Best Student Paper Program at the 2001 International Topical Meeting Microwave Photonics in Long Beach, CA on Oct 7-10,2001

本项目为参加2001年国际微波光子学专题会议（MWP）的10名美国大学学生论文竞赛申请旅费资助。国际微波光子学专题会议（MWP）是关于微波光子器件、系统和应用的主要国际会议。MWP '01是由美国微波理论与技术协会（MTT-S）和美国电气与电子工程师协会（IEEE）的激光与电光协会共同主办的。每年，IEEE微波理论与技术学会和IEEE激光与电光学会通过多种机制促进学生在微波和光子学工程方面的教育。MWP的最佳学生论文计划是学生推广计划之一，旨在促进学生，教师和工业参与者之间的互动，并有助于培养学生的技术敏锐性和沟通技巧。它还将他们介绍给国际技术社区，并帮助建立一个将领导下一代微波光子学工程师的学生社区。MWP为学生演讲者提供各种形式的财政支持，但不报销差旅费。来自NSF的旅行支持将确保该计划向来自美国大学的最广泛的感兴趣的申请人开放。

This project requests travel support for 10 student participants from U.S.universities in the Student Paper Competition at the 2001 International Topical Meetingon Microwave Photonics (MWP).The International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP) is the majorinternational meeting on microwave photonic devices, systems and applications. TheMWP'01 is co-sponsored by the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) and the Lasers and Electro-Optics Society of the Institute of Electrical and ElectronicsEngineers (IEEE). It will be held in Long Beach, CA on October 7-10, 2001.Each year, the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society and IEEE Lasersand Electro-Optics Society promote student education in microwave and photonicsengineering through a number of mechanisms. The Best Student Paper Program at theMWP is one of the student outreach programs to promote the interactions amongstudents, faculty and industrial participants, and helps to develop the students' technicalacumen as well as their communication skills. It also introduces them to the internationaltechnical community and helps to build a community of students who will lead the nextgeneration of microwave photonics engineers.The MWP provides financial support of various forms to student presenters butdoes not reimburse travel expenses. Travel support from NSF will ensure that theprogram is open to the widest range of interested applicants from U.S. universities.