• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.286-292
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• 2005

Terahertz wave is a kind of electromagnetic radiation whose frequency lies in 0.1THz $\~$10THz range. In this paper, generation and detection characteristics of terahertz (THz) radiation by photoconductive antenna (PCA) method has been described. Using modern integrated circuit techniques, micron-sized dipole antenna has been fabricated on a low-temperature grown GaAs (LT-GaAs) wafer. A mode-locked Ti:Sapphire femtosecond laser beam is guided and focused onto photoconductive antennas (emitter and detector) to generate and measure THz pulses. Ultra-wide band THz radiation with frequencies between 0.1 THz and 3 THz was observed. Terahertz field amplitude variation with antenna bias voltage, pump laser power, pump laser wavelength and probe laser power was investigated. As a primary application example. a live clover leaf was imaged with the terahertz radiation.

• 센서학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.311-316
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• 2018

An antenna-coupled bolometer-type terahertz sensor was designed, fabricated, evaluated, and utilized to obtain terahertz transmission images. The sensor consists of a thin film bowtie antenna that resonates accordingly in response to an incident terahertz beam, a heater that converts the applied current in the antenna into heat, and a microbolometer that converts the rise in temperature into a change in resistance. The device is fabricated by a bulk micromachining process on a 4-inch silicon wafer. The fabricated sensor chip has a size of $2{\times}2mm$ and an active area of $0.1{\times}0.1mm^2$. The temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) of the bolometer film (VOx) is 2.0%, which is acceptable for bolometer applications. The output sensor signal is proportional to the power of the incident terahertz beam. Transmission images were obtained with a 2-axis scanning imaging system that contained the sensor. The small active area of the sensor will enable the development of highly sensitive focal plane array sensors in terahertz imaging cameras in the future.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.158-165
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• 2010

This study reviewed terahertz technologies of time domain spectroscopy, T-ray imaging, and high rate wireless data transfer. The main topics of the terahertz research area were investigation of materials and package modules for terahertz wave generation and detection, and setup of the terahertz system for time domain spectroscopy(TDS), T-ray imaging and sub-THz wireless communication. In addition to Poly-GaAs film as a photoconductive switching antenna material, a table-top scale for the THz-TDS/imaging system and terahertz continuous wave(CW) generation systems for sub-THz data transfer and narrow band T-ray imaging were designed. Dielectric properties of ferroelectric BSTO($Ba_xSr_{1-x}TiO_3$) films and chalcogenide glass systems were characterized with the THz-TDS system at the THz frequency range. Package modules for terahertz wave transmitter/receiver(Tx/Rx) photoconductive antenna were developed.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.430-434
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• 2002

$12{\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ 길이, $5{\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ gap의 dipole 안테나에 입사되는 펨토초 레이저의 위치에 따른 테라헤르트 전자기 펄스의 크기를 관찰하였다. 비록 11volt의 작은 전압을 인가 시켰음에도 불구하고 테라헤르츠 전자기 펄스가 최대 4.7nA의 전류로 발생되었는데 이는 dipole 안테나 구조가 아닌 두 전송라인(transmission line)의 간격이 $300{\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ 떨어진 구조의 송신기(transmitter chip)에 비해 6배 작은 전압을 인가하여 3.4배 더 큰 전류가 발생됨을 알 수 있었다. 또한 팸토초 레이저로 여기 되는 dipole 안테나 구조의 송신기에 구형 교류전압을 최소 0.11volt에서 최대 10volt까지 변화시켜 테라헤르트 전자기 펄스의 최대값 크기에 따른 이진신호를 발생시켰다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.65-70
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 높은 입력 임피던스를 가지는 테라헤르츠 Yagi-Uda 안테나를 제안하였다. 제안된 Yagi-Uda 안테나는 두께가 얇은 기판 위에 설계하여 기판의 비유전율에 의한 안테나의 임피던스 저하를 줄이고 Yagi-Uda 안테나 고유의 복사패턴을 가지도록 하였다. 전 파장 길이를 가지는 U-형태의 다이폴을 driver로 사용하여 공진주파수에서 $4,400{\Omega}$ 정도의 높은 입력저항을 얻을 수 있었다. 따라서 제안된 Yagi-Uda 안테나는 기존의 테라헤르츠 안테나들에 비하여 증가된 테라헤르츠파 출력을 얻을 수 있다.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 테라헤르츠 대역에서 동작하는 새로운 구조의 Yagi-Uda 안테나를 설계하였다. 제안한 Yagi-Uda 안테나는 안테나의 driver를 반 파장 다이폴이 아닌 전 파장 다이폴을 사용함으로써 공진주파수에서 $2000{\Omega}$ 정도의 높은 입력 저항을 얻을 수 있었다. 바이어스 선에 Photonic Bandgap 구조를 적용하여 바이어스 선로로의 전류누설을 최소화 하였고, 안테나를 얇은 기판에 설계함으로써 기판의 비유전율로 인한 안테나의 임피던스 저하를 막고 Yagi-Uda 안테나 고유의 단방향 지향적인 복사특성을 나타나게 하였다. 따라서 제안한 Yagi-Uda 안테나는 포토믹서와의 임피던스 부정합 문제를 개선하여 테라헤르츠파의 출력을 증가 시킬 수 있을 것이라 예상한다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.373-379
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• 2020

