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Fractal arrays are repetitive-geometry-based smart arrays having impressive array factor properties. However, the performance of these arrays degrades owing to their large number of antenna elements at higher expansion levels. This research work presents the thinning of Sierpinski fractal arrays while keeping an applicable balance between all array factor properties by using two types of bounded binary-fractal-tapering techniques known as Sierpinski and Haferman carpet anti-diagonal tapering techniques. Approximately 22% to 50% of antenna elements are thinned in each successive iteration of the Sierpinski fractal array with the proposed tapering techniques.

본 논문에서는 원형 배열 안테나를 장착한 차량이 이동하면서 메쉬 네트워크 환경을 구성할 때 다중 노드 빔 형성을 위한 안테나 선택 방식과 전력 제어 알고리즘을 제안한다. 제안한 안테나 선택 방법은 안테나의 방사 이득을 고려하여 빔 형성을 위한 안테나를 선택하고, 두 개 이상의 노드가 인접할 경우 배열 이득을 최대화하기 위해 안테나를 중복으로 선택한다. 제안한 전력 제어 알고리즘은 중복 안테나 선택 시 SIR이 최대가 되도록 각 안테나의 전력을 제어한다. 전산 모의 실험을 통하여 제안한 알고리즘을 적용하여 기존의 방식과 비교하여 두 노드가 15°로 인접했을 때 최대 2.5 dB의 SIR 향상을 보인다.

This paper proposes the antenna selection scheme and power control algorithms of multiple nodes beamforming when the vehicles equipped with circular array antennas is moving and construct mobile mesh networks. The proposed antenna selection scheme chooses beamforming antenna elements considering antenna radiation gain and allows duplicated antenna selection for multiple adjacent nodes. The proposed power control algorithms maximize SIR for the duplicated antenna selection. The simulation demonstrates that the proposed antenna selection and power control achieve 2.5dB higher SIR gain than that of conventional methods when two nodes are apart from 15°.

위성통신시스템은 넓은 커버리지를 바탕으로 광범위한 지역에 통신을 가능하게 하는 장점을 가지고 있다. 그러나 위성통신 시스템에 할당된 주파수 대역의 사용률은 셀룰러 시스템과 같은 다른 무선통신시스템과 비교할 때 상당히 낮은 효율을 보인다. 그러므로 할당된 주파수를 이용하여 부가적인 서비스를 제공하고, 주파수 효율을 높이기 위한 방법들이 연구되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 허가 대역에서 새로운 서비스를 적용할 수 있는지에 관하여 분석해보고, 새로운 서비스를 적용하기 위하여 가장 중요한 부분인 위성 터미널의 신호를 정확하게 검출하는 방법을 제안한다. 제안하는 방법은 간섭을 회피하기 위하여 Spectrum Sensing과 Eigenvalue 검출하고, 결론을 통하여 터미널의 신호를 검출하고 성능을 분석한다.

The Satellite Mobile Communication System holds several advantages, such as wide coverage that guarantees the communication in a huge area. It is suitable in the ocean and forest and especially in emergency situation. However, the licensed frequency is not always occupied within all coverage and all the time. The actual utilization rate is relatively low compared to other wireless communications such as cellular systems. There are a large amount of white spaces in its coverage. Therefore, it is necessary to consider introducing additional services such as data communication, in order to increase the spectrum utilization as well as the revenue of the Satellite service provider. In this paper, we first analyze the possibility to implement new services in the licensed band of satellite mobile phone by its provider. Then we address the most significant issue for the implementation of current service, which is how to accurately detect the satellite mobile terminals. Finally, we suggest two new possible solutions namely, eigenvalue detection based methods to find out the existence of transmitted signal from the satellite mobile terminals.

This abstract demonstrates simple, low cost and high gain microstrip array antennas with suitable feeding technique and suitable dielectric substrate for applications in the GHz frequency range. The objective of this paper is to design, and fabricate a 16 element rectangular microstrip patch array antenna. Therefore, a novel particle swarm optimization method based on IE3D was used to design an inset feed linearly polarized rectangular microstrip patch antenna array with sixteen elements. .Initially we set our antenna as a single patch and after evaluating the outcomes of antenna features; operation frequency, radiation patterns, reflected loss, efficiency and antenna gain, we transformed it to a 2x1 array. Finally, we analyzed the 2×2 array, then 4×2 array and finally 4 × 4 array to increase directivity, gain, efficiency and have better radiation patterns. The simulation has been performed by Zeland software version 14.0 and the desired antenna provides a return loss of -42.154dB at 2.45 GHz by using RT Duroid dielectric substrate with Єr= 2.45 and height , h= 1.58mm. The gain of the antenna is found to be 19.455 dBi and the side lobe is maintained lower than the main lobe. Since the resonant frequency of these antenna is around 2- 4 GHz, so these are suitable for S – band applications and can be used in WLAN communication systems.

