MRI: Development of a Terahertz Measurement Facility for Wireless Communications, Electronics and Materials

MRI：开发用于无线通信、电子和材料的太赫兹测量设备

• 批准号: 2216332
• 负责人: Theodore Rappaport
• 金额: $ 300万
• 依托单位: New York University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-10-01 至 2026-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2216332&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: MRI; Development; Terahertz; Measurement; Facility

The Terahertz (THz) Measurement Facility, a collaboration between New York University, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and Florida International University, is a laboratory to support basic measurements of devices, circuits, materials, and radio propagation channels at the highest reaches of the radio spectrum. While today’s cellular telephones and wi-fi networks operate at frequencies below 100 GHz, there is great promise for greater download speeds and vast new wireless applications by moving up to the underexplored sub-THz and THz frequency bands – frequencies from 100 to 500 GHz. This MRI grant provides a facility to explore wireless components and systems at these new frequencies. This grant supports three areas of measurement: a) Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) measurements, b) radio propagation and channel modeling, and c) metrology and calibration, over the contiguous frequency range of 75 GHz to 500 GHz. A unique concept of this facility is the loan of equipment, where institutions may borrow THz components to conduct remote field measurements for wireless communications, propagation, and sensing. Evolving semiconductors and integrated circuits, as well as the next-generation electronics based on layered materials (e.g., graphene), will be measured at THz bands using the RFIC probe station. This facility will have a broad impact on the future of communications, materials, and devices. The creation of new calibration and metrology approaches are vital for accurate and repeatable measurements throughout the US research community in this underexplored range of frequencies. The study of nanotechnology devices using the RFIC probe station will unleash new capabilities in sensing, communications, and computing that may have a transformative impact on society. The radio propagation measurement systems offer vital knowledge for researchers in industry, academia and international standard bodies who will design future high-speed wireless networks for 6G, 7G and beyond. Students using this facility will gain knowledge at these new frequency bands. The THz Measurement Facility will host a robust website for the explanation of available equipment, tutorials for learning how to use the facility, and a repository of measurement results, metrology approaches, and recent research results. The website link is https://engineering.nyu.edu/THzLAB and will be maintained and updated regularly. Popular simulators, measurement studies, calibration results, student and collaborator activities, sponsor and vendor activities, equipment user notes, and K-12 outreach events will be placed on the website.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

Terahertz（THZ）的测量设施，纽约大学，科罗拉多大学博尔德大学，内布拉斯加州 - 林肯大学和佛罗里达国际大学之间的合作是一家支持设备，电路，材料和无线电传播渠道的基本测量的实验室。虽然当今的蜂窝电话和Wi-Fi网络以低于100 GHz的频率运行，但通过向上移动到未充满频率的Sub-THZ和THZ频带（从100到500 GHz），可以通过更高的下载速度和庞大的新无线应用程序运行。该MRI赠款提供了一个设施，可以在这些新频率下探索无线组件和系统。该赠款支持三个测量区域：a）射频集成电路（RFIC）测量，b）无线电传播和通道模型，以及c）在75 GHz至500 GHz的连续频率范围内，计量和校准。该设施的一个独特概念是设备的贷款，机构可以借用THZ组件来进行无线通信，传播和灵敏度的远程野外测量。不断发展的半导体和集成电路以及基于分层材料（例如石墨烯）的下一代电子设备将使用RFIF探针站在THZ频段进行测量。该设施将对通信，材料和设备的未来产生广泛的影响。新的校准和计量方法的创建对于在这种频率不足的频率范围内的整个美国研究社区的准确测量值至关重要。使用RFIC探测站对纳米技术设备进行的研究将在感应，通信和计算方面没有新的功能，这可能会对社会产生变革性的影响。无线电传播测量系统为行业，学术界和国际标准机构的研究人员提供了重要知识，他们将为6G，7G及以后设计未来的高速无线网络。使用此设施的学生将获得这些新频带的知识。 THZ测量设施将托管一个强大的网站，以说明可用设备，学习如何使用该设施的教程以及测量结果的存储库，计量方法和最新的研究结果。网站链接是https://engineering.nyu.edu/thzlab，将定期维护和更新。流行的模拟器，测量研究，校准结果，学生和合作者活动，赞助商和供应商活动，设备用户笔记以及K-12外展活动将放在网站上。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识绩效和更广泛影响的评估来通过评估来获得支持的。

项目成果

Link Budgeting and Interference Management for UAV Networks in 5G and Beyond

• DOI: 10.1145/3565287.3617627
• 发表时间: 2023-10
• 期刊: Proceedings of the Twenty-fourth International Symposium on Theory, Algorithmic Foundations, and Protocol Design for Mobile Networks and Mobile Computing
• 作者: Henry Michaelson;Nolan Pettit;Vaishnavi Annabhemoju;Shuai Nie;Justin Bradley