Workshops

Presenter: Professor Ke Wu, Professor, Ecole Polytechnique, University of Montreal
Tutorial Title: Substrate Integrated Circuits (SICs) – A Paradigm for Future GHz and THz Electronic and Photonic Systems
Tutorial Abstract: Widespread applications and commercial success of future GHz and THz electronic and photonic devices and systems including RF, microwaves and millimeter-waves are closely related to their manufacturing cost and circuit integration. Our proposed integration technologies of planar and non-planar structures as well as related new progress indicate that the emerging substrate integrated circuits (SICs) are able to provide unprecedented advantages for developing low-cost GHz/THz components, systems and wireless photonic applications. This talk reviews the state-of-the-art and underlying features of the proposed integration platforms for designing the next generation RF/millimeter-wave/THz ICs and systems. Challenging issues and future directions are discussed for research and developments. Potential problems and possible solutions are also presented. It is believed that the newly proposed concept of SICs will offer a potentially cost-effective and performance-promising solution for mass commercial applications. With the development of innovative fabrication processes and material synthesis techniques, unique hybrid and monolithic high-density 3-D integration of planar and non-planar structures (or system-on-substrate approach) become realizable. It can also be demonstrated that this scheme of SICs may be able to effectively bridge the gap between electronics and photonics. In this presentation, our current research activities and future RF/millimeter-wave research directions will be discussed.
Presenter: Professor Minoru Fujishima, Professor, Hiroshima University
Tutorial Title: Millimeter-wave and Terahertz CMOS Design
Tutorial Abstract: Millimeter-wave and its higher-frequency part “terahertz” have attracted many attentions to open up new applications such as ultrahigh-speed wireless communication and noninvasive transparent image. Utilizing recent transistor performance in CMOS technology, those new applications are being realized by commercial CMOS process. Since base-band signal processors are indispensable in a system level, CMOS circuits for millimeter-wave and terahertz have advantage against compound-semiconductor circuits from viewpoint of high-volume production and low-power consumption. In this talk, we will discuss millimeter-wave and terahertz CMOS design by clarifying difference from conventional microwave design. Design examples from system level to building block for mobile high-speed communication are also discussed.
Presenter: Dr. Mohammad Madihian, Adjunct Professor, Drexel University
Tutorial Title: Basics of Microwave, Millimeter-wave and Terahertz Front-end and Chip design
Tutorial Abstract: Workshop_Dr_Madihian.pdf
Presenter: Dr. Kambiz Moez, Associate Professor, University of Alberta
Tutorial Title: 60 GHz CMOS Power Amplifiers
Tutorial Abstract: Workshop_Dr_Moez.pdf
Presenter: Dr. Mohammad Neshat, Assistant Professor, University of Tehran
Tutorial Title: Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques in Terahertz Frequency Range
Tutorial Abstract: Workshop_Dr_Neshat.pdf
Presenter: Dr. Farhad Azadi Namin, Assistant Professor, Amirkabir University of Technology
Tutorial Title: Analysis and characterization of quasicrystalline arrays of metallic nano particles in plasmonic applications
Tutorial Abstract: In recent years there has been immense interest in the optical and electromagnetic (EM) properties of aperiodic arrays based on quasicrystalline morphologies. Due to their unique properties, quasicrystalline geometries have been utilized in a wide range of applications such as ultra-wideband antenna arrays, electronic band gap materials, broadband plasmonic enhancement, and surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrates (SERS). A particular area of interest in recent years has been plasmonic structures based on aperiodic morphologies. Their unique properties make them great candidates for a variety of applications such as enhanced absorption with large angular tolerance for solar cells, SERS substrates, and broadband plasmonic enhancement.
The workshop includes the following topics:
- Quasicrystals: Discovery and mathematical foundations.
- A brief review of quasicrystalline applications in EM and optical application
- Quasicrystalline plasmonic nano particle arrays:
  - Properties
  - Analytical tools
  - Applications

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Amirkabir University of Technology, Center of Excellence on Radio Communication Systems University of Tehran, Center of Excellence on Applied Electromagnetic Systems

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