MRI: Acquisition of Microwave Measurement Facilities for RF/MMIC Research

ECCS-0723113 Yong Zhou，University of Texas Brownsville智能优势：具有竞争力的下一代雷达传感器在射频范围2- 50 GHz内最好是一个大带宽、高性能、低功耗、低成本、小尺寸和重量轻的解决方案。近年来，半导体技术的发展导致了微波单片集成电路技术的出现，使得微波收发机可以直接在单片上设计，具有传统分立解决方案所无法实现的优点。满足上述性能要求的另一种方法是开发和利用人工结构的超材料，其潜在的优点包括增加带宽和减小物理尺寸。基于这两种方法可以进行针对不同应用的研究。研究人员需要一个矢量网络分析仪、一个信号发生器和微波设计/仿真软件，以加强和启动微波传感器设计及其三个具体应用的研究：1）开发用于南部边境监测的低误报率射频传感器，2）生物医学诊断中的超宽带微波成像技术，3）超材料基片的高效小型贴片天线设计。更广泛的影响：拟议的仪器和研究项目可以直接推进和加强微波技术及其在国家安全，生物医学成像和无线通信中的应用。它将导致第一个微波单片集成电路研究中心在南得克萨斯州山谷地区，并将是必不可少的部门，大学和社区作为一个整体的增长。研究活动的跨学科方面将使学生和研究人员接触到几个工程领域。该项目还将有助于为该地区代表性不足的西班牙裔学生培养一个不断扩大的研究和教育环境。十至四十名学生预计将使用拟议的仪器为他们的高级设计和实验室项目超过

ECCS-0723113Yong Zhou, University of Texas BrownsvilleINTELLECTUAL MERIT: Competitive next-generation radar sensors in radio frequency range 2-50GHz should preferably be a large bandwidth, high performance, low power consumption, low cost, small-sized and a light-weight solution. The development of semiconductor technology in recent years has led to the microwave monolithic integrated circuit technique, which made it possible to design the microwave transmitter/receiver directly on a single chip with the advantages that the traditional discrete solution can not achieve. Another approach to fulfill the above performance requirements is the development and utilization of artificially-structured metamaterial, whose potential advantages include increased bandwidth and the physical size reduction. Research aiming at different applications can be carried out based on the two approaches. The investigators request a vector network analyzer, a signal generator, and the microwave design/simulation software to enhance and initialize the research in microwave sensor design and its three specific applications: 1) the development of low false-alert-rate radio frequency sensors for south border surveillance, 2) the ultra-wideband microwave imaging technique in biomedical diagnosis, and 3) high-efficiency miniature patch antenna design with metamaterial substrate. BROADER IMPACTS: The proposed instrumentation and research projects can directly advance and enhance the microwave technology and its applications in national security, biomedical imaging, and wireless communication. It will lead to the first microwave monolithic integrated circuit research center in south Texas valley region and will be essential for the growth of the department, the university and the community as a whole. The interdisciplinary aspect of the research activities will allow students and researchers to be exposed to several engineering areas. The project will also help nurture an expanding research and education environment for the underrepresented Hispanic students in the region. Ten to forty students are expected to use the proposed instrumentation for their senior design and laboratory projects over