dBc/Hz at ] MHz offset from the 10.75 GHz oscillation frequency.

• 대한전자공학회논문지
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.2016-2024
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• 1989

A versatile incoherent optical processing system is developed and analyzed in detail, in which an acousto-optic modulator is used to generate the temporal offset frequency for heterodyning and an optical scanner to process the input object in scanning mode. The operational characteristics of the systems are studied with respect to spatial filtering in terms of the spectral width change of the light source, the temporal offset frequency, and a scanning rate. To enhance the system's capability, two schemes for tuning the system's OTF, structural tuning and defocused object tuning, are also developed and verified with the MTF measurements and computer calculations.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제43권9호
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• pp.10-16
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 PHS 어플리케이션에서 새로운 Coarse Toning 기법을 사용한 빠른 스위칭의 CMOS 주파수 합성기를 기술하였다. 제안한 Coarse Tuning 방법은 Phase Noise와 Lock-Time을 최적화하기 위해 LC-VCO의 적절한 Tuning Capacitances를 선택하는 것이다. 이를 바탕으로 측정된 Lock-Time은 약 $20{\mu}s$ 이고, Phase Noise는 600kHz의 offset에서 -121dBc/Hz이다. 칩은 $0.25{\mu}m$ CMOS 공정으로 제작하였고, 면적은 $0.7mm{\times}2.1mm$ 이다. 소비전력은 2.7V 공급 전압 하에서 54mW 이다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 개선된 바랙터 결합 선로를 제안하고, 이 구조를 사용한 주파수 합성기를 설계 제작하였다. 제안된 결합 선로는 기존 구조에 추가적인 $\lambda$/4 전송 선로를 이용하여 바랙터에서 반사되는 잡음신호를 제거하는 구조이다. 제작한 주파수 합성기는 Ku-band 대역에서 헤어핀 공진기를 사용하였으며, PLL을 사용하여 주파수를 고정하였다. 제안된 구조로 제작한 헤어핀 발진기의 경우, 38 MHz의 주파수 조정 범위와 100 kHz offset에서 -97 dBc/Hz의 위상 잡음을 나타내었다. 이러한 측정 결과는 제작한 기존 구조의 바랙터 결합 선로를 가지는 헤어핀 발진기보다 30 MHz 개선된 주파수 조정 범위와 8 dB 개선된 위상 잡음 특성을 가지는 것으로 확인되었다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2004년도 ICEIC The International Conference on Electronics Informations and Communications
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• pp.218-220
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• 2004

A new wide-band VCO topology using Miller capacitance is proposed. Contrary to conventional VCO using the Miller capacitance where the variable amplifier gain is negative, the proposed VCO uses both the negative and positive variable amplifier gain to enhance the frequency tuning range significantly. The proposed VCO is simulated using HSPICE. The simulations show that 410MHz and 220MHz frequency tuning range are obtained using the negative .and positive variable amplifier gain, respectively. The tuning range of the proposed VCO is $23\%$ of the center frequency(2.8GHz). The phase noise is -104dBc/Hz at 1MHz offset by simple model. The operating current is only 3.84mA at 2.5V power supply.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.543-558
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• 2005

The natural frequencies of a long span bridge vary during its construction and it is thus difficult to apply traditional tuned liquid column dampers (TLCD) with a fixed configuration to reduce bridge vibration. The restriction of TLCD imposed by frequency tuning requirement also make it difficult to be applied to structure with either very low or high natural frequency. A semi-active tuned liquid column damper (SATLCD), whose natural frequency can be altered by active control of liquid column pressure, is studied in this paper. The principle of SATLCD with adaptive tuning capacity is first introduced. The analytical models are then developed for lateral vibration of a structure with SATLCD and torsional vibration of a structure with SATLCD, respectively, under either harmonic or white noise excitation. The non-linear damping property of SATLCD is linearized by an equivalent linearization technique. Extensive parametric studies are finally carried out in the frequency domain to find the beneficial parameters by which the maximum vibration reduction can be achieved. The key parameters investigated include the distance from the centre line of SATLCD to the rotational axis of a structure, the ratio of horizontal length to the total length of liquid column, head loss coefficient, and frequency offset ratio. The investigations demonstrate that SATLCD can provide a greater flexibility for its application in practice and achieve a high degree of vibration reduction. The sensitivity of SATLCD to the frequency offset between the damper and structure can be improved by adapting its frequency precisely to the measured structural frequency.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제47권8호
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• pp.64-72
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• 2010

본 논문은 UWB주파수 합성기용 광대역 전압 제어 발진기로 시그마-델타 모듈레이션을 이용하여 미세한 성긴 튜닝을 구현하였다. 제안된 성긴 튜닝 방법은 위상 잡음 성능의 저하 없이 작은 유효 주파수 해상도를 제공한다. 3단계의 성긴 튜닝구조로 전압제어 발진기는 광대역과 미세 튜닝 단계를 동시에 구현한다. 본 전압 제어기를 포함한 주파수 합성기는 0.13 ${\mu}m$ CMOS공정으로 구현되었고, 5.8-6.8 GHz의 대역에 3.9 kHz의 유효 주파수 해상도를 갖는다. 측정된 위상 잡음은 1 MHz 오프셋에서 -108 dBc/Hz이고, 5.9 mW 전력 소모로 16.8 %의 튜닝 범위를 갖으며, 튜닝 범위를 갖는 Figure-of-merit(FoM)은 -181.58 dBc/Hz이다.