Subventions et des contributions :

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

Extrapolating from current market trends of rising financial growth in mobile technology with a 1000x increasex000D
in data capacity, it is predicted that the next generation 5G wireless networks are expected to be deployed inx000D
Canada between 2020/2030. To support such massive demands, wireless industry is making a rapid transitionx000D
to mm-wave technologies, particularly compatible with IEEE 801.11ad at 60 GHz, to exploit large spectrumsx000D
available in these bands. However, there are several engineering challenges in implementing efficient wirelessx000D
systems at mm-waves, which include strong wave absorption in these bands, lack of channel diversity due tox000D
directive beam propagation (less diffraction) and scarcity of Line-of-Sight (LOS) channels in typical indoor andx000D
outdoor environments. While the LOS wireless communication techniques are more established, achievingx000D
high data throughput in the presence of physical obstacles is a more practical and an open problem. Thesex000D
challenges are addressed in this project in collaboration with Montreal based Kaytus Technologiesx000D
Incorporation (KTI), which specializes in radio resource management and deployment of wireless networks.x000D
The specific objectives of this project is to design mm-wave antennas at 60 GHz with engineerable radiationx000D
patterns, thereby producing multi-beam radiation along specified directions, which increase channel diversityx000D
and may avoid physical obstacles between the communicating devices under non-LOS conditions. Thesex000D
radiators will be based on the concept of metasurface antennas, and to be implemented using 2D slot arrays.x000D
Demonstration of these antennas is seen as the first step in demonstrating a complete wireless system whichx000D
can provide multi-Gigabits data throughput in a non-LOS communication, and is thus instrumental in thex000D
successful deployment of 5G networks in dense urban environments. The project will further help KTI expandx000D
their line of services and products to better radio resource management in the mm-wave bands, and will be ax000D
stepping stone in developing novel reconfigurable antenna solutions for next generation 5G networks.