Structural and Functional Integration of Wireless Transceiver over Megahertz through Terahertz

在未来的第五代移动的网络（5G）和物联网（IoT）部署方面，这项为期5年的发现资助研究直接响应了创建和开发未来灵活的智能无线设备和系统的战略和全球愿景。它致力于克服开发下一代信息和通信技术（ICT）的核心挑战，例如智能移动和自主操作，专注于将三个基本无线功能合并到一个收发器中，即通信，传感和供电。这种整体集成将创建一个前所未有的无线系统，具有聚合的无线电雷达功能，可以直接和独特地相互作用，以解决该领域的许多长期问题。此外，嵌入式无线供电可以允许创建免维护系统。**申请人、他的学生和研究人员与他的同事和技术支持人员合作，准备在理论和实验上研究、开发和演示世界上第一个在兆赫到太赫兹的选定频率范围内具有多功能和异质结构的无线收发器。主要研究目标是提出、研究和探索具有高度原创性的无线收发器架构和技术，以及无线功能和硬件结构的集成平台。具体而言，本研究涉及以下概念和示范：（1）异构多层技术，重点是混合耦合机制和关键的前端电路;（2）集成天线阵列与八木拓扑结构和模式扩散;（3）多端口干涉仪架构与联合无线电雷达操作;（4）多端口干涉仪技术，同时无线电通信和功率收集;以及（5）具有数据通信、参数感测和功率收集的集成方案的多层多端口多功能收发器。与传统的肖特基二极管不同，反向隧穿二极管被研究用于演示极低功耗的多端口收发器。**作为世界上第一个此类研究，这项研究为无线社区提出了一个改变游戏规则的解决方案;从长远来看，其技术在许多不同的行业中具有深远的影响和颠覆性。加拿大迫切需要保持其信息和通信技术的领导地位，并通过探索和开发新技术来利用这一新兴领域，这不仅将扩大现有系统的覆盖范围，而且还将引发新的应用并推动新市场。该研究项目的成功开发对加拿大智能和更好的生活，监管政策，技术教育，经济增长和可持续未来具有重要的战略意义。

In connection with the prospective fifth generation of mobile networks (5G) and the Internet of Things (IoT) deployments, this 5-year Discovery Grant research responds directly to the strategic and global vision to create and develop future, flexible smart wireless devices and systems. It strives to overcome core challenges in developing the next generation of information and communication technologies (ICT), such as intelligent mobility and autonomous operation, by focusing on merging the three fundamental wireless functions into one single transceiver, namely communication, sensing and powering. This holistic integration will create an unprecedented wireless system with aggregated radio-radar functions that can directly and uniquely interplay in order to resolve many long-standing issues in the field. In addition, the embedded wireless powering may allow the creation of a maintenance-free system.*******The applicant, his students and research fellows in collaboration with his colleagues and technical support staff are poised to theoretically and experimentally investigate, develop and demonstrate the world's first wireless transceiver featuring multi-function and hetero-structure over select frequency ranges of megahertz through terahertz. The main research goals are to propose, study and explore highly original wireless transceiver architectures and technologies with the enabling integration platforms of wireless functions and hardware structures. Specifically, this research is concerned with the following concepts and demonstrations: (1) heterogeneous multilayer techniques with focus on hybrid coupling mechanisms and critical front-end circuits; (2) Integrated antenna arrays with Yagi topologies and mode diversities; (3) multiport interferometer architectures with joint radio-radar operations; (4) multiport interferometer techniques with simultaneous radio communication and power harvesting; and (5) multilayer multiport multi-function transceivers with the integrated scheme of data communication, parametric sensing and power harvesting. As opposed to conventional Schottky diodes, backward tunneling diodes are studied for demonstrating extremely low-power multi-port transceivers.*******As the first of its kind in the world, this research proposes a game-changing solution for the wireless community; in the long term, its technology can be far-reaching and disruptive in many different industries. There is an urgent need for Canada to sustain its ICT leadership and exploit this emerging field by exploring and developing new technologies, which will not only expand the reach of current systems but also trigger new applications and propel new markets. The successful development of this research project is strategically important for Canadian smart and better living, regulatory policy, technological education, economic growth, and sustainable future.**