In this paper, we have designed the patch array antennas with the slots capable of working in the E-band as the size of patch capable of operating in Ka-band. The slots inside the patch have the symmetry as the U-shaped slots. The designed array antennas have multi-mode characteristics at 77GHz. As a result, this paper is proposed the possibility of prototyping by design and analysis of microstrip array antennas 4×4 for automobile anti-collision system as using a typical FR-4 epoxy substrate.

Geometry-based stochastic model (GBSM) that describes the excess delay, direction of arrival, and direction of departure of multipath has been used extensively in multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) channel modeling. Many two dimensional and very few three dimensional (3D) GBSMs with linear array antennas have appeared in the literature. The models lack properties of the 3D channel for dual polarized planar array antennas, which are practically used in MIMO systems due to its applicability to space division multiple access (SDMA) or beamforming in three spatial dimensions. In this paper, we propose the 3D channel model for dual polarized planar array antennas where the departure and arrival angles are modeled in both azimuth and elevation. We derive the closed form expression of the channel coefficients. Using the proposed channel coefficient, we investigate the effect of azimuth and elevation angular spread on channel capacity.

마이크로스트립 콤 어레이 안테나에 대한 CSRR-메타물질의 영향을 연구하였다. 마이크로스트립 콤 어레이 안테나는 12개의 방사체로 구성되었고 24GHz ISM 대역에서 16.09dBi의 이득과 0.24GHz 대역폭을 갖도록 설계하였 다. 설계된 안테나는 안테나 면에 수직한 방사빔과 16.09dBi의 동일편파 이득, –10.86dBi의 교차편파 이득을 갖고 있 었다. CSRR-메타물질은 0.24GHz이던 마이크로스트립 콤 어레이 안테나의 임피던스 대역폭을 3.6GHz로 대폭 증가시 켰으나 동일편파 이득이 10.8dBi로 되고 교차편파 이득이 14.1dBi로 되어 동일편파와 교차편파가 혼재했으며 안테나 이득을 1.99dB 만큼 저하시켰다. 한편, CSRR 링의 스플릿 방향에 따른 연구에서 링의 스플릿 방향을 위로하거나 아래 로 했을 때는 거의 같은 특성을 보였다. 그러나 링의 스플릿 방향을 위와 아래로 교번하여 배치하였을 때는 동일편파 이득이 –1.29dBi로 감소하고 교차편파 이득이 13.9dBi로 증가하여 교차편파가 주가 되는 파로 변환되었다.

We investigated the effects of the CSRR-metamaterial on microstrip comb-line array antennas. Microstrip comb-line array antennas was designed with 12 radiators, gain of 16.09dBi and bandwidth of 0.24GHz in the 24GHz ISM band. The designed antenna had radiation beam perpendicular to the antenna plane, co-polarization gain of 16.09dBi and cross-polarization gain of –10.86dBi. the CSRR-metamaterial increased largely the impedance bandwidth of the antenna from 0.24GHz to 3.6GHz. however as co-polarization gain became 10.08dBi and cross-polarization gain became 14.1dBi, co-polarization was mixed with cross-polarization. And the antenna gain lowered by 1.99dB. On the investigation of the dependence on the split-direction of the CSRR rings, it showed nearly the same characteristics for up-splitted ring used case and down-splitted ring used case. However in the case of arranging up-splitted ring and down-splitted ring in alternation, co-polarization gain decreased to –1.29dBi and cross-polarization gain increased to 13.9dBi, which meant the wave was transited to cross-polarization majority wave.

We proposed a $4{\times}8$ array antenna with aperture-coupled patch antenna elements. The antenna was designed for 60 GHz operation and fabrication on the low-temperature cofired ceramic(LTCC) substrate($\varepsilon_r$=5.8). The feedline with the stub was designed to enhance the radiating element bandwidth and the transition characteristics between the waveguide (WG) and microstrip line(MSL). Through the optimization of the antenna and feedline geometry, the antenna gain and the performance of the 10 dB bandwidth were 20.2 dBi and 13 % up, respectively. The measured results agreed with the simulated ones.

This paper describes a design of a miniature patch antenna and its 4-channle array for 5.25 GHz wireless LAN band. Each patch element is designed for the low mutual coupling between each element and for the small size of the array antenna. The size of the each element is $7 mm{\times}14.5 mm{\times}5.6 mm$ and it satisfy IEEE 802.11a frequency band. It is arrayed for independent 4-channel operation. The total size of the array antenna is $35.6 mm{\times}52.5 mm{\times}5.6 mm$. The measured reflection coefficients and the radiation patterns of the fabricated antennas show the reasonable agreements with prediction.

