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

基本信息

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

项目摘要

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.

太赫兹 (THz) 测量设施是纽约大学、科罗拉多大学博尔德分校、内布拉斯加大学林肯分校和佛罗里达国际大学合作建立的实验室，支持设备、电路、材料和无线电传播信道的基本测量虽然当今的蜂窝电话和 Wi-Fi 网络的运行频率低于 100 GHz，但下载速度和大量新无线应用仍有很大希望。未充分开发的次太赫兹和太赫兹频段（100 至 500 GHz 的频率）该 MRI 拨款提供了探索这些新频率的无线组件和系统的设施该拨款支持三个测量领域： a) 射频集成电路 (RFIC)。该设施的一个独特概念是在 75 GHz 至 500 GHz 的连续频率范围内进行测量，b) 无线电传播和信道建模，以及 c) 计量和校准。设备，可借用太赫兹组件对无线机构通信、传播和传感进行远程现场测量，以及基于层状材料（例如石墨烯）的下一代电子设备。使用 RFIC 探针台的太赫兹频段将对通信、材料和设备的未来产生广泛影响。新的校准和计量方法的创建对于整个美国研究界的精确和可重复测量至关重要。使用 RFIC 探针站对纳米技术设备的研究将释放传感、通信和计算方面的新功能，这可能对社会产生变革性影响。无线电传播测量系统为工业界、学术界和学术界的研究人员提供了重要的知识。将为 6G、7G 及更高标准设计未来高速无线网络的国际标准机构，使用该设施的学生将获得有关这些新频段的知识。太赫兹测量设施将建立一个强大的网站来解释可用设备，用于学习如何使用该设施的教程，以及测量结果、计量方法和最新研究结果的存储库。网站链接为 https://engineering.nyu.edu/THzLAB，并将定期维护和更新。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、设备用户注释以及 K-12 外展活动将发布在网站上。该奖项是 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的评估进行评估，被认为值得支持。知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准。