Broadband Integrated Noise Measurement System for New Generations of Millimeter Wave Wireless Communications and Radars

毫米波（mm-wave）技术具有革新无线通信、雷达和成像系统的潜力。无线数据流量预计将在未来20年内增加1万倍。高精度的雷达和成像系统是工业、自动驾驶汽车、医疗、安全等领域的必需品。因此，解决方案是提高频率，进入一个未使用的非传统频谱，毫米波，那里有巨大的带宽可用。为了设计具有更高灵敏度、高动态范围和最佳信噪比（所需带宽和调制技术的函数）的高效收发器，需要对此类系统进行先进的噪声测量。提出的项目是使用集成电路技术的毫米波噪声测量的新实现。该项目将利用我们的研究团队在毫米波电路和系统设计方面的强大专业知识，并与一个历史悠久，经验丰富的工业合作伙伴Focus microwave合作，Focus microwave是一家在微波/毫米波领域建立良好的加拿大公司，在负载拉，谐波负载拉和噪声测量解决方案方面处于世界领先地位。研究工作将侧重于设计新的宽带毫米波噪声测量系统架构，使用集成平面技术（采用创新的毫米波组件，如多端口干涉仪）制造原型，以及测试平台的具体性能测量。从这个项目中产生的新知识以及与这项工作的不同阶段有关的高素质人员的培训肯定会有助于提高加拿大在这一高技术部门的全球竞争力。

The millimeter-wave (mm-wave) technology has the potential to revolutionize wireless communications, radar and imaging systems. Wireless data traffic is projected to increase 10,000 times within the next 20 years. Radar and imaging systems with high accuracy are mandatory for industry, self-driving cars, medicine, security, and so on. Therefore, the solution is to move up in frequency, into an unused non-traditional spectrum, the mm-waves, where enormous bandwidths are available.Advanced noise measurements are required for such systems in order to design efficient transceivers having increased sensitivity, high dynamic range, and the optimum signal to noise ratio (function of the required bandwidth and modulation techniques). The proposed project is a novel implementation of mm-wave noise measurements using integrated circuit technologies. The project will take advantage of our research team's strong expertise in both mm-wave circuit and system design and collaboration with a long-date, experienced, industrial partner, Focus Microwaves, a well-established Canadian company in the microwave/mm-wave domain, a world leader in load-pull, harmonic load-pull, and noise measurement solutions. Research efforts will be oriented towards the design of new broadband mm-wave noise measurement system architectures, prototype fabrication using integrated planar technologies (employing innovative mm-wave components, such as multi-port interferometers), and specific performance measurements of test benches. The new knowledge that will emerge from this project and the training of highly qualified personnel associated to the different stages of this work will certainly contribute to enhance Canada's global competitiveness in this high-technology sector.