ESL CERF-funded projects

2024

Gavanic Human Body Communication for Collaborative Gaming: Asimina Kiourti
Erbium doped lithium niobate for photonic integrated circuits with gain; Ron Reano
Investigating the Impact of Jamming on Modern Multi-GNSS Receivers; Justin Kuric
Assessing X-ray technology as an alternative communication capability during spacecraft re-entry; Chris Ball
Quantum Microwave Photonics; David Nippa
Spatially Aware Koopman Autoencoders to Accelerate Nonlinear Wideband Electromagnetic Simulations; Fernando Teixeira
Characterization of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Signals for Positioning and Timing; Zak Kassas

Short Course Development

Survey of Remote Sensing Techniques; Mark Andrews
Introductions to Quantum Information Science and Engineering; Ron Reano

2023

Resilient Spectrum Agility Through Hardware Accelerated Machine Learning; Shane Smith
Orbital Angular Momentum at Optical and Millimeter-wave Frequencies; Dick Ridgway
High efficiency source of entangled photon pairs; Ron Reano
Data-Driven Model Order Reduction to Accelerate Wideband Electromagnetic Simulations; Fernando Teixeira
Quantum Microwave Photonics; David Nippa
X-Ray Communications (XCOM) System Optimization; Chris Ball
Classifying Cognitive Workload from MagnetoCardioGraphy Data; Asimina Kiourti

Second Round of 2023 Project Awards

Implementation of Communications Experiments on the Cognitive Radar Engineering Workspace (ICE-CREW); Mark Andrews
Characterization of Antenna Arrays via Open-air Fixture Model of Backscattered Signals; Niru Nahar and Kubilay Sertel
Characterization of 5G Signals for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing; Zak Kassas

2022

Quantum Microwave Photonics; David Nippa
Sensing Bio-Magnetic Fields in Non-Shielded Environments; Asimina Kiourti
Electromagnetic Tomography Imaging with Explicit Uncertainty Estimates; Fernando Teixeira
Measurement of single photon coincidence events from lithium niobate on insulator optical waveguides; Ron Reano
Development of a VHF to C-band Reprogrammable Radiometer (VCRRAD); Mark Andrews and Shane Smith
Using structure from Motion technique to derive in situ surface roughness; Alexandra Bringer
X-Ray Communications Testbed; Chris Ball
Passive Radar Using L/S/X Band Illuminators; Christa McKelvey
Discerning Target Altitude with a Passive Radar by Using Multiple DTV Transmitters; Christa McKelvey
Low-Cost Passive Radar on a UAV for Flood Monitoring-Extended Work; Brandi Downs and Andrew O'Brien

Second Round of 2022 Project Awards

Development of a laboratory testbed to measure gain-bandwidth product in avalance photodiode detectors for next-generation lidar receivers: Chris Ball
Frozen-mode Enabled Photonic Sensing for Label-free Biosensors: Niