Polymer resonator antenna arrays (I2I Phase I)

聚合物谐振器天线阵列（I2I 第一阶段）

• 批准号: 478747-2015
• 负责人: Klymyshyn, David
• 金额: $ 8.92万
• 依托单位: University of Saskatchewan
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Idea to Innovation
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=579764
• 关键词: Polymer; resonator; antenna; arrays; I2I

Wireless devices represent multi-billion dollar industries in Canada, and drive our lives and economy like never before with a desire for miniature communication and sensor devices and networks that are changing the very way we interact with each other and gather data about the environment around us. A new approach to fabricate antennas for commercial wireless applications is to use polymer-based materials. Polymers can be mixed with a wide variety of fillers to produce unique performance capabilities. The natural softness of polymers dramatically simplifies the fabrication, and allows the use of microfabrication techniques to shape thick material layers into complicated geometries and arrays with fine features. Pre-commercial prototype array antennas based on University of Saskatchewan "Polymer-based Resonator Antenna (PRA) technology" will be developed. The PRA antenna array prototypes will be developed specifically for emerging millimeter-wave applications, for instance in high data rate fixed cellular wireless backhaul, and wireless automotive driver assist systems. Several prototypes will be developed to demonstrate different performance characteristics. The prototypes will demonstrate various performance and fabrication advantages for adoption into commercial applications, using novel materials and a polymer-based microfabrication approach.

无线设备代表了加拿大的数十亿美元行业，并希望以微型通信，传感器设备和网络的渴望来推动我们的生活和经济，这些设备和网络正在改变我们相互互动的方式，并收集有关我们周围环境的数据。 一种用于商业无线应用天线的新方法是使用基于聚合物的材料。聚合物可以与多种填充剂混合，以产生独特的性能功能。聚合物的自然柔软度极大地简化了制造，并允许使用微加工技术将厚的材料层塑造成具有良好特征的复杂几何形状和阵列。 将开发基于萨斯喀彻温大学的“基于聚合物的谐振器天线（PRA）技术”的商业前原型阵列天线。 PRA天线阵列原型将专门针对新兴毫米波应用程序开发，例如，在高数据速率中，固定蜂窝无线回程和无线汽车驱动器辅助系统。将开发几种原型以证明不同的性能特征。这些原型将使用新型材料和基于聚合物的微型制作方法来证明采用商业应用的各种性能和制造优势。