POWRE: Optically Reconfigurable Antenna Synapses

[9720623] R. A. Mullen华盛顿大学光学可重构天线突触Mullen博士将评估在光导微波开关中使用聚合物代替半导体的可行性。如果成功，这项工作有望增加微波天线孔径的功能。该奖项将加强由PI在华盛顿大学建立的射频光子项目。这项研究活动将高度利用PI在12年工业经验中开发的经验，知识，实践见解和射频光子诊断设备。它将通过培养新生的跨学科合作，并通过提供发表学术文章和技术建议的机会，从而在大学终身教职制度中获得有影响力的高知名度的职位，从而大大促进PI的职业目标。

9720623 R. A. Mullen University of Washington Optically Reconfigurable Antenna Synapses Dr. Mullen will evaluate the feasibility of employing polymers in lieu of semiconductors in photoconductive microwave switches. If successful, this work promises to increase the functionality of microwave antenna apertures. This award will enhance the rf photonic program being established at the Univ. of Washington by the PI. This research activity will be highly leveraged by the experience, knowledge, practical insights and rf photonic diagnostic facilities developed during the PI's 12 years of industrial experience. It will significantly further the PI's career goals by nurturing nascent cross-disciplinary collaborations and by expending opportunities to publish scholarly articles and technical proposals necessary to attain an influential high-visibility position within the university tenure system.