Novel structured materials and rapid prototyping techniques for research into advanced mux/demux modalities and enabling component manufacturing for the upcoming ultra-fast terahertz wireless communications

新型结构材料和快速原型技术，用于研究先进的复用/解复用模式，并为即将到来的超快太赫兹无线通信提供组件制造

• 批准号: RGPIN-2019-04750
• 负责人: Skorobogatiy, Maksim
• 金额: $ 4.01万
• 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: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=690603
• 关键词: Novel; structured; materials; rapid; prototyping

The internet data traffic is continuing its exponential increase and is expected to reach 278 Exabytes/month by 2021. Similarly, the ever-increasing wireless communications data rate in the commercial markets is expected to be 100 Gbps by 2024. To meet the bandwidth demand, a shift towards higher carrier frequencies is unavoidable. The THz band (frequency:100 GHz-10 THz, wavelength:3 mm-30 µm) is seen by many as the next frontier in wireless communications. Over the past decade, significant research in components for THz communications resulted in a fair number of single-channel THz wireless system demonstrators. The next frontier in THz communication system design is the development of various multiplexing /demultiplexing modalities, enabling components and fabrication techniques that would allow further increase of the link capacity via simultaneous transmission of multiple THz data streams.******The proposed research program aims at development of the nano- and micro-structured optical materials as well as advanced 2D/3D device fabrications techniques to demonstrate novel THz components for future THz communication systems. The key functionality of such components is to enable high degree of multiplexing of the multiple data streams in the same data link. We will focus on the fundamental aspects of material science and optical component design/manufacturing by exploring novel transformative concepts of artificial materials (metamaterials) and rapid prototyping techniques (3d printing, etc.) to revolutionize how the THz components for future communication systems are manufactured. ******Examples of the novel device concepts that will be studied within this proposal include:*** highly frequency dispersive metamaterials using polaritonic materials for WDM components*** plasmonic ultra-high refractive index metamaterials for integrated THz photonics*** highly porous, while optically dense low-loss metamaterials for SDM and MDM devices*** novel strategies for 3D micro-structured THz material fabrication *** novel strategies for rapid THz component fabrication and dense 3D integration******In short, we propose to unlock new capabilities and explore new designs for high performance communication devices and systems by going 3D using state-of-the-art computer controlled additive and subtractive manufacturing techniques in combination with novel functional artificial materials based on dielectric, plasmonic and polaritonic materials. With this new paradigm, we aim at higher performance characteristics, more efficient and robust manufacturing, and novel operational principles. Additionally, we expect that achievement of results within this proposal will have importance to a broad range of applications, including microwave engineering, THz imaging, and novel fabrication techniques for E&M devices.******Finally, a significant number of HQPs (5 BScs, 2 MScs, 2 PhDs, 1 PDF) will be trained during the course of the proposal in the burgeoning field of ultra-fast communications.**

互联网数据流量继续呈指数级增长，预计到2021年将达到278艾字节/月。同样，到2024年，商业市场上不断增长的无线通信数据速率预计将达到100 Gbps。为了满足带宽需求，向更高载波频率的转变是不可避免的。太赫兹频段(频率：100 GHz-10太赫兹，波长：3 mm-30微米)被许多人视为无线通信的下一个前沿。在过去的十年中，对太赫兹通信组件的大量研究产生了相当数量的单通道太赫兹无线系统演示器。太赫兹通信系统设计的下一个前沿是开发各种多路复用/解复用模式，使得能够通过同时传输多个太赫兹数据流来进一步增加链路容量的组件和制造技术。*拟议的研究计划旨在开发纳米和微结构光学材料以及先进的2D/3D器件制造技术，以展示用于未来太赫兹通信系统的新型太赫兹组件。这些组件的关键功能是实现同一数据链路中的多个数据流的高度多路复用。我们将通过探索人造材料(超材料)和快速原型技术(3D打印等)的新的变革性概念，专注于材料科学和光学元件设计/制造的基本方面。革命性地改变未来通信系统的太赫兹组件的制造方式。*将在本提案中研究的新器件概念的例子包括：*用于WDM组件的高频色散超材料*用于集成THz光子学的等离子体超高折射率超材料*用于SDM和MDM器件的光学致密低损耗超材料*用于3D微结构THz材料制造的新策略**用于快速THz组件制造和密集3D集成的新策略*简而言之，我们建议通过使用最先进的计算机控制的加法和减法制造技术，结合基于介电、等离子和极化材料的新型功能人造材料，释放高性能通信设备和系统的新功能，并探索新的设计。在这一新模式下，我们的目标是更高的性能特征、更高效和更强大的制造以及新的运营原则。此外，我们预计，在这项提案中取得的成果将对广泛的应用具有重要意义，包括微波工程、太赫兹成像和E&M设备的新制造技术。*最后，在提案过程中，将在新兴的超高速通信领域对相当数量的HQP(5名BSC、2名MSCS、2名博士、1名PDF)进行培训。