Grant: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
École Polytechnique de Montréal
$150,000.00
Steacie Fellowship RTI - Analog Signal Processing using Magnetic and Plasmonic Materials
EF 2012-13
Résumé
Microwave, millimeter-wave and terahertz analog signal processing (ASP) is a novel paradigm, where radio signals are manipulated in their pristine analog form and in real time to realize specific operations enabling ultra-high-speed communication applications. It is the belief of the applicant that this paradigm, which is the object of his Steacie Fellowship associated with this proposal, will be the solution for tomorrow's radio, since the digital schemes of conventional radio systems suffer from expensive analog-digital conversion, high power consumption and poor performance or even inapplicability at the high end of the microwave frequency where most of the spectrum resource lies.
In this context, the Steacie-RTI program aims at systematically developing this field. The research effort will include the design of novel phasers (components exhibiting a designable group delay versus frequency response), the elaboration of mathematical and numerical synthesis techniques for these phasers, and their integration in unprecedented ASP systems to be compared with state-of-the art radio technology. While the proof-of-concept of this technology has already been made by the applicant's group for frequencies below 100 GHz, the Steacie-RTI program will strive to reach higher, millimeter-wave and terahertz, frequencies, both to access even more spectrum (and hence higher information transmission capacity or higher analysis resolution in instrumentation) and to explore novel applications specific to the corresponding wavelengths (e.g. non-invasive imaging, hazardous gas sensing, and molecular detection and manipulation). This RTI proposal requests a superconducting magnet system delivering fields of up to 7 teslas to bias ferromagnetic nanowire metamaterial membranes and grapheme sheets. This will allow the development novel phasers, based on these materials, capable to operate in the aforementioned frequency ranges to meet the forthcoming challenges of radio technology.
Programme
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Quebec, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
445483-2013
Name nom
Caloz, Christophe
Department département
Génie électrique
Organization id
64
Institution établissement
École Polytechnique de Montréal
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2012
Competition year année de concours
2013
Award amount
150000
Program id
EQPEQ
Program name en
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Program name fr
Outils et instruments de recherche - catégorie 1 (<150 000$)
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
104
Committee name en
Steacie Fellowship Sel Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de sél des bourses Steacie
Area of application code
805
Area of application group en
Information and communication services
Area of application group fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Area of application en
Communications technologies (satellites, radar, etc.)
Area of application fr
Technologie des télécommunications (satellites, radar,etc.)
Research subject code
2520
Research subject group en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie électrique et électronique
Research subject en
Microwave and millimeterwave devices, circuits and technologies
Research subject fr
Dispositifs, circuits et technologie hyperfréquences et d'ondes millimétriques
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Steacie Fellowship RTI - Analog Signal Processing using Magnetic and Plasmonic Materials
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Microwave, millimeter-wave and terahertz analog signal processing (ASP) is a novel paradigm, where radio signals are manipulated in their pristine analog form and in real time to realize specific operations enabling ultra-high-speed communication applications. It is the belief of the applicant that this paradigm, which is the object of his Steacie Fellowship associated with this proposal, will be the solution for tomorrow's radio, since the digital schemes of conventional radio systems suffer from expensive analog-digital conversion, high power consumption and poor performance or even inapplicability at the high end of the microwave frequency where most of the spectrum resource lies.
In this context, the Steacie-RTI program aims at systematically developing this field. The research effort will include the design of novel phasers (components exhibiting a designable group delay versus frequency response), the elaboration of mathematical and numerical synthesis techniques for these phasers, and their integration in unprecedented ASP systems to be compared with state-of-the art radio technology. While the proof-of-concept of this technology has already been made by the applicant's group for frequencies below 100 GHz, the Steacie-RTI program will strive to reach higher, millimeter-wave and terahertz, frequencies, both to access even more spectrum (and hence higher information transmission capacity or higher analysis resolution in instrumentation) and to explore novel applications specific to the corresponding wavelengths (e.g. non-invasive imaging, hazardous gas sensing, and molecular detection and manipulation). This RTI proposal requests a superconducting magnet system delivering fields of up to 7 teslas to bias ferromagnetic nanowire metamaterial membranes and grapheme sheets. This will allow the development novel phasers, based on these materials, capable to operate in the aforementioned frequency ranges to meet the forthcoming challenges of radio technology.
