Acquisition of Instruments for a Fiber-Optic Sensor and Communication Lab

9413705 Daneshgaran拟议项目的目标是为传感器和通信的研发配备光纤实验室。 所要求的资金将允许装备一个光纤设施，这将使最先进的研发成为可能，并为本科生和硕士生提供良好的培训设施。 由于CSULA是一个少数机构，实验室与真实的行业需求和利益密切相关。 三个经济技术丰富的增长领域，由政府的目标是解决的工作将在实验室进行：制造过程的监测和控制，环境监测，光纤通信的信息高速公路。 该提案确定了十几个项目，应用领域包括地球物理、制造过程控制、汽车传感器和显示器、通信、微波遥控和光束转向。 其中两个项目-一个地球物理应变仪和一个拖曳阵列-引起了资助机构的特别兴趣，本报告对此作了更详细的介绍。 许多项目是休斯专利技术的衍生物，该公司有兴趣看到减少到实践。 学生参与将通过几个车辆。 该实验室将用于工业界资助的工程设计诊所项目。 它还将提供一个高级设计实验室的扩展，该实验室由休斯公司提供35万美元的资金建造，并将由老年人用于满足他们的设计项目要求。 此外，由联邦和州科学技术机构资助的光纤应用前沿的研发将在学生的参与下进行。 该实验室将通过提供实践研究经验，帮助弥合本科、硕士和传统博士研究生教育之间的差距。 此外，与行业的密切合作将帮助学生在毕业后过渡到行业。 参与该项目的主要科学家在光纤、电光信号处理、通信和控制方面具有互补的技能。 该项目将由维克托瓦利博士和弗雷德·达内什加兰博士共同指导，瓦利博士曾在三个机构建立和开展光纤研究，弗雷德·达内什加兰博士专门研究信号处理和通信理论。 有人认为，在这里提出的面向行业，多学科的方法是缺乏在高等教育机构进行的现有光纤工作的五月。 三年内的项目总成本为315，468美元，其中220，828美元来自NSF。 维克托瓦利博士贡献他的时间来建立实验室，并指导学生，工作人员和教师对其操作。 对提案中所述的12个研究领域的供资将是随后向感兴趣的机构提出的提案的主题。

9413705 Daneshgaran The objective of the proposed project is to equip a fiber optics laboratory for R&D on sensors and communications. The funds requested will permit the equipping of a fiber optics facility that will make possible state of the art R&D as well as provide a good training facility for undergraduate and Masters students. Since CSULA is a minority institution, the laboratory is closely related to real industry needs and interests. Three economic technology-rich growth areas targeted by the Administration are addressed by the work to be conducted in the laboratory: manufacturing process monitoring and control, environmental monitoring, and fiber optics communication for the information superhighway. A dozen projects are identified in the proposal, with applications in areas including geophysical, manufacturing process control, automotive sensors and displays, communications, microwave remote control, and optical beam steering . Two--a geophysical strainmeter and a towed array-- that have garnered particular interest by funding agencies are described in more detail. A number of the projects are derivatives of patented Hughes technologies, that the company is interested in seeing reduced to practice. Student involvement will be through several vehicles. The laboratory will be used for engineering design clinic projects funded by industry. It will also provide an extension to a Senior Design Laboratory that was built with $350 K of funds from Hughes, and will be used by seniors to fulfill their design project requirements. In addition, R&D at the frontiers of fiber optics applications and funded by federal and state science and technology agencies will be conducted with student participation. The laboratory will help bridge the gap between undergraduate, masters, and traditional doctoral graduate education by provide hands-on research experience. In addition, the close collaboration with industry will help students make the transition to industry upon graduation. The principal scientist involved in the project have complementary skills in fiber optics, electro-optics signal processing, communications, and control. The project is to be codirected by Dr. Victor Vali, who has set up and conducted fiber optics research at three institutions, and Dr. Fred Daneshgaran, who specializes in signal processing and communication theory. It is felt that the industry-oriented, multidisciplinary approach proposed here is lacking in may of the existing fiber optics work conducted in institutions of higher education. The total project cost over a three year period are $315,468, of which $220,828 is requested form NSF. Dr. victor Vali is contributing his time to set up the laboratory and to instruct students, staff and faculty on its operation. Funding for the twelve research areas described in the proposal will be the subject of subsequent proposals to interested agencies.