• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 1999.06b
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• pp.9-13
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• 1999

이 논문은 디지털 TV 송신기의 구성 시스템 중 하나인 HPA 서브시스템(이하 HPA 시스템이라고 함)을 구현하는 구현 기술에 대하여 기술한다. HPA 시스템은 레벨 제어부, HPA 모듈, 고출력 결합기, 여파기, HPA 감시, 경보 및 제어 시스템으로 구성되어 있다. 이를 구현하기 위해서 전력레벨을 설계하고, 각 레벨에 맞는 4Wpeak, 30Wpeak, 125Wpeak 단위 증폭기를 설계, 제작 시험하였으며, 이들 단위 증폭기를 전력 분배기/결합기를 이용하여 결합하여 600Wpeak급 HPA 모듈을 제작하였다. 자체 제작한 HPA 모듈과 상용 부품을 이용하여 HPA 서브시스템을 구성하였으며, 현장시험을 통하여 그 성능을 입증하였다. 개발한 HPA 시스템은 동작주파수 470MHz-510MHz, 최대출력 1.6kWpeak, 이득 60dB 이상, 채널내 이득 평탄도 0.6dB 이하, 입력 반사손실 -l8dB이하이며, IMD는 3dB back-off시 -35dB이하이다

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.201-208
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• 2005

Tn this paper, we evaluate the peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) performance in a space-time block code (STBC) multi-input multi-output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) system using selected mapping (SLM) and partial transmit sequences (PTS) approaches. SLM and PTS methods are used to decrease the nonlinear distortion and to improve the power efficiency of the nonlinear high power amplifier(HPA) in the MIMO-OFDM system. In simulation result, when compared with the existing MIMO-OFDM system using QPSK, the PTS method reduces the PAPR about 5dB while the SLM method can reduce about 3.5 dB. Also, we find the BER performance of the MIMO-OFDM system with and without the predistorter in front of the HPA. When the predistorter is used, the input back-off (IBO) of 4 dB is required in the PTS method, and IBO of 6 dB in the SLM method to closely conform to the linear amplifier. If the method of improving the PAPR is not used, the value of IBO of 8 dB is required.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.299-307
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• 2018

Considering a nonlinear high power amplifier(HPA) and a predistorter, we have designed a four-dimensional 8-ary phase shift keying trellis-coded modulation(4D-8PSK-TCM) system, which is recommended for X-band satellite communications. Subsequently, we have evaluated and analyzed the spectrum, constellation characteristics, and BER performance of the system. In satellite communications, owing to the limited power, nonlinear characteristics that determine the operating point of the HPA must be analyzed because the HPA consumes high power. We herein report the design of the 4D-8PSK-TCM system, with efficiencies of 2 and 2.25 bits/channel-symbol. The simulation results confirmed that a 0.35 roll-off value is effective, considering the low peak-to-average power ratio(PAPR) characteristic and the narrow occupation bandwidth of the spectrum. It also confirmed that approximately 15~20 dB of output backoff(OBO) value is required at the HPA when the predistorter is not used, and approximately 1 dB of the OBO value is required when the predistorter is used.

• The korean journal of orthodontics
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• v.39 no.5
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• pp.289-299
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• 2009

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of Head Posture Aligner (HPA) during cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan in generation of frontal cephalograms using 3D CBCT images. Methods: CBCT scans and frontal cephalograms were made in 30 adult individuals. While a couple of CBCT scan was made for one subject, one was made with conventional method, without use of HPA, the other was acquired with the use of HPA. After creation of virtual frontal cephalogram from each 3D CBCT image, it was traced and compared with the tracing of real frontal cephalogram. Results: In the comparison of the measurements, the virtual cephalograms with the use of HPA did not show statistically significant differences with the real cephalograms whereas the virtual cephalograms without the use of HPA presented significant differences with real cephalograms in many measurements. In the correlation analysis with the measurements of the real cephalograms, the virtual cephalograms with the use of HPA showed higher correlations in all measurements than the virtual cephalograms without the use of HPA. Conclusions: Measurements from CBCT-generated cephalograms become similar to those from real cephalograms with the use of HPA during CBCT scan. Thus, the use of HPA is suggested during the CBCT scan in order to construct accurate virtual frontal cephalograms using 3D CBCT images.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.686-693
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• 2001

