STTR Phase I: Optowireless

STTR 第一阶段：光无线

• 批准号: 0740453
• 负责人: Raymond Rumpf
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: PRIME RESEARCH LC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-01-01 至 2008-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0740453&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: STTR; Phase; Optowireless

This STTR Phase I research proposal will solve disparate requirements of all-optical networks and mobile wireless networks by reconciling, linking, and harmonizing the optical and wireless domains. It will enable a host of new network architectures and mechanisms for integrating optical and wireless domains. Subsequent development may focus on full duplex communications, further miniaturization, or network architectures that exploit the full range of benefits. This will lead to a myriad of enabling spin-off technologies in applications that require extreme miniaturization. The system will develop a method to harvest optical energy from fibers to generate electrical power. This technology will enable microsystems to be driven by purely optical means over many kilometers of optical fiber.This wireless technology promises a host of applications, particularly in harsh or extreme environments. Fiber optic sensor systems will benefit by having another degree of freedom for multiplexing and interrogation. Applications that require fiber optic sensor instrumentation but cannot provide access may use this to interrogate the systems over wireless links. This can be used to replace copper cables in ships, airplanes, hospitals, and other facilities. Its micro-photovoltaic power harvesting technology may be used to operate other forms of micro- and nano-systems driven through optical fibers. The fiber-integrated antenna will prove to be a versatile broadband antenna for systems with tight physical constraints.

该STTR第一阶段研究提案将通过协调、链接和协调光域和无线域来解决全光网络和移动的无线网络的不同需求。它将为集成光域和无线域提供一系列新的网络架构和机制。随后的发展可能会集中在全双工通信，进一步小型化，或网络架构，利用全方位的优势。这将在需要极端小型化的应用中产生无数的使能副产品技术。该系统将开发一种从光纤中收集光能以产生电能的方法。这项技术将使微系统能够在数公里长的光纤上通过纯光学方式驱动。这种无线技术有望得到大量应用，特别是在恶劣或极端环境中。光纤传感器系统将受益于多路复用和询问的另一个自由度。需要光纤传感器仪器但无法提供访问的应用可以使用此功能通过无线链路询问系统。这可用于取代船舶，飞机，医院和其他设施中的铜缆。其微光伏发电技术可用于操作通过光纤驱动的其他形式的微型和纳米系统。光纤集成天线将被证明是一个多功能的宽带天线的系统与严格的物理约束。