• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.20-25
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• 2018

In this paper, we have designed circularly polarized array antenna for 5.8GHz microwave wireless power transmission. To obtain high antenna gain, we studied a single patch antenna, a $2{\times}1$ array antenna, a $2{\times}2$ array antenna, a $2{\times}4$ array antenna, and a $4{\times}4$ array antenna. Commonly, characteristics of each antenna have a frequency of 5.8 GHz and Right Hand Circular Polarization(RHCP) of circular polarization. Also, the results were obtained with the design to each antenna that the return loss was less than -10dB and the axial ratio was less than 3dB. The gain of the antennas was 6.08dBi for a single patch antenna, 9.69dBi for a $2{\times}1$ array antenna, 12.99dBi for a $2{\times}2$ array antenna, 15.72dBi for a $2{\times}4$ array antenna and 18.39dBi for a $4{\times}4$ array antenna. When the elements of the array antenna were increased, it was confirmed that it increased by about 3dBi.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.605-614
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• 2004

In this paper, we investigate array calibration algorithms to derive a further improved version for correcting antenna array errors and RF transceiver errors in CDMA smart antenna systems. The structure of a multi-channel RF transceiver with a digital calibration apparatus and its calibration techniques are presented, where we propose a new RF receiver calibration scheme to minimize interference of the calibration signal on the user signals. The calibration signal is injected into a multi-channel receiver through a calibration signal injector whose array response vector is controlled in order to have a low correlation with the antenna response vector of the receive signals. We suggest a model-based antenna array calibration to remove the antenna array errors including mutual coupling errors or to predict the element patterns from the array manifold measured at a small number of angles. Computer simulations and experiment results are shown to verify the calibration algorithms.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제52권11호
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• pp.521-528
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• 2003

A varactor diode was utilized in order to expand variable range of the natural oscillation frequency of an active phased-array antenna. We have conformed experimentally that the variable range of the natural oscillation frequency was expanded about three times in the oscillator controlled by the varactor diode. When frequency difference was given to the oscillators in the two elements antenna system, phase difference was appeared between the oscillators. The 2-, 3-, 5-elements patch antenna array was composed for the beam scanning experiments. All the above patch antennas showed good phased array characteristics. The experimental results are as follows that the scanning angle of the 2-elements array antenna is 28.6$^{\circ}$, the 3-elements array antenna is 29.4$^{\circ}$, and the 5-elements array antenna is 26.2$^{\circ}$.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.291-296
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• 2021

Recently, the dual-polarized antenna array has drawn attention due to the dependency of its signal processing gain on the signal polarization. Even though this polarization dependency makes it possible to mitigate a non-right-hand circularly polarized (non-RHCP) jamming signal from the same direction as a GPS signal, the dual-polarized antennas are not yet widely used for various applications. This study suggests a method that can acquire the polarization dependency of the signal-processing gain by intentionally misaligning antenna elements in a single-polarized antenna array. The simulation results show that the proposed method can successfully mitigate a non-RHCP jammer from the same direction as a GPS signal as if a dual-polarized antenna array does and provide comparable signal-to-jammer-plus-noise ratio (SJNR) performance with a completely aligned single-polarized antenna array and a dual-polarized antenna array.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제46권12호
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• pp.44-51
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• 2009

핀 배열 안테나를 이용한 선형 위상 배열 안테나의 방사 특성을 일반적인 패치안테나를 이용한 선형 위상 배열 안테나와 방사 특성을 비교하였다. 핀 배열 안테나를 이용한 위상 배열 안테나는 단위 안테나간의 상호결합이 작게 발생하기 때문에 일반적인 패치안테나를 이용한 위상 배열 안테나의 성능보다 향상되었다. 핀 태열 안테나를 이용한 선형 위상 배열 안테나는 주빔의 방향에 따른 이득과 side lobe level 의 변화가 적은 우수한 방사 특성을 가진다.

