Dowon Kim

 

Education


Microwave Lab. (http://thomas.korea.ac.kr), Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Advisor: Moonil Kim, Email: mkim@korea.ac.kr
Thesis Topic: Microstrip Antennas and Phase Shifters using Novel Periodic Structures


Microwave Lab., Korea University, Seoul, Korea
Thesis Topic: An Electromagnetic Crystal Reflector Antenna for PCS Applications


Korea University

Experience


High-efficiency wire-bond antennas for on-chip radios
Array antenna system for ISM band


Electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) reflector as a backside radiation shield for mobile phone antennas
Microstrip compatible phase shifter using a strip-type EBG ground plane
- Bulk-material EBG phase shifter
- Discrete-device EBG phase shifter
Patch array antenna with an improved bandwidth performance
High-directive microstrip antenna using metamaterial structures
Power amplifier design with CRLH transmission line using zeroth-order mode propagation
Small-size and dual-frequency antenna design using zeroth-order mode radiation


Circuit Theory (Undergraduate courses) Mar. 2004 ~ June. 2004
Microwave Engineering (Undergraduate &Graduate courses) Mar. 2004 ~ Dec. 2004
Antenna Engineering (Undergraduate & Graduate courses) Mar. 2005 ~ Dec. 2005

Publications


[10] Russell Willmot, Dowon Kim, and Dimitrios Peroulis, A Yagi-Uda Array of High-Efficiency Wire Bond Antennas for On-Chip Radio Applications, IEEE Trans. on Microwave Theories and Techniques, Dec 2009
[9] Wu-Hsin Chen, Sanghoon Joo, Serkan Sayilir, Russll Willmot, Tae-young Choi, Dowon Kim, Julia Lu, Dimitrios Peroulis, and Byunghoo Jung, A 6-Gbps wireless inter-chip data link using 43GHz transceivers, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 44, no. 10, Oct 2009.
[8] D. Kim and M. Kim, A Narrow-Beamwidth T-Shaped Monopole Antenna Fabricated from Metamaterial Wires, IEE Electronics Letters, vol. 44, no. 3, 31 January 2008.
[7] D. Kim, M. Kim, M. Tanaka, and K. Matsugatani, A Microstrip Antenna Using Patch Array Resonator, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 49, no. 12, pp. 2926-2928, December 2007.
[6] K. J. Lee, D. Kim, M. Kim, M. Tanaka, and K. Matsugatani, A 2.4-GHz Dual-Patch RFID Tag Antenna Scattering Analysis, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 48, issue 11, pp. 2241- 2244, November 2006.
[5] D. Kim, D. H. Lee, H. J. Park, and M. Kim, A Ku-Band Waveguide Frequency Multiplier Using Harmonic-Rejection Microstrip Patch Transitions, International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, vol. 27, no. 9, September 2006.
[4] Dowon Kim, and Moonil Kim, A Microstrip Phase Shifter Design Using a Switch-Loaded Ground Plate, IEICE Trans. Communications, vol. E89-B, no. 6, pp. 1873-1875, June 2006.
[3] Dowon Kim, Moonil Kim, Hao Xin, and J. B. Hacker, An X-Band Microstrip Phase Shifter Using an Electromagnetic Bandgap Backplane, IEICE Trans. Communications, vol. E88-B, no. 6, June 2005.
[2] W. Kim, D. Kim, M. Kim, Y. Kim, and Y. Chang, A Broadband Waveguide Filter Design Using Electromagnetic Bandgap Substrate Covers, IEICE Trans. Communications, vol.E87-B, no.8, Aug. 2004.
[1] D. Kim, M. Kim, H. Xin, and J. Hacker, 2GHz Electromagnetic Crystal Reflector Antenna, IEE Electronics Letters, vol. 39, no. 15, July 2003.

 

[10] Dowon Kim and Dimitrios Peroulis, Radiation Efficiency Enhancement for Dipoles Placed Adjacent to Lossy Silicon Substrates, IEEE APS, Chicago, USA, July 2012
[9] Dowon Kim, Xiang Cui, Ankith Cherala, Kenle Chen, and Dimitrios Peroulis, A Two-Dimensional Electronically-Steerable Array Antenna for Target Detection on Ground, IEEE APS, Spokane, USA, July 2011
[8] Dowon Kim, Russell Willmot, and Dimitrios Peroulis, A High-Efficiency Low-Cost Wire-Bond Loop Antenna for CMOS Wafers, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, Charleston, USA, June 2009.
[7] Russell Willmot, Dowon Kim, and Dimitrios Peroulis, High-Efficiency Wire Bond Antennas for On- Chip Radios, IEEE International Microwave Symposium, Boston, USA, June 2009.
[6] Dowon Kim and Moonil Kim, A Super-Directive Zeroth-Order Resonator Slot Antenna, Asia- Pacific Microwave Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 2007.
[5] D. Kim, M. Kim, M. Tanaka, and K. Matsugatani, A Broadband Planar Patch Array Resonator Antenna, Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference, Yokohama, Japan, Dec. 2006.
[4] Dowon Kim, and M. Kim, An Investigation of Electromagnetic Bandgap Structure as an Efficient Microstrip Antenna, Joint Conference on Satellite Communications, Nagoya, Japan, Oct. 2005.
[3] D. Kim, M. Kim, and Y. Chang, An X-Band Microstrip Phase Shifter Using Switching Devices on the EBG Ground Plane, Joint Conference on Satellite Communications, Seoul, Korea, Oct. 2004.
[2] D. Kim, M. Kim, and S. Kim, A Microstrip Phase Shifter Using Ferroelectric Electromagnetic Bandgap Ground Plane, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, San Francisco, USA, June 2004.
[1] D. Kim, M. Kim, H. Lee, and B. Oh, A Photonic Bandgap Antenna Reflector for PCS Applications, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & URSI, Chicago, USA, June 2003.


[6] Line-waveguide conveter having plural electrode cells and radio communication device using such a converter, US 7,612,632 B2, Nov. 3, 2009
[5] Antenma Device for Portable Terminal, Application number: PCT/KR2009/003171, June 12, 2009.
[4] Antenna, radio device, method of designing antenna, and method of measuring operating frequency of antenna, Registration number: 7,330,161, USA, Feb. 12, 2008.
[3] Line-Waveguide Converter and Radio Communication Device, Application number: 11/882,179 USA, July 31, 2007.
[2] Waveguide Transition and Wireless Communication system, Application number: 2006-209631 Japan, Aug. 1, 2006.
[1] Antenna, Wireless Device, antenna design method, and method for measuring antenna operating frequency, Application number: 2005-290312, Japan, Oct. 3, 2005.

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