Novel Millimetre-Wave and Sub-THz Components for 5G Communications and Beyond

该项目专注于开发各种新型28GHz毫米波组件，用于基于衬底集成波导（SIW）和3D打印技术的第五代（5G）移动通信。此外，该项目还将基于先前提出的技术，开发超过150GHz的功能性次太赫兹（sub-THz）设备，作为超5G通信的构建模块，旨在实现超过100Gpbs的数据速率和敏捷通信系统，这意味着次太赫兹前端可根据最终用户的需求进行重新配置。3D打印和激光加工技术由EPSRC国家创新机器人系统设施支持，用于制造原型，引入最先进的毫米波和次太赫兹组件制造技术，特别是超过150GHz。制造的原型将使用利兹大学波拉德研究所的尖端测量设备进行表征，包括1.1太赫兹网络分析仪。将研究的新型微波和毫米波组件包括：- 28GHz柔性中空SIW传输线，采用生物相容性和可生物降解材料，用于可穿戴式身体通信。-基于3d打印和减法激光制造技术的150GHz以上低成本中空SIW传输线。-灵活的可重构28GHz天线系统，用于敏捷波束转向子系统。-基于柔性空心SIW结构的28GHz功能毫米波器件。-超过150GHz的可调谐天线子系统，适用于超过5G的移动和无线通信系统，高于100Gbps。-基于3d打印中空SIW结构的150GHz以上亚太赫兹功能器件。该项目的主要目标是开发上述功能设备，这些设备可以对各种英国和国际社会产生长期影响，即通信技术，物联网（IoT）等。该项目的成果还将支持EPSRC目前的研究项目（EP/N010523/1和EP/N005686/1），通过将开发的毫米波和次太赫兹组件集成到机器人系统中，实现高速和敏捷的机器人通信。该项目的研究成果也将发表在IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques、Nature Communications和Nature Photonics等高级别同行评审期刊上，这些期刊将支持Pollard研究所2020-REF申请。

The project focuses on development of various novel millimetre-wave component at 28GHz for the fifth-generation (5G) mobile communications based on i.e. substrate-integrated waveguides (SIW) and 3D printing techniques. Furthermore, the project will also develop, based on the previously proposed technology, functional sub-terahertz (sub-THz) devices beyond 150GHz to serve as building blocks for beyond 5G communication, aiming at data rate beyond 100Gpbs and agile communication system, meaning that the sub-THz frontends is reconfigurable depending on the requirements of the end subscribers.3D printing and laser tooling techniques, supported by The EPSRC National Facility for Innovative Robotic Systems, are used to manufacture the prototypes, introducing state-of-the-art fabricating technologies for millimetre-wave and sub-THz components, especially beyond 150GHz. The fabricated prototypes will be characterised by using cutting-edge measurement facility at the Pollard Institute, University of Leeds, including 1.1THz Network Analyser.The novel microwave and millimetre-wave components, which will be investigated, are:- Flexible hollow SIW transmission line at 28GHz with biocompatible and biodegradable materials for wearable on-body communications.- Low-cost hollow SIW transmission line beyond 150GHz based on 3D-printing and subtractive laser manufacturing techniques.- Flexible reconfigurable antenna system at 28GHz for agile beam-steering subsystems.- Functional millimetre-wave devices at 28GHz based on the flexible hollow SIW structures.- Tuneable antenna subsystem beyond 150GHz for higher than 100Gbps for beyond 5G mobile and wireless communication systems.- Functional sub-THz devices beyond 150GHz based on 3D-printed hollow SIW structures.The main goal of the project is to developed the mentioned functional devices that can provide a long-term impact on various UK and international societies, i.e. communication technologies, internet-of-things (IoT) and etc. The outcomes of the project will also support the current EPSRC research projects (EP/N010523/1 and EP/N005686/1) by integrating the developed the millimetre-wave and sub-THz components to the robotic system, enabling high-speed and agile robotic communications.The research results generated from this project will also be published, aiming at high-ranked peer-review journals e.g. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Nature Communications and Nature Photonics, which will support the 2020-REF application for the Pollard Institute.