Enhancing the Bandwidth Utilization in the Millimeter-Wave Band and to Modernize the Digital Signal Processing Laboratory at the California State University, Bakersfield
Abstract
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and the Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Act for 2014 allocated $10.7M to assist Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI) and to enhance their research and education capabilities in scientific areas relevant to the defense mission. The FY 2014 program supports the acquisition of research equipment and instrumentation to augment existing capabilities and to develop new capabilities that will facilitate greater participation in DoD research programs and encourage more students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. This proposal from Principal Investigator, Dr. Hani Mehrpouyan, of California State University-Bakersfield requests support for the acquisition of a wideband arbitrary waveform generator (AWG), a vector signal generator, and infiniium oscilloscopes for testing various transceiver designs in the millimeter-wave band. In addition to supporting wireless standards, such as IEEE 802.11ad in the 60 GHz band, this setup can be programmed via the VSA software tool or MATLAB to support a variety of other modulation and waveforms in the 60-90 GHz that may be of interest to the ARO and DoD. Specifically, the wideband AWG will be utilized with specialized software, e.g., MATLAB, to generate baseband signals. The M8190A AWG can support two channels with sampling rates of up to 12 GSa/sec. This ensures development and test of MIMO transceivers that support very high data rates. The PSG vector signal generator will support the conversion to intermediate frequencies with bandwidth of up to 2 GHz. The latter is a necessity given the wideband signaling used in the millimeter-wave band. The frequency up- and down-converters are used to reach the radio frequency (RF) band. Finally, the infiniium oscilloscopes in combination with the VSA software allow support for advanced modulations and testing a variety of features. Accordingly, the requested equipment creates a unique opportunity for undergraduate/high school students and members of the community to participate in cutting edge research.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 12, 2017
- Source ID
- W911NF1510033
Entities
People
- Hani Mehrpouyan
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- California State University, Bakersfield
- Office of the Secretary of Defense