Advanced Signal Generation And Detection System For Next-generation Ultra-wideband Communication Networks

该研究的重点是我们社会最大的技术挑战和经济驱动因素之一，对知识，经济，社会和人民以及商业和政府活动产生影响。它旨在转变信息通信基础设施的发展。建设大容量、灵活、经济、高效的电信数据基础设施，在国内和国际上都具有重要意义。无缝、无延迟地通信的能力需要具有高容量的智能通信网络，可以随时随地使用。要实现这一目标，需要在超宽带无线和光网络、智能收发器、新型超宽带光器件和算法等方面取得研究进展。这是一个快速发展和国际竞争激烈的领域，保持国际领先地位不仅需要理论进步的能力，还需要实验证明这些能力的能力。我们的愿景是为先进的通信系统研究创造一个先进的、世界领先的信号产生和检测试验台。该系统的主要特点是超低噪声、高分辨率捕获和分析复杂宽带信号，使可实现的网络容量增加了四倍以上。这种独特的设施将允许在广泛的时间和长度尺度上研究光和无线网络，包括长途网络、数据中心，并使研究下一代光和无线接入网络的超宽带信号处理成为可能。它将使伦敦大学学院和英国能够巩固和提高其在通信系统研究方面的国际领先地位，支持广泛的其他领域。

The research is focused on one of our society's greatest technical challenges and economic drivers with impact on knowledge, economy, society and people as well as business and government activities. It aims to transform the development of the information and communication infrastructure. A high-capacity, flexible, cost-effective and efficient telecommunications and data infrastructure is of great national and international importance. The ability to communicate seamlessly, without delay, requires intelligent communications networks with high capacity, available when and where it is needed. To achieve this requires research advances in ultrawideband wireless and optical networks, as well as intelligent transceivers, new ultrawideband optical devices and algorithms. This is a fast-moving and internationally fiercely competitive field and to maintain international leadership requires the capability of not only making theoretical advances, but the also the ability of demonstrating these experimentally. Our vision is to create an advanced, world leading signal generation and detection test-bed for advanced communications systems research. The key feature of the proposed system are the ultra-low noise, high-resolution capture and analysis of complex broadband signals, more than quadrupling the achievable network capacity. This unique facility will allow the investigation of optical and wireless networks over a wide range of time- and length scales, including long-haul networks, data centres and enable the research into the ultra-wideband signal manipulation for the next-generation optical & wireless access networks. It will enable UCL and UK to consolidate and enhance its internationally leading position in communications systems research supporting a wide range of other areas.