Grants and Contributions:
Title:
3D printing of addressable GRIN lenses for 5G application by spatially controlling ferroelectric materials
Agreement Number:
967226
Agreement Value:
$25,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 11, 2021 - Sep 30, 2022
Description:
This project addresses the development of next generation 5G wireless networks. The quest for additional spectrum at millimetre-wave frequencies poses fundamental challenges in radio-frequency communications including the need for more bandwidth, high propagation loss as well as inability to adapt to changes in environmental and operational conditions. Additive manufacturing will be used to implement RF lenses and Antennas with Gradient-index (GRIN) operating at X-band. Using vat polymerization 3D printing, this project proposed to evaluate the properties of GRIN lenses with active control using Ferro-magnetic materials. Characterization of the ferro-electric materials at high frequency will lead to a demonstration of this process in robust RF lenses capable of mulitplexing RF signals with low-loss while also capable of adapting via magnetic control. The proposed active control will also be transparent to the RF signal thus resulting in high-quality transmission at millimetre-wave frequencies. The proposed implementation using 3D additive printing will add more design flexibility.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators.
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1S 5B6
Reference Number:
172-2020-2021-Q4-967226
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
118838937
Recipient Type:
Academia
Recipient's Legal Name:
Carleton University
Federal Riding Name:
Ottawa Centre
Federal Riding Number:
35075
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
Program Purpose:
The Ideation Fund is intended to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by teams of NRC scientific personnel and external collaborators with complementary capabilities, acting as a demonstration phase for a continually-evolving suite of research and development (R&D) deliverables at the NRC. The fund supports exploratory research through two mechanisms: the New Beginnings Initiative and the Small Teams Initiative.
NAICS Code:
541710 - R&D in the physical, engineering and life sciences