Research and Development of Substrate Integrated Circuits and Systems for Gigahertz and Terahertz Electronics and Photonics

拟议的研究旨在调查和探索一种名为“衬底集成电路（sic）”的新兴和颠覆性技术，以发展毫米波和太赫兹集成电路（MTICs）。sic的概念是由申请人在十多年前提出的。衬底集成波导（SIWs）是sic家族的一员，在申请人的领导下，世界各地的研究人员对其进行了广泛的研究和成功的探索，用于开发新一代微波和毫米波集成电路和系统。sic的基本特征是几乎所有的非平面导波结构都可以以低成本合成并转化为平面形式，从而使这种结构的完全集成成为可能。因此，平面和非平面结构可以无缝集成，并由相同的加工技术制成。这个建筑平台有望成为毫米波和太赫兹系统的下一代集成电路，并统一电子和光子学的物理机制。这项研究使申请人能够继续领导国际研究工作，发现新的电路特性，新的设计规则，新的创新设备和新的应用领域。这将涉及非传统的多层衬底和混合介电-金属波导。将研究导波的基本性质。将研究和开发新的理论技术，并为天线、电路和系统制作和演示实验原型。该项目将为未来毫米波和太赫兹系统的全面混合和单片系统基板集成和小型化发展培养这种新技术的实质性利益。申请人、他的学生和研究人员都渴望对这项革命性的技术进行全面的描述和快速的开发。该研究对今后在信息通信技术领域的探索和应用具有重要的战略意义。它将允许申请人进一步扩展加拿大在世界上最知名的研究项目之一。

The proposed research aims to investigate and explore an emerging and disruptive technology called "substrate integrated circuits (SICs)" towards the development of millimetre-wave and terahertz integrated circuits (MTICs). This concept of SICs was pioneered by the applicant over a decade ago. Substrate integrated waveguides (SIWs), which belong to the family of SICs, have been widely studied and successfully explored by researchers around the world, under the leadership of the applicant, for the development of a new generation microwave and millimetre-wave integrated circuits and systems. The fundamental feature of SICs is that almost all non-planar guided-wave structures can be synthesized and transformed into planar form at low cost, thereby making full integrations of such structures possible. Therefore, both planar and non-planar structures can be seamlessly integrated and made of the same processing techniques. This building platform holds the promise of becoming the next generation integrated circuits for millimetre-wave and terahertz systems and unifying the physical mechanisms of electronics and photonics. This research allows the applicant to continue leading international research efforts in discovering new circuit features, new design rules, new innovative devices, and new application areas. This will involve unconventional, multilayered substrates and mixed dielectric-metallic waveguides. Fundamental guided-wave properties will be investigated. Novel theoretical techniques will be studied and developed, and experimental prototypes will be made and demonstrated for antennas, circuits and systems. This project will foster substantial interests of this new technology for future millimetre-wave and terahertz system development towards complete hybrid and monolithic system-on-substrate integration and miniaturization. The applicant, his students and research associates are eager to make a comprehensive characterization and quick development of this revolutionary technology. This research is strategically important for future explorations and applications in the field of information and communication technology. It will allow the applicant to further expand one of the most visible Canadian research programs in the world.