Sensing, Tracking, and Secured Communication with Artificial Electromagnetic Materials
IEEE North Jersey Section AP/MTT Jt. Chapter Co-Sponsors the MTT-S DL TALK: "Sensing, Tracking, and Secured Communication with Artificial Electromagnetic Materials".
Metamaterials (MTMs) are synthetic electromagnetic materials with unique properties not found in natural materials. Their introduction has led to the development of innovative circuits with enhanced components. One notable design based on metamaterials is the composite right/left-handed transmission line (CRLH-TL) leaky-wave antennas (LWAs). These antennas provide continuous beam scanning that varies with frequency, allowing for adjustments from backfire to endfire, including a true broadside beam. The CRLH LWAs excel in impedance matching across their operational range and utilize a simple feeding mechanism. Their ability to map frequency to spatial locations enables the precise identification of unknown target positions by analyzing the spectral components of the returning wave. This capability facilitates real-time detection, with data acquisition speeds primarily influenced by the frequency sweep rate of the signal source. Moreover, the wide scanning angle of CRLH LWAs expands the sensor's field of view. These features enable a variety of applications, including rapid 2-D beamforming, real-time remote sensing, vital sign monitoring, motion detection, and microwave imaging. Additionally, incorporating spatiotemporal modulation into CRLH LWAs can generate harmonic waves and improve physical layer security, thereby enhancing the safety of wireless communication.
Everyone is welcome to attend the talk; admission is free. Complimentary refreshments will be provided.
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- Date: 28 Feb 2025
- Time: 06:30 PM to 08:00 PM
- All times are (GMT-05:00) US/Eastern
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- Rutgers University
- New Burnswick, New Jersey
- United States 08854
- Building: EE Building EE-240
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Ajay Poddar (akpoddar@ieee.org), Edip Niver (edip.niver@njit.edu), (Anisha Apte (anisha_apte@ieee.org)
Everyone is welcome to attend the talk; admission is free. Complimentary refreshments will be provided.
- Co-sponsored by IEEE North Jersey Section and Princeon Section
- Starts 15 February 2025 10:00 AM
- Ends 27 February 2025 06:00 PM
- All times are (GMT-05:00) US/Eastern
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Chung-Tse Michael Wu of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore/Rutgers University, NJ, USA
Sensing, Tracking, and Secured Communication with Artificial Electromagnetic Materials
Metamaterials (MTMs) are synthetic electromagnetic materials possessing unique properties not found in natural materials. Their introduction has spurred the creation of innovative circuits with enhanced components. One notable metamaterial-based design is the composite right/left-handed transmission line (CRLH-TL) leaky-wave antennas (LWAs). These antennas offer continuous frequency-dependent beam scanning from backfire to endfire with an accurate broadside beam. Using a straightforward feeding mechanism, they also ensure excellent impedance matching throughout their operational range. The CRLH LWAs’ ability to map frequency to space means unknown target locations can be pinpointed by analyzing the spectral components of the returning wave. This paves the way for real-time detection, with data acquisition speeds mainly determined by the signal source’s frequency sweep rate. The sensor’s field of view is also expanded thanks to the wide scanning angle of CRLH LWAs. Such features enable applications like swift 2-D beamforming, expansive real-time remote sensing, vital sign monitoring, motion detection, and microwave imaging. Additionally, applying spatiotemporal modulation to CRLH LWAs can generate harmonic waves and enhance physical layer security, promoting safer wireless communication.
Biography:
Dr. Chung-Tse Michael Wu’s research interests span applied electromagnetics, antennas, passive and active microwave and millimeter-wave components, MMIC, RF systems, and metamaterials. He earned his B.S. degree from National Taiwan University (NTU) in 2006, followed by his M.S. and Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2009 and 2014, respectively. From 2014 to 2017, he was an Assistant Professor in the ECE department at Wayne State University (WSU) in Detroit, Michigan. In 2017, he joined Rutgers University as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to tenured Associate Professor in 2022. Since 2024, he has been an Associate Professor at NTU.
Dr. Wu is a member of the Technical Committee for IEEE MTT-28 and MTT-4. He has received several prestigious awards, including the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, the WSU College of Engineering Faculty Research Excellence Award in 2016, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award (YFA) in 2019, and the DARPA Director’s Fellowship Award in 2021. In 2022, Rutgers University honored him with the Board of Trustees Research Fellowship for Scholarly Excellence. He is the Vice Chair for the joint AP/ED/MTT chapter of the IEEE Princeton Central Jersey Section. He is an Associate Editor for IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, the IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF, and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology, and IEEE Access.
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