In this paper, a new carrier complex power series which represents nonlinear transfer function of high power amplifier is derived. Using this transfer function, the nonlinear transfer function of predistortive circuit for linearizing the distortion effect of a HPA(High Power Amplifier) is derived and fabricated. A measured gain and $P_{1dB}$ of the fabricated HPA in IMT-2000 basestation transmitting band are 34.06 dB and 35.4 dBm. The predistortive circuit using inverse carrier complex power series is fabricated and operated with HPA. The predistortive HPA improves C/I(Carrier to Intermodulation) ratio of HPA by 17.01 dB(@Pout=25.43 dBm/tone) with 2-tone at 2.1375 GHz and 2.1425 GHz.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.39A no.10
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• pp.613-615
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• 2014

The design and implementation of a broadband and linear HPA(High Power Amplifier) for TVWS are presented in this paper. The spectrum mask and transmitted power of HPA for TVWS must be controlled and meet the regulations to minimize interference effects on present broadcasting systems. The implemented HPA has the operating frequency of 460 ~ 698MHz with $24.7{\pm}1dB$ gain, input reflection coefficient of below -25dB, output reflection coefficient of below -7.28dB and the linearity of -57.7dBc at 22.2dBm output power.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.23-31
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• 2015

In this paper, we design a SSD(simultaneous single band duplex) system using RF cancellation and digital cancellation. And then, we analyze performance of the SSD system using pre-distorter with HPA non-linearity. Also, we analyze digital cancellation performance of the SSD system using pre-distorter with HPA non-linearity. Additionally, digital cancellation cancels residual self-interference. In linear conditions, digital cancellation can cancel self-interference of 40dB. Therefore, the SSD system has good BER performance because most of self-interference is canceled. But, in HPA non-linearity conditions, digital cancellation cancels residual self-interference of 25dB. In this conditions, self-interference is greater than desired signal. Therefore, bit informations of distant station can not be received. But, we confirm that if the proposed system uses pre-distorter then bit information of distant station can be received by HPA non-linearity compensation. Also, we confirm that even though the proposed system uses pre-distorter, if HPA non-linearity increases then digital cancellation performance is degraded by imperfect compensation of HPA non-linerity.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.693-695
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• 2015

The design and implementation of a broadband and linear HPA for TVWS are presented in this paper. The spectrum mask and transmitted power of HPAs for TVWS must be controlled and meet the regulations to minimize interference effects on the present broadcasting systems. The implemented HPA has the operating frequency of 470 ~ 698MHz with the maximum 48.63dB and minimum 43.45dB gain, input reflection coefficient of below -21.32dB, output reflection coefficient of below -4.29dB and the linearity of -45.24dBc at 28.79dBm output power.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.16 no.4 s.95
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• pp.389-396
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• 2005

In this paper, we propose a pre-distortion method using the NLMS(Normalized Least Mean Square) algorithm to cope with hish PAPR(Peak to Average Power Ratio) problem in OFDM communication system. This proposed scheme estimates the distortion characteristics of HPA, and changes the characteristic against the distortion. Therefore, it can be shown that the adaptive characteristic of the NLMS pre-distorter is good to track the various nonlinear characteristic of HPA, even though HPA characteristic is changed by temperature variation or aging. From the performance analysis, SNR efficiency of NLMS pre-distorter is about $0.5\;\cal{dB}$ less than that of common numerical non-adaptive pre-distorter, when IBO(Input Back Off) is $0\;\cal{dB}$. However, the NLMS pre-distorter is better than the common numerical pre-distorter, because these two pre-distorters have similar performance in higher than $3\;\cal{dB}$ IBO, and the NLMS pre-distorter maintains the constant performance even though characteristic of HPA is changed.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.32 no.7A
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• pp.738-745
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• 2007

The non-linearity of HPA(high power amplifier) which is an important component in modern communications systems introduces AM/AM and AM/PM distortion so that the transmitted signal is deteriorated. And, the I/Q unbalances and phase error which are generated by non-ideal components are inevitable physical phenomena and lead to performance degradation when we implement a practical two-dimensional (2-D) modulation system. In this paper, we provide an exact and general expression involving the 2-D Gaussian Q-function for the error probabilities of arbitrary 2-D signaling with I/Q amplitude and phase unbalances in nonlinear additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channels by using the coordinate rotation and shifting technique.