Research and Development of Substrate Integrated Circuits and Systems for Gigahertz and Terahertz Electronics and Photonics

千兆赫和太赫兹电子和光子学衬底集成电路和系统的研究与开发

• 批准号: 122137-2012
• 负责人: Wu, Ke
• 金额: $ 4.52万
• 依托单位: École Polytechnique de Montréal
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2012-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=513707
• 关键词: Research; Development; Substrate; Integrated; Circuits

The proposed research aims to investigate and explore an emerging and disruptive technology called "substrate integrated circuits (SICs)" towards the development of millimetre-wave and terahertz integrated circuits (MTICs). This concept of SICs was pioneered by the applicant over a decade ago. Substrate integrated waveguides (SIWs), which belong to the family of SICs, have been widely studied and successfully explored by researchers around the world, under the leadership of the applicant, for the development of a new generation microwave and millimetre-wave integrated circuits and systems. The fundamental feature of SICs is that almost all non-planar guided-wave structures can be synthesized and transformed into planar form at low cost, thereby making full integrations of such structures possible. Therefore, both planar and non-planar structures can be seamlessly integrated and made of the same processing techniques. This building platform holds the promise of becoming the next generation integrated circuits for millimetre-wave and terahertz systems and unifying the physical mechanisms of electronics and photonics. This research allows the applicant to continue leading international research efforts in discovering new circuit features, new design rules, new innovative devices, and new application areas. This will involve unconventional, multilayered substrates and mixed dielectric-metallic waveguides. Fundamental guided-wave properties will be investigated. Novel theoretical techniques will be studied and developed, and experimental prototypes will be made and demonstrated for antennas, circuits and systems. This project will foster substantial interests of this new technology for future millimetre-wave and terahertz system development towards complete hybrid and monolithic system-on-substrate integration and miniaturization. The applicant, his students and research associates are eager to make a comprehensive characterization and quick development of this revolutionary technology. This research is strategically important for future explorations and applications in the field of information and communication technology. It will allow the applicant to further expand one of the most visible Canadian research programs in the world.

这项拟议的研究旨在调查和探索一种名为“衬底集成电路(SIC)”的新兴和颠覆性技术，以推动毫米波和太赫兹集成电路(MTIC)的发展。SICS的这一概念是由申请人在十多年前率先提出的。基片集成波导(SiWs)属于集成电路家族，在申请人的带领下，世界各地的研究人员对其进行了广泛的研究和成功的探索，以开发新一代微波和毫米波集成电路和系统。SICS的基本特征是几乎所有的非平面导波结构都可以低成本地合成并转换成平面形式，从而使这种结构的完全集成成为可能。因此，平面和非平面结构都可以无缝集成，并采用相同的加工工艺。这一构建平台有望成为毫米波和太赫兹系统的下一代集成电路，并统一电子和光子学的物理机制。这项研究使申请者能够在发现新的电路特征、新的设计规则、新的创新器件和新的应用领域方面继续领导国际研究努力。这将涉及非传统的多层衬底和介质-金属混合波导。我们将研究基本导波特性。将研究和开发新的理论技术，并将制作和演示天线、电路和系统的实验原型。该项目将促进这项新技术在未来毫米波和太赫兹系统向完全混合和单片基板系统集成和小型化方向发展方面的巨大兴趣。申请者、他的学生和研究伙伴都渴望对这项革命性的技术进行全面的表征和快速的发展。这项研究对未来信息通信技术领域的探索和应用具有重要的战略意义。它将允许申请者进一步扩大加拿大在世界上最引人注目的研究项目之一。