In this study, we investigate terahertz (THz) generation by a photoconductive antenna with electrodes in the shape of split-ring resonators. According to our theoretical investigation based on a lumped-circuit model, the inductance of this electrode structure leads to resonant behavior of the photo-induced current. Hence, near the resonance frequency the spectral components generated by a resonant photoconductive antenna can be greater than those produced by a non-resonant one. For experimental verification, a resonant photoconductive antenna, which possesses a resonance mode at 0.6 THz, and a non-resonant photoconductive antenna with stripe-shaped electrodes were fabricated on a semi-insulating GaAs substrate. The THz generation by both of the photoconductive antennas demonstrated a good agreement with the theoretically expected results. The observed relationship between the resonant electrodes of the photoconductive antenna and the generated THz spectrum can be further employed to design a narrow-band THz source with an on-demand frequency.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.358-361
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• 2021

In this paper, we have simulated a rectangular microstrip patch antenna for aerospace applications based on graphen as a conductor and a multilayer substrate .as a result of the use of the graphen patch we obtained a reconfigurable antenna on the frequency range (0.6-0.7 terahertz) with a gain up to 12 db. The simulation of this antenna has been performed by using CST Microwave Studio, which is a commercially available finite integral based electromagnetic simulator.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.202-207
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• 2017

This paper presents the performance of a planar, low-profile, and wide-gain-bandwidth leaky-wave slit antenna in different thickness values of high-permittivity gallium arsenide substrates at terahertz frequencies. The proposed antenna designs consisted of a periodic array of $5{\times}5$ metallic square patches and a planar feeding structure. The patch array was printed on the top side of the substrate, and the feeding structure, which is an open-ended leaky-wave slot line, was etched on the bottom side of the substrate. The antenna performed as a Fabry-Perot cavity antenna at high thickness levels ($H=160{\mu}m$ and $H=80{\mu}m$), thus exhibiting high gain but a narrow gain bandwidth. At low thickness levels ($H=40{\mu}m$ and $H=20{\mu}m$), it performed as a metasurface antenna and showed wide-gain-bandwidth characteristics with a low gain value. Aside from the advantage of achieving useful characteristics for different antennas by just changing the substrate thickness, the proposed antenna design exhibited a low profile, easy integration into circuit boards, and excellent low-cost mass production suitability.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.505-508
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• 2017

본 논문은 CMOS 공정에 수반되는 메탈 더미 구조가 서브 테라헤르츠 온칩 마이크로스트립 패치 안테나의 성능에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 45 nm CMOS 공정을 이용해 400 GHz 온칩 안테나를 설계하고, 3D EM 시뮬레이션을 통하여 메탈 더미 구조의 밀도에 따른 안테나의 공진주파수와 효율을 분석하였다. 검증을 위해 발진기와 집적된 안테나를 설계/제작하고, FTIR과 볼로미터를 이용한 준광학적 방법을 통해 측정을 수행하였다. 측정 결과, 밀도가 27 %인 더미 구조에 의해 안테나의 복사전력이 417 nW에서 87 nW로 6.8 dB 감소하는 것을 확인하였다.