• Journal of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.181-189
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• 2022

The public open signals from Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) including Global positioning system (GPS) are used widely by many peoples in the world except for the public regulated restriction signals which are encrypted. Nowadays there are growing concerns about GNSS signal spoofing which can deceive the GNSS receivers by abusing these open services. To counter these spoofing threats, many researches have been studied including array antenna techniques which can detect the direction of arrival by means of Multiple Signal Classification (MUSIC) algorithm. Originally the array antenna techniques were developed to countermeasure the jamming signal in electronic warfare by using the nulling or beamforming algorithm toward a certain direction. In this paper, we study the anti-spoofing techniques using array antenna to overcome the jamming and spoofing issues simultaneously. First, we will present the theoretical analysis results of spoofing signal response of Minimum Variance Distortionless Response (MVDR) algorithm in array antenna. Then the eigenvector algorithm of covariance matrix is suggested and verified to work with the existing anti-jamming method. The modeling and simulation are used to verify the effectiveness of the anti-spoofing algorithm. Also, the field test results show that the array antenna system with the proposed algorithms can perform the anti-spoofing function. This anti-spoofing method using array antenna is very effective in the view point of solving both the jamming and spoofing problems using the same array antenna hardware.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.279-285
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• 2004

In this paper, low noise amplifier(LNA), aperture coupled patch antenna and $4{\times}4$ array antenna are designed in the frequency range from 11.7㎓ to 12㎓. Array antennas with and without LNA at the antenna element are fabricated and the performances are measured including noise figure(NF). The noise figure calculation for overall system was conducted and compared with the measured data to verify our measurement method. The measured overall noise figure of the array antenna with LNA at the antenna element is lower than that of array without LNA as expected.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.1053-1060
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• 2019

인공위성을 통한 정보수집은 위성에 탑재된 안테나를 기반으로 수행되는데, 위성 안테나는 크게 반사판 안테나, 렌즈 안테나, 위상배열 안테나로 분류된다. 이 중 다중빔 시스템 등의 안테나 패턴 조절 기능이 우수한, 위상배열 안테나가 많이 사용되는 추세이다. 위성 기반의 지상 신호정보 수집은 지리적 영향을 적게 받는 효율성을 가지나, 정확한 신호의 도래각 정보가 요구된다. 본 논문에서는 위상배열 안테나에 사용되는 안테나 배열형상에 대한 특징 및 장단점을 고찰한다. 또한, 위성 수신단에 탑재된 정방배열 안테나 기반의 캐스케이드 도래각 추정 알고리즘을 소개하고, 시뮬레이션을 통한 성능평가 결과를 제시한다.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.81-85
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• 2015

A 94-GHz phased array antenna using a log-periodic antenna has been developed on a GaAs substrate. The developed phased array antenna comprises four log-periodic antennas, a phase shifter, and a Wilkinson power divider. This antenna was fabricated using the standard microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) process including an air bridge for unipolar circuit implementations on the same GaAs substrate. The total chip size of the fabricated phased array antenna is 4.8 mm × 4.5 mm. Measurement results showed that the fabricated phased array antenna had a very wide band performance from 80 GHz to 110 GHz with return loss characteristics better than -10 dB. In the center frequency of 94 GHz, the fabricated phased array antenna showed a return loss of -16 dB and a gain of 4.43 dBi. The developed antenna is expected to be widely applied in many applications at W-band frequency.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.77-83
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• 2010

여러 가지 기판 두께에서 $5{\times}4$ 핀 배열 패치 안테나와 $5{\times}2$ 핀 배열 패치 안테나의 방사특성을 전산모의한 결과를 비교하였다. $5{\times}2$ 핀 배열 패치 안테나는 $5{\times}4$ 핀 배열 패치 안테나와 비교하면 단위 셀의 개수가 반으로 줄어 사용하는 핀의 개수가 반으로 줄며 패치 폭의 크기도 크게 감소하나 전방방사 이득과 수평방향 방사 억제와 같은 방사특성은 매우 비슷함을 볼 수 있었다.