An active phased array antenna consists of many channels. Each channel has a different initial phase shift and gain because of the inequality in the active circuits themselves, interface between radiators and active circuits, and beam-forming circuits and other antenna system configurations. This raises an inherent problem in active phased array antennas. To compensate for this problem the initial phase and gain of each channel should be calibrated. This paper presents an efficient calibration method for an initial phase variation of each channel in active phased array antennas. We tested our method in an active phased array antenna, and obtained good results in the radiation pattern and beam direction of antenna.

원편파용 마이크로스트립 안테나 소자들은 많은 형태가 있는데, 이것은 훌륭한 단위 방사기로 사용되었다. 원편파용 안테나의 이점은 송$.$수신시스템 사이에 엄격한 설정을 요구하지 않기 때문에 원편파용 프린트 안테나는 많은 위성과 이동무선시스템에 자주 사용되었다. 원편팍용 마이크로스트립 안테나의 3 dB 축비와 임피던스의 광대역을 실현하기 위해서 복잡한 급전구조와 3층의 패치 소자가 연구되었다. 본 논문은 원편파용 광대역 마이크로스트립 크로스 슬롯 어레이 안테나의 설계를 나타낸다. 제안한 안테나는 급전부인 마이크로스트립 라인과 원편파 발생을 위한 방사부인 크로스 슬롯으로 구성되어 있다. 광대역을 위해서 3충 구조가 고려되었고, 크로스 슬롯은 급전선과 전자기적 결합을 한다. 1소자 크로스 슬롯 안테나의 최적 파라미터가 모멘트 법에 의해 해석 및 설계되었다. 이러한 파라미터들은 방사소자들 사이의 상호결함을 고려한 어레이 안테나 설계에도 적용되었다. 제안한 안테나의 우현편파와 좌현편파는 비대칭 크로스 슬롯 구조와 슬롯 위치에 의해 쉽게 제어된다. 1소자와 15소자 크로스 슬롯 안테나에서 1 dB 이하의 축비와 안테나의 광대역 특성을 얻었다.

There are many types of circularly polarized(CP) microstrip antenna elements, which are used as a good unit radiator. Since an advantage of CP antenna is no strict alignment requirements between Rx and Tx system, the printed antennas with circular polarization are very often used in numerous satellite and mobile radio systems. In order to realize the broad bandwidth of 3 dB axial ratio and impedance of CP microstrip antenna, complex feed structure and tri-plate patch element have been researched. This paper describes a design of wideband microstrip cross slot array antennas with circular polarization. The proposed antenna is composed of an open-ended microstrip feed line as a feeder and a cross slot as a radiator for circular polarization. To realize the wide bandwidth, tri-plate structure are considered and cross slot is electromagnetically coupled with feed line. Optimum parameters of 1-element cross slot antenna are analyzed and designed by method of moments. These parameters are also applied to may antennas design considered the mutual coupling between radiating elements. Right hand circular polarization(RHCP) and left hand circular polarization(LHCP) of the proposed antenna are easily controlled by asymmetrical cross slot structure and slot position. In 1-element and 15-element cross slot array antenna, the good axial ratio of 1 dB below and the broad bandwidth characteristics of antenna are obtained.

In this paper, design and implementation issues for a network-oriented RF emitter localization system with array antenna are discussed. For hardware, the problem of array mismatch and RF/IF channel mismatch are introduced and the calibration schemes for solving those problems are also provided. For software, it is explained how to overcome the drawback of conventional MUltiple Signal Identification and Classification (MUSIC) algorithm in a point of identifying the number of received signals and problems such as Data Association Problem and Ghost Node Problem in regard to multiple emitter localization are presented with some approaches for getting around those problems. Finally, for implementation, a criterion for arranging each of sensors and a requirement for alignment of array antenna' orientation are also given.

To increase the efficiency of an applicator during microwave hyperthermia therapy, first, the length from the antenna end to a slot is varied to get the optimal matching of the characteristic impedance at the frequency of 2.45 GHz. Using the electric and thermal constants of biological tissue, we compose a phantom to calculate temperature increment as well as the resonance characteristics and the SAR distributions. The proposed 3-slot sleeve antenna inserted in an applicator plays an effective role in increasing the therapy size in the view of heating performance as electromagnetic energy tends to concentrate on not feed point direction but treatment area. The SAR is then used in combination with a finite difference heat transfer equation to determine the temperature distribution. Also, in order to shorten treatment time and increase therapy size, a square-array structure is suggested and analyzed.

An S-band multifunction chip with a simple interface for an active phased array base station antenna for next-generation mobile communications is designed and fabricated using commercial 0.5-${\mu}m$ GaAs pHEMT technology. To reduce the cost of the module assembly and to reduce the number of chip interfaces for a compact transmit/receive module, a digital serial-to-parallel converter and an active bias circuit are integrated into the designed chip. The chip can be controlled and driven using only five interfaces. With 6-bit phase shifting and 6-bit attenuation, it provides a wideband performance employing a shunt-feedback technique for amplifiers. With a compact size of 16 $mm^2$ ($4mm{\times}4mm$), the proposed chip exhibits a gain of 26 dB, a P1dB of 12 dBm, and a noise figure of 3.5 dB over a wide frequency range of 1.8 GHz to 3.2 GHz.

The global positioning system (GPS) is a useful system in civilian and military applications. However, because of the weak signal, GPS receivers are vulnerable to interference caused by unwanted signals or intentional jammers. To alleviate this issue, a controlled reception pattern antenna (CRPA) array can be employed to adaptively place radiation pattern nulls toward the direction of the signal interference. The performance of the CRPA array improves as the number of antenna elements increases. Therefore, antenna miniaturization is highly desirable for CRPA applications. We designed a compact CRPA array based on seven electrically miniaturized microstrip patch antennas (MPAs) on a 5-inch ground platform. We used a non-Foster matching circuit to match efficiently miniaturized MPAs on an FR-4 substrate. Experimental results show that the non-Foster matching circuit significantly improves such elements of antenna performance as return loss and antenna gain. In addition, we confirmed that the mutual coupling of the proposed CRPA array is less than -45 dB.

This paper presents a feeder waveguide array of slot array antennas for Direct Broadcasting from Satellite(DBS). The feed structure consists of a single waveguide placed on the same layer as radiating waveguide and is characterized by the unit divider, called a $\pi$-Junction. This K-function with an inductive wall splits part of the power into two branch waveguide through one coupling window, and can excite densely arrayed waveguide at equal phase and amplitude. The power dividing characteristics of a cascade of $\pi$ -functions are analyzed by Galerkin's method of moments. From the optimum simulation results based on the feeder waveguide using $\pi$ -Junction at 3.95GHz, we obtained the scattering matrices of the feeder divided power at 11.85CHz.

본 논문은 차세대 이동 통신인 IMT-2000(International Mobile Telecommunication-2000)용 기지국에 장착될 사용되어 질 이중 편파 다이버시티 안테나를 개발하는데 있다. 내용은 이중 편파 다이버시티를 이용한 안테나의 대역폭과 port간 격리도 및 방사 패턴을 설계와 제작을 통해 알아보았고, 안테나 후면에 전력 증폭기를 장착시키기 위하여 EIRP(Effective Isotropic Radiated Power)를 중심으로 송신 출력을 계산하고 이런 계산식을 바탕으로 전력 증폭기를 안테나 후면에 장착하여 실제 공간상에서 안테나를 통해 방사되는 출력 전력을 실험을 통해 알아보았다.

본 논문에서는 다이폴, 슬롯, 패치 세 가지 기본타입 안테나 소자를 이용하여 28 GHz 5G 단말용 배열안테나를 설계하고 성능을 비교 분석하였다. 안테나 소자 간 격리도는 $S_{21}$을 기준으로 비교하였으며, 다이폴, 슬롯, 패치 타입이 각각 -13.76 dB, -16.88 dB, -11.47 dB로 슬롯 타입 안테나가 가장 높은 격리도 특성을 갖는다. 또한 빔 커버리지 성능 비교를 위하여 배열안테나의 빔 폭, 최대 빔 조향 각도 등의 성능을 분석하였다. 최대 빔 조향 각도는 슬롯 타입이 $63^{\circ}$로 가장 넓고, 패치 타입이 $36^{\circ}$로 가장 좁은 조향 특성을 가진다. 실제 단말기 사용 환경에서의 안테나 성능을 확인하기 위해서 단말기가 talk mode와 data mode에서 동작할 때의 특성을 시뮬레이션을 통해 분석하였다. 비교 분석 결과, 28 GHz 5G 단말용 배열안테나 소자로 슬롯 타입 배열안테나가 가장 적합한 것을 확인하였다.

In this paper, three types of array antennas for 5G mobile devices operating at 28 GHz were designed, and their performances were compared. The isolation between antenna elements was compared based on $S_{21}$. The $S_{21}$ of dipole, slot, and patch type are -13.76 dB, -16.88 dB, and -11.47 dB, respectively, with the slot-type antenna having the highest isolation. In order to compare the beam coverage performance, several characteristics such as beam width and maximum beam steering angle were analyzed. The analysis shows that the slot type has the widest steering angle of $63^{\circ}$ while the patch type has narrowest with $36^{\circ}$. In addition, to verify the performance of the antennas in the actual usage environment of the device, antenna characteristics in talk mode and data mode were analyzed through simulation. The results confirmed that the slot-type array antenna is the most suitable array antenna element for 28 GHz 5G mobile devices.