Acquisition of Microwave Instrumentation for the UPRM Radiation Laboratory

9977178Rodriguez无线通信解决方案正在改变世界各地人们的工作方式。下一代无线通信系统将需要更大的带宽和更高的工作频率，以支持多媒体和交互式应用（如电话会议和视频传输）所需的更高数据速率。这种更高的带宽要求，以及需要转移到微波和毫米波范围内的更高的工作频率，使得有必要研究新型的宽带天线和阵列，以及宽带、功率高效的电路和系统。此外，为了进一步提高无线系统的系统性能，需要对智能自适应天线阵列进行额外的研究。此外，人们对地球遥感越来越感兴趣，以监测和更好地了解不同的现象，如厄尔尼诺效应、热带降雨和飓风等。微波和毫米波雷达和辐射计用于这一目的。与此同时，对地球遥感和无线革命的兴趣对具有r.f.知识的工程师和科学家产生了巨大的需求，该项目的主要目标是在波多黎各建立一个独特的、最先进的研究设施。该设施将是位于马亚圭斯的波多黎各大学（UPRM）辐射实验室。辐射实验室的使命是研究和开发用于无线通信和遥感的微波和毫米波天线、电路和系统。目前，波多黎各及其附近地区没有这样的设施。购置微波和毫米波仪器不仅将支持UPRM的研究和开发活动，而且还将为波多黎各阿雷西博的国家天文学和电离层中心提供微波子组件和天线测试设施，车程不到1.5小时。此外，拟议的收购将有助于加强与马萨诸塞州大学、宾夕法尼亚州立大学和BBN Technologies的合作研究计划。

9977178RodriguezThe wireless communications resolution is changing the way people work around the world. The next generation wireless communication systems will require larger bandwidths and higher operating frequencies, to support the higher data rates required by multimedia and interactive applications, such as teleconferencing, and video transmission. This higher bandwidth requirement, and the need to shift to higher operating frequencies in the microwave and millimeter-wave range make it necessary to research new types of broadband antennas and arrays, and broadband, power efficient circuits and systems. Also, to further improve on the system performance of wireless systems, additional research in smart, adaptive antenna arrays is necessary. Furthermore, there have been an increased interest in the remote sensing of the earth, to monitor and better understand different phenomena, such as E1 Nino Effect, tropical rainfall, and hurricanes, among others. Micro-wave and millimeter-wave radars and radiometers are used for this purpose. At the same time, this interest in the remote sensing of the earth and the wireless revolution has produced a largedemand for engineers and scientists with knowledge in r.f., microwave, and millimeter-wave electronics.The main goal of this project is to develop a unique, state of the art research facility in Puerto Rico. This facility will be the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (UPRM) Radiation Laboratory. The mission of the Radiation Laboratory is to perform research and development on microwave and millimeter-wave antennas, circuits and systems, for applications in wireless communications and remote sensing. Such a facility does not exist in Puerto Rico and its vicinity at this moment. This acquisition of microwave and millimeter-wave instrumentation will not only support research and development activities at UPRM, but also will provide the National Astronomy and Ionospheric Center (NAIC) at Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with microwave subassembly and antenna testing facilities at less than 1.5 hours driving distance. In addition, the proposed acquisition will help strengthen collaborative research initiatives with the University of Massachusetts, the Pennsylvania State University and BBN Technologies.***