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1 - 6 February 2014
The Moscone Center
San Francisco, California United States |
Conference OE106
Part of program track on Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
This conference is no longer accepting submissions.
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CONFERENCE CHAIRS
Laurence P. Sadwick, InnoSys, Inc. (United States); Créidhe M. O'Sullivan, National Univ. of Ireland, Maynooth (Ireland)
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Robert H. Giles, Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell (United States); R. Jennifer Hwu, InnoSys, Inc. (United States); J. Anthony Murphy, National Univ. of Ireland, Maynooth (Ireland); Zachary D. Taylor, Univ. of California, Los Angeles (United States); Michael C. Wanke, Sandia National Labs. (United States); Tianxin Yang, Tianjin Univ. (China); Jiangfeng Zhou, Univ. of Southern Florida (United States)
This conference brings together researchers and engineers from academia, industry, and government laboratories to explore and present work in the frequency range covering approximately 1 GHz (300 mm) to 3 THz (100 μm). Papers on RF and millimeter technology including advances in wireless communications, radar, mm-wave photonics, metamaterials, antennas, phased array radar, modulation, security, monitoring, detection, imaging are encouraged. Papers in photonic-related fields including, but not limited to, radio over fiber (RoF) RF photonics including photonic generation of microwave signals, photonic processing of microwave signals, and photonic distribution of microwave signals and semiconductor (including Si, SiC, SOI, GaAs, GaN, InP, SiGe, diamond, graphene and other materials) RF, mm-wave and terahertz devices and related applications are also encouraged. Terahertz (THz) technology deals with the generation and utilization of electromagnetic energy covering what is also known as the sub-millimeter wave region of the spectrum. In this region, which lies between the millimeter wave and far infrared spectral regions, materials exhibit properties that can be exploited to advantage for use over a broad range of important technologies and applications.
This conference includes low- to high-power sources, detectors, systems, both photonic and electronic including both optical and electronic modulated sources, detectors, and systems. At THz frequencies, the primary difficulty encountered by scientists and engineers working in this field is the lack of convenient and affordable sources and detectors of terahertz radiation, but this difficulty is gradually changing as new sources and improved detectors are being developed and as the technology continues to mature and broaden. The purpose of this conference is to gather scientists and engineers from a diverse set of disciplines, who are interested in either learning more about terahertz and sub-millimeter and millimeter wave and RF technology, or who are contributing to the field through their own research, development, or manufacturing activities.
Disciplines utilizing terahertz technology include physical chemistry (certain molecules or molecular segments exhibit strong resonances in the 10 cm-1 to 100 cm-1 spectral region), military, and homeland security (terahertz radiation can penetrate clothing and packing materials but is reflected by metals and other materials), biomedical technology (tissue exhibits reflection and absorption properties that change dramatically with tissue characteristics), medical and dental, secure short-distance wireless communications (atmospheric water content prevents terahertz radiation from traveling very far), astronomy (the cold background of the universe exhibits a peak in this spectral region), space communications (where the terahertz region is wide open for use) and other disciplines where new, yet-to-be-discovered applications will undoubtedly come forth. Since the low energy associated with terahertz radiation is expected to be no more harmful than infrared or microwave radiation, safety issues are not expected to limit the use of terahertz radiation at low-power levels.
Papers on power supplies and electronic power conditioners and associated power protection systems including energy-efficient power supplies are also encouraged.
Papers are solicited in the following and related areas:
Terahertz sources
- solid-state sources, electron-beam sources, vacuum electronics sources, frequency mixers, frequency multipliers, parametric oscillators, hybrids, graphene, FET and HEMT sources, gas lasers, quantum cascade lasers and related sources, p-germanium sources, photoconductive switches, resonant tunneling diodes, backward wave oscillators, new novel devices.
RF, sub-millimeter-wave and millimeter-wave sources
- power sources of all types in the range of 1 GHz to 300 GHz and 300 GHz and higher (i.e., from S-band to the higher end of the millimeter-wave frequencies and all of the sub-millimeter-wave frequency region).
Detectors
- bolometers and other thermal detectors, Schottky and other mixers, thermopiles, quantum devices, antenna integrated detectors, heterodyne detection techniques, hybrid detection, direct detection techniques. Theoretical modeling
- modeling of optical components, optical systems, imaging systems, wave propagation, modes, Gaussian beam characteristics, couplers, antennas, performance limitations, software designs.
Terahertz, RF, millimeter-wave, and sub-millimeter-wave passive components
- optics, lenses, gratings, waveguides, photonic crystal structures and metamaterials, couplers, wire guides, other components.
Spectroscopy
- terahertz and/or sub-millimeter spectroscopy, DNA segment identification, cell abnormalities, cancer identification and screening, imaging, medical and dental detection
- identification of biological and chemical detection and fingerprinting
- scalar and vector network analysis at sub-millimeter and terahertz frequencies
- measurement techniques at sub-millimeter, millimeter, and terahertz frequencies
- identification of organic and inorganic compounds using terahertz and/or sub-millimeter wave spectroscopy
- high-speed and/or high-resolution spectroscopic techniques, methods, approaches
- novel approaches, systems, designs, techniques, reflection, sensitivity, applications.
Biomedical applications
- DNA identification, burn analysis, tissue abnormality identification, pharmaceutical, dentistry, medical, clinical, commercial applications
- cancer, burn, and/or water content detection; high sensitivity, high contrast, etc.
Communications and instrumentation
- terahertz, RF, millimeter-wave and sub-millimeter-wave communications, media characteristics, wireless communications, inspection systems, detection systems, screening systems.
Astronomy and space
- imaging techniques, ultra-sensitive detection, applications, programs.
Innovations
- new or novel terahertz, RF, millimeter-wave and sub-millimeter concepts, systems, applications.
New developments in THz, RF, millimeter-waves, and sub-millimeter waves
- new or novel developments in THz or sub-millimeter waves including teaching, instruction, course offerings, simulations, conceptional and/or experimental procedures, implementations, concepts, etc.
Enhancements, improvements and advances in RF, millimeter-wave and sub-millimeter wave generation, modulation and detection
- linear and nonlinear optical materials and devices
- organic and inorganic source and modulator materials and devices
- RF, millimeter-wave and sub-millimeter-wave materials, devices and fabrication processes
- RF, millimeter-wave and sub-millimeter-wave integrated photonic devices
- RF, millimeter-wave and sub-millimeter-wave active and passive imaging systems
- RF, millimeter-wave and sub-millimeter-wave and photonic integration process development
- RF, millimeter-wave and sub-millimeter-wave performance characterization
- phased array and single element photonically driven antennas
- phased array and single element antennas, systems, concepts, approaches
- RF, millimeter, sub-millimeter-wave and microwave links
- low Vp and wide bandwidth modulators
- direct-driven millimeter-wave lasers and amplifiers
- millimeter-wave, sub-millimeter and THz photonic crystal devices and applications
- RF, millimeter-wave, sub-millimeter-wave and THz photonic up- and down-converters
- photonic phase locked loops
- stabilized photonic RF, millimeter-wave, sub-millimeter-wave and THz sources
- RF, millimeter-wave, sub-millimeter-wave photonic communication and sensing systems
- RF, millimeter-wave, sub-millimeter-wave, and THz MMICs
- RF, millimeter-wave, sub-millimeter-wave, and THz systems
- RF, millimeter-wave, sub-millimeter-wave, high power solid-state and electronic vacuum devices.
High power sources, modules, and systems
- THz, RF, millimeter-wave and sub-millimeter-wave high power sources
- THz, RF, millimeter-wave and sub-millimeter-wave modules
- power supplies and support circuits, electronics, optoelectronics, systems.
Materials for GHz and THz devices
- silicon (Si)-based
- silicon carbide (SiC)-based
- silicon on insulator (SOI)-based
- gallium arsenide (GaAs)-based
- gallium nitride (GaN)-based
- indium phosphide (InP)-based
- silicon germanium (SiGe)-based
- diamond-based
- graphene-based.
Power supplies and electronic power conditioners
- high-power power supplies
- low- and ultra-low-power power supplies
- low-noise power supplies
- high- and ultra-efficient power supplies
- associated power protection systems
- energy-efficient power supplies
- novel designs and architectures
- specialized power electronics
- portable power supplies
- power supplies tailored for photonics and/or RF, mm-wave and/or THz applications.
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