• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.245-250
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• 2013

This paper presents a tunable bandpass filter based on the varactor-loaded composite right- and left-handed transmission line (CRLH-TL). The proposed filter is composed of one CRLH-TL unit cell, which corresponds to the third-order bandpass filter. The tunable bandpass filter is designed using only lumped-elements. The use of lumped elements saves space and lowers the fabrication cost. The size of the proposed tunable bandpass filter is $17mm{\times}5mm$, neglecting the feed lines and DC lines. All of the varactors are controlled by one DC bias. The center frequency of the bandpass filter can be controlled by varying the value of the varactors. The tunable range of the center frequency is from 412.5 to 670 MHz. The insertion loss is less than 3 dB, the return loss is more than 10 dB in the passband.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.900-904
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 주파수 가변이 가능한 영차 공진 안테나를 구현하였다. 제안된 안테나의 영차 공진 특성은 composite right/left-handed(CRLH) 전송 선로를 이용하여 구현하였고, 안테나의 소형화를 극대화하기 위해 버섯 구조의 접지 평면에 사각 슬롯을 설계하였다. 또한, 주파수 가변을 위해 슬롯이 있는 접지 평면에 가변 소자를 삽입하였다. 슬롯이 있는 접지 평면에 위치한 가변 소자의 on/off 상태에 따라, CRLH 전송 선로의 병렬 인덕턴스 값을 변화시킴으로 인해 안테나의 공진 주파수가 바뀌게 된다. 실험 결과, 제안된 안테나의 공진 주파수는 4.92 GHz에서 2.96 GHz로 변했다. 한편, 제안된 안테나의 크기는 일반적인 반파장 패치 안테나보다 최대 94.24 % 크기를 감소시킬 수 있었다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제60권2호
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• pp.446-450
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• 2011

Tunable SC(Switched Capacitor) bandpass ${\Sigma}-{\Delta}$(Sigma-Delta) modulator used in wireless system receiver occurs a signal attenuation according to tuning of center frequency in signal bandwidth. In this paper, tunable bandpass 4th order SC bandpass ${\Sigma}-{\Delta}$ modulator with novel structure is proposed for rejection of signal attenuation in signal bandwidth. The existing structure uses a ten variable coefficient values for rejection of signal reduction in the modulator. But the proposed structure only use a two variable coefficient values for rejection of signal attenuation in the modulator. Also, an adder and comparator is replaced with a comparator having 4 inputs in the modulator. Therefore, the existing structure has one more OP-AMP. The purposed modulator was designed in $0.18\;{\mu}m$ CMOS technology. The resolution of the modulator within 310 kHz bandwidth and 40 MHz sampling frequency under 6.67 MHz, 10 MHz and 13.33 MHz intermediate frequency are over 10 bit.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.53-58
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• 2018

A novel X-band high speed frequency sweep signal generator based on a tunable optoelectronic oscillator (OEO) incorporating a frequency-swept laser is presented and the theoretical fundamentals of the design are explained. A prototype of the generator with tuning range from 8.8552 GHz to 10.3992 GHz and a fine step about 8 MHz is achieved. The generated radiofrequency signal with a single sideband (SSB) phase noise lower than -100 dBc/Hz@10KHz is experimentally demonstrated within the whole tunable range, without any narrow RF band-pass filters in the loop. And the tuning speed of the frequency sweep signal generator can reach to over 1 GHz/s benefiting from applying a novel dispersion compensation modular instead of several tens of kilometers of optical fiber delay line in the system.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.135-139
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 선별된 IF 대역의 데이터 변환을 위하여 모듈레이터의 하나의 계수값에 의하여 IF 대역 중심주파수을 조절할 수 있는 새로운 2차 SC Bandpass $\Sigma-\Delta$ 모듈레이터 구조를 제안한다. 제안한 구조는 기존구조에 비하여 2차 형태의 잡음 전달함수를 임의로 변경할 수 있고, 중심주파수 조절를 위하여 기존구조는 가변이 가능한 2개의 계수값, 기본클럭외 다른 8개의 클럭이 필요한 반면 제안한 구조는 가변이 가능한 하나의 계수값과 기본 클럭만으로 주파수를 조절할 수 있다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.252-259
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• 2022

In this paper, a dual-function dynamically tunable metamaterial absorber is proposed. At frequency points of 1.545 THz and 3.21 THz, two resonance peaks with absorption amplitude of 93.8% (peak I) and 99.4% (peak II) can be achieved. By regulating the conductivity of photosensitive silicon with a pump laser, the resonance frequency of peak I switches to 1.525 THz, and that of peak II switches to 2.79 THz. By adjusting the incident polarization angle by rotating the device, absorption amplitude tuning is obtained. By introducing two degrees of regulation freedom, the absorption amplitude modulation and resonant frequency switching are simultaneously realized. More importantly, dynamic and continuous adjustment of the absorption amplitude is obtained at a fixed resonant frequency, and the modulation depth reaches 100% for both peaks. In addition, the sensing property of the proposed MMA was studied while it was used as a refractive index sensor. Compared with other results reported, our device not only has a dual-function tunable characteristic and the highest modulation depth, but also simultaneously possesses fine sensing performance.

• 한국정보전자통신기술학회논문지
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 새로운 형태의 도넛형 결함 접지면 구조를 이용한 공진기의 동작특성과 등가회로을 나타내고, 이것의 접지면에 칩 캐패시터를 추가하여 공진주파수를 가변할 수 있도록 설계하였다. 일반적으로 결함접지면 구조는 병렬 공진 특성을 갖는다. 여기에 집중소자 캐패시터를 추가하면 공진주파수가 낮아지게 된다. 캐패시터 대신에 바랙터다이오드를 이용하면 전압으로써 공진 주파수를 제어할 수 있다. 본 공진기는 전압제어발진기와 가변주파수 대역통과 여파기등에 응용될 수 있다.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.189-191
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• 2013

This letter presents a compact metamaterial-based tunable zeroth-order resonant antenna. It is based on the double-negative unit cell with a function of tunable inductance realized by a varactor and impedance convertor in the shunt branch. The resonant frequency of the designed antenna ranges from 2.31 to 3.08 GHz, depending on the capacitance of the used varactor. Its size is very compact ($0.05{\lambda}_0{\times}0.2{\lambda}_0$) with a relatively wide tunable range of 29.1%. The impedance bandwidth of the antenna is from 20 to 50 MHz for the resonant center frequency. The measured maximum total realized gain is from -0.68 dBi (2.43 GHz) to 1.69 dBi (2.97 GHz). The EM-simulated and measured results are in good agreement.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2012년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.561-563
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• 2012

In this work, tunable capacitors using a finger-type electrode are designed and characterized for frequency-agile RF circuit applications. Their top electrodes with different area and line width are designed in types of the finger for a long conducting perimeter which results in enhanced fringing-electric fields in order to improve their tunability. The tunable varactors were fabricated on a quartz substrate employing a multi-layer dielectric of a para/ferro/para-electric thin film. Compared to the conventional capacitor, finger-type capacitors are characterized in terms of effective capacitance and tunablility. Their effective capacitance and tunability with the long perimeter increase 24~40% and 7~12%, respectively, due to enhanced fringing electric fields from 1 to 2.5 GHz, compared to the conventional ones.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.45-49
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• 2014

In this work, a phase shifter radio-frequency integrated chip (RFIC) using a simple all-pass network is presented. As a tuning element of the phase shifter RFIC, tunable capacitors with a multi-layer dielectric of a para-/ferro-/para-electrics using a high tunable BST ferroelectric and a low-loss BZN paraelectric thin film were utilized. In order to evaluate and analyze the fabricated phase shifter RFIC, the same elements such as an inductor and capacitor integrated into it are also fabricated and tested. The designed phase shifter RFIC was fabricated on a quartz substrate in the size of $1.16{\times}1.21mm^2$. As the test results, the maximum phase difference of $350^{\circ}$ is obtained at 15 V and its tuning frequency bandwidth is 90 MHz from 2.72 to 2.81GHz.