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A novel receiver optical system designed for Korean VLBI Network (KVN) has been used to conduct
simultaneous millimeter-wave very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) observations at 22, 43, 86, and 129 GHz.
This multi-frequency band receiver system has effectively compensated atmospheric phase fluctuation
using a unique phase referencing technique in mm-VLBI observations. However, because the original
optics system incorporated individual cryogenic receivers in separate cryostats, a rather bulky optical
bench of size about 2600 mm x 2300 mm x 60 mm was required. This paper proposes an integrated
quasi-Optical circuit incorporating a more compact triple-band receiver in single cryostat to circumvent
difficulties in installation and beam alignment. The recommended frequency bands of the improved
triple-band receiver are K(18–26 GHz) band, Q(35–50 GHz) band, and W(85–115 GHz) band. A
frequency-independent quasi-optical circuit for triple band is adopted to obtain constant aperture
efficiency as a function of the observed frequencies.