Project Grant N629092412014

This $325,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems supports collaborative research on high-frequency, high-power amplifier technology at the University of Notre Dame from September 2021 through August 2024. The research aims to develop amplifier designs based on distributed coupling of gallium nitride high electron mobility transistors through a silicon carbide substrate-integrated waveguide. Such amplifiers could enable...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems, under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), provides $1,500,000 to the University of Central Florida (UCF) to develop an energy- and spectrum-efficient millimeter-wave (mmW) transmitter array system for next-generation wireless communications. The key objectives are to: 1) Utilize heterogeneous integration and advanced packaging to embed high-power wide-bandgap...

Radiabeam Technologies, LLC received a $199,815 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to support development of a hybrid structure-wakefield accelerator with a plasma photocathode through March 26, 2023. The award is being administered under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy security and economic...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $480,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to develop a novel compact high-power terahertz (THz) oscillator capable of operating at room temperature. This 3-year project aims to fill a gap in THz technology and enable the use of the THz spectrum for applications such as imaging, spectroscopy, sensing, computing, and communications. The key innovation is...

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded Recon RF, Inc. a $206,264 project grant under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop an ultra-efficient X-band solid-state power amplifier for RF accelerators. This funding, with a period of performance from February 2024 to February 2025, supports Recon RF's research and development of advanced radio frequency (RF) components and systems, especially high-efficiency power amplifiers across various...

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) provides $199,883 to Radiabeam Technologies, LLC to develop a "Reflection-Free Microwave Plasma Current Driver Based on Virtual Critical Coupling". The project aims to advance particle accelerator technologies through research and development in areas such as microwave engineering and beam physics. Radiabeam Technologies, a small business specializing in...

Muons Inc. was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science on June 27, 2022 to develop Affordable, Efficient Injection Locked Magnetrons for Superconducting Cavities. The project aims to deliver new magnetron technology to support the Office of Science's mission of transforming our understanding of nature and advancing U.S. energy and economic security through scientific discoveries and tools. Specifically, Muons Inc. will work to design injection locked...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $199,985 Project Grant to Bridge 12 Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of terahertz and microwave technology, to develop a 350 GHz, 1 MW class gyrotron for commercial fusion reactors. The grant was funded under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports scientific research and technology development to advance energy, economic, and national security. Through past federal contract and grant awards, Bridge...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $400,000 over 3 years to the University of California, Berkeley to develop novel intelligent large-scale multi-antenna array architectures operating at 140 GHz. The key products and services to be delivered include: Analytical and behavioral modeling of non-idealities in large scalable antenna arrays Design of reconfigurable D-band (140 GHz) front-ends with performance tuning...

This $440,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund the development of a semiconductor plasma phased array system with integrated performance-to-radiator mapping capabilities. The primary objectives are to: (1) develop a plasma phased array focusing on feed network solutions, and (2) create fast AI/ML-supported reconfiguration algorithms to enable real-time mapping of system performance to the radiator profile. The project aims...