Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00485, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Djerafi, Tarek (Institut national de la recherche scientifique), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The development of knowledge and skills for the next generation information and communications_x000D_
technologies are of highest strategic interest to the Huawei Canada CRC._x000D_
Antenna arrays have become part of the standard configuration in 5G wireless communication systems. In_x000D_
order to enhance the accessibility and capability of the millimeter-wave systems, antennas with polarization_x000D_
diversity and high gain have become more and more necessary. Additionally, with the implementation of_x000D_
beamforming in the 5G radio, an integrated front end solution is a must in order to be compatible with a typical_x000D_
handset form factor. An effective antenna size reduction becomes indispensable in order to make the system_x000D_
compact. The available mm-Wave antenna systems suffer from the difficulty to achieve a high gain and wide_x000D_
steering range simultaneously. This engage research project with collaboration of Huawei Canada CRC aims at_x000D_
developing a family of dual polarization 5G phased array antenna designed to cover the 26.25-30 GHz_x000D_
frequency band._x000D_
Phased array approaches can achieve the wide steering range but need higher element counts to achieve the_x000D_
required gain, whereas lens (or focal plane) antennas can achieve high gain and low side lobe level but with_x000D_
limited steering range. The objective of this research is to explore the possibility of combining these two_x000D_
techniques in achieving their respective benefits for use in next generation wireless communication system._x000D_
The developed planar antenna can be used either as a stand-alone, or combined to support multi-beam, hybrid_x000D_
beamforming and MIMO functionality. Lens will ensure the gain enhancement to the required level with large_x000D_
two dimensional scan volume in azimuth and elevation._x000D_
The unique mm-Wave antenna technology that will be developed through this project should give a real_x000D_
advantage to the industrial partner. Research on phased array antennas will help the partner to effectively_x000D_
deploy radio access infrastructure necessary to support a 5G future., program purpose french : The development of knowledge and skills for the next generation information and communications_x000D_
technologies are of highest strategic interest to the Huawei Canada CRC._x000D_
Antenna arrays have become part of the standard configuration in 5G wireless communication systems. In_x000D_
order to enhance the accessibility and capability of the millimeter-wave systems, antennas with polarization_x000D_
diversity and high gain have become more and more necessary. Additionally, with the implementation of_x000D_
beamforming in the 5G radio, an integrated front end solution is a must in order to be compatible with a typical_x000D_
handset form factor. An effective antenna size reduction becomes indispensable in order to make the system_x000D_
compact. The available mm-Wave antenna systems suffer from the difficulty to achieve a high gain and wide_x000D_
steering range simultaneously. This engage research project with collaboration of Huawei Canada CRC aims at_x000D_
developing a family of dual polarization 5G phased array antenna designed to cover the 26.25-30 GHz_x000D_
frequency band._x000D_
Phased array approaches can achieve the wide steering range but need higher element counts to achieve the_x000D_
required gain, whereas lens (or focal plane) antennas can achieve high gain and low side lobe level but with_x000D_
limited steering range. The objective of this research is to explore the possibility of combining these two_x000D_
techniques in achieving their respective benefits for use in next generation wireless communication system._x000D_
The developed planar antenna can be used either as a stand-alone, or combined to support multi-beam, hybrid_x000D_
beamforming and MIMO functionality. Lens will ensure the gain enhancement to the required level with large_x000D_
two dimensional scan volume in azimuth and elevation._x000D_
The unique mm-Wave antenna technology that will be developed through this project should give a real_x000D_
advantage to the industrial partner. Research on phased array antennas will help the partner to effectively_x000D_
deploy radio access infrastructure necessary to support a 5G future., agreement title english : Advanced Millimeter Wave Lens Enhanced Phased Array (LEPA) for 5G Wireless Networks, agreement title french : Advanced Millimeter Wave Lens Enhanced Phased Array (LEPA) for 5G Wireless Networks, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-02-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada