Grant: Strategic Projects - Group

In this proposed project, we aim to combine our multi-institutional research efforts and complementary expertise in close collaboration with governmental and industrial partners to develop comprehensive mm-wave photonics techniques for broadband communication and sensor network applications. In the short term, we plan to investigate various techniques to generate, distribute, process, and radiate mm-wave signals in 30/60 GHz bands using commercial off-the-shell components. To prove the concept and to establish the characterization method, a simple and low-cost mm-wave over fiber testbed that can operate up to 30 GHz will be developed and demonstrated. The long-term objective of the proposed project is to develop a full-duplex broadband mm-wave photonics system for broadband wireless access and sensor networks with innovative low-cost architectures that feature maintenance-reduced base-stations and intelligent phased array antenna. The testbed would be able to operate at the 30-GHz and 60-GHz mm-wave frequency bands. This research will generate unprecedented opportunities for both wireless and optical industries and end users. The mm-wave photonics topic has already been listed as one of the most important strategies in the CRC-Industry Canada as pronounced in a Canadian forum (21-23 Sept. 2003 in Ottawa) called "Wireless Industry Congress".