| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/K56742/01 |
| Title: |
NONLINEAR MICROWAVE MATERIALS: FABRICATION, ASSESSMENT AND DEVICE POTENTIAL |
| Principal Investigator: |
Boardman, Professor A |
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| Department: |
Pure and Applied Physics |
| Organisation: |
University of Salford |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 November 1995 |
Ends: |
31 October 1997 |
Value (£): |
122,170
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| RF & Microwave Technology |
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| Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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This project opens up a new area of microwave technology. The work focuses on the creation, assessment and device potential of nonlinear microwave materials. Candidate novel materials that will be investigated include artificial dielectrics, electrically poled materials and candidate materials with novel microwave properties that will be used include magnetic thin films. The objectives are to settle on to a good (power-dependent nonlinear material as quickly as possible and then use microwave beams or pulses to measure its ability to use its nonlinearity to combat dispersion or diffraction. The aim, beyond that point, is to develop demonstrator nonlinear devices, eg mirrors, lenses, switching, logic and phase-conjugate devices. Upon completion of this stage, limited field trials in maritime and automotive sectors will be set up. Prior to each step being taken towards a device application, a thorough computer simulation will be generated. All materials will be modelled and their predicted nonlinear properties will be compared, synergetically with experiment. A lot of emphasis will be placed upon soliton propagation, especially on magnetic thin films. The latter will be used at 8-12Ghz but can be used at other useful microwave frequencies. Solitons with as short a pulse length as possible will be used, because of the high range resolution and high data rate complex modulations that become possible.
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http://www.salford.ac.uk |