HEИндивидуална стипендия2023–2026

SWAWCom · Slotted-Waveguide Antenna for 5G and 6G Wideband Communications

„Хоризонт Европа“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2023-07-01 → 2026-06-30
Финансиране от ЕС: 262 600 €
Участници: 2
Схема: HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-GF

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Накратко на български

Антени с прорези за честотния диапазон 151,5–164 GHz се разработват за интеграция в чипове на мобилни устройства. Те ще позволят по-бързо предаване на данни и по-стабилна връзка в бъдещите 6G мрежи.

Този кратък обзор е генериран от изкуствен интелект

Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.

Резултати накратко

Slotted-Waveguide Antenna for 5G and 6G Wideband Communications

The demand for massively increased wireless data capacity and ultra reliable low latency connectivity is driving the evolution toward sixth generation (6G) mobile communications. Millimeter wave (mm wave) frequencies—particularly the 151.5–164 GHz band—offer vast amounts of under utilized spectrum capable of multi Gb/s data rates. However, at these high frequencies, antenna systems must overcome severe path loss, limited antenna gain, tight integration constraints, and the need for full space coverage in mobile scenarios. Compact, low cost, highly steerable and wide band antenna arrays are therefore critical enablers for 6G handsets, access points, and eventual network densification. The project set out to develop a novel radiating element and array topology tailored to the 151.5–164 GHz band, integrated in a chip scale or package scale form factor. Its objectives were to (1) design and validate a single, wide band radiating element with omnidirectional like coverage; (2) assemble a beam steering subarray capable of electronic scanning over ±70°; (3) fabricate and characterize a proof of concept prototype demonstrating both gain and coverage targets; and (4) extend the design to dual polarized operation while maintaining compactness and performance. Through these steps, the project aimed to bridge the gap between mm wave physics, practical antenna on chip manufacturing, and the needs of real world mobile applications. By achieving these objectives, the project contributes to Europe’s strategic digital goals—supporting “Europe for the digital age” and the rollout of next generation networks—while advancing the scientific state of the art in ultra high frequency antenna integration. The innovations promise to unlock new use cases in immersive multimedia, ultra secure critical links, and distributed sensing, with significant implications for both consumer devices and industrial Internet of Things platforms.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

This project aims to develop an antenna technology for the new communication systems at millimetre-wave frequencies (over 60 GHz). The new technology must comply with all the requirements that these new systems need, such as low cost, small size, reconfigurability, etc., in a wider bandwidth than state-of-the-art solutions already proposed. The combination of all these factors at such a high frequency is a significant challenge for the antenna research community. Specifically, an antenna array with a large number of wideband slots and a low-complexity reconfigurability system made in waveguide technology is proposed.First, a wideband radiating element made in waveguide technology will be researched. The applicant and the beneficiary already have experience in wideband slot antennas, which combined with the extensive experience in waveguides and slots of the associated partner for the outgoing phases, assures success. Among techniques that allow the reduction of simulation times of the arrays with a large number of elements, finding an equivalent circuit for the proposed element can greatly help in the design and improvement of both the single element and the array as a whole and is another aim of this work. The proposed research also involves the design of the array architecture and feeding network. In this area, the project aims to obtain a new hybrid feeding technology based on subarrays that will be suitable for wideband applications and allows reconfigurability. Lastly, the project pursues to implement and experimentally characterize the proposed designs to verify the results and contribute to the further training of the candidate in fabrication and measurement techniques in the mm-wave band.The results of the project will contribute to improving the bitrate and reducing the latency of mobile communications by using a wider bandwidth in the mm-wave region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

Участници

UNIVERSIDAD DE MALAGA · MALAGAКоординаторИспания
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE TOKYO · TokyoЯпония