Project Grant 2524483
- This $450,000 three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will support the University of Notre Dame in developing high performance optically-controlled radio frequency switches with ferroelectric latching for advanced reconfigurable millimeter-wave to terahertz circuits. The university will investigate and demonstrate a novel switching technology using lightwave control...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $244,830 to Tufts University to conduct collaborative research on fundamental challenges in extremely wideband, highly directional channels for future terahertz-enabled wireless networks. The key objectives are to design hybrid beamforming algorithms for wideband multicarrier systems, investigate joint user association with base stations and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $379,921 to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska will support research and development of semiconductor-based terahertz (THz) traveling wave amplifiers for monolithic integration. The goal is to create high-gain THz amplifier topologies in the 0.1 to 3 THz range by exploiting the synchronous interaction between moving charged particles and electromagnetic waves in semiconductor materials. The...
- The University of Nebraska received a 5-year, $400,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program, effective July 1, 2024. The grant supports an integrated research and education program to enable reliable wideband connectivity and advanced wireless communications through the use of terahertz (THz) frequencies for 6G wireless networks. The key research objectives include characterizing THz propagation channels, developing statistical...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) totaling $390,000.00 aims to develop new terahertz (THZ) communication technologies to enable high-speed, highly directive data transmission between a transmitter and receiver using dynamic obstacle avoidance. The primary goals are to develop an amplitude modulator and other key devices to establish efficient and reconfigurable THZ communication links. By leveraging the THZ frequency range beyond...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) for the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ASCENT: WAFER-SCALE SUB-THZ REFLECTARRAY FOR ELECTRICAL NEEDLE BEAM FORMING AND STEERING" project. The project aims to develop a set of semiconductor technologies, including new device fabrication, large-scale heterogeneous integration, and robust beam-alignment system architectures, to achieve...
- This $419,379 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to develop innovative gallium nitride (GaN)-based terahertz (THz) photoconductive emitters with an optical-to-THz energy conversion efficiency approaching or exceeding 100%. The research project will focus on three core areas: (1) designing GaN photoconductive switches with high breakdown electrical fields, (2) investigating ultrafast carrier dynamics and THz generation in...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $360,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Los Angeles under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop frequency-comb-enabled intelligent sensing technology for millimeter-wave and terahertz integrated circuits. Over a three-year period from September 2022 to August 2025, the university will design and test a novel radar device capable of performing broadband coherent detection and sensing from 600 GHz to the terahertz frequency...
- This Project Grant award of $175,000.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program supports research to improve the performance of terahertz (THz) wireless communication systems. The goal is to address challenges in THz near-field transmissions, such as wavefront distortions and asymmetrical uplink/downlink channels, to enable high-speed mobile THz communications. The project will develop models to analyze THz wave...
- This $300,000 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program (CFDA 47.070), aims to explore near-field propagation properties of wireless signals to enable blockage-resilient high-speed multi-user wireless communications above 100 GHz. The research encompasses four key thrusts: (1) understanding and modeling the fundamental limits of near-field wavefront shaping for agile and high-speed communications in scenarios...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $540,000 project grant to the University of Notre Dame to investigate and develop a novel approach for realizing tunable and reconfigurable terahertz (THz) filters using optical control signals instead of electrical control wires. The objective is to enable high-performance adaptive THz filters and advanced communication circuits for 6G and beyond wireless communications, as well as to benefit other disciplines using the THz spectrum for sensing and imaging, such as radio astronomy, geoscience, chemistry, biology, and medicine. The 3-year project, running from October 2025 to September 2028, will incorporate key research results into related courses and train graduate students in semiconductor physics and THz engineering. The project also plans outreach activities to promote science and engineering education among local middle and high schools.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $540.0k | 8/18/25 |