Subventions et des contributions :

Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019).

The development of knowledge and skills for the next generation information and communicationsx000D
technologies are of highest strategic interest to the Huawei Canada CRC.x000D
Antenna arrays have become part of the standard configuration in 5G wireless communication systems. Inx000D
order to enhance the accessibility and capability of the millimeter-wave systems, antennas with polarizationx000D
diversity and high gain have become more and more necessary. Additionally, with the implementation ofx000D
beamforming in the 5G radio, an integrated front end solution is a must in order to be compatible with a typicalx000D
handset form factor. An effective antenna size reduction becomes indispensable in order to make the systemx000D
compact. The available mm-Wave antenna systems suffer from the difficulty to achieve a high gain and widex000D
steering range simultaneously. This engage research project with collaboration of Huawei Canada CRC aims atx000D
developing a family of dual polarization 5G phased array antenna designed to cover the 26.25-30 GHzx000D
frequency band.x000D
Phased array approaches can achieve the wide steering range but need higher element counts to achieve thex000D
required gain, whereas lens (or focal plane) antennas can achieve high gain and low side lobe level but withx000D
limited steering range. The objective of this research is to explore the possibility of combining these twox000D
techniques in achieving their respective benefits for use in next generation wireless communication system.x000D
The developed planar antenna can be used either as a stand-alone, or combined to support multi-beam, hybridx000D
beamforming and MIMO functionality. Lens will ensure the gain enhancement to the required level with largex000D
two dimensional scan volume in azimuth and elevation.x000D
The unique mm-Wave antenna technology that will be developed through this project should give a realx000D
advantage to the industrial partner. Research on phased array antennas will help the partner to effectivelyx000D
deploy radio access infrastructure necessary to support a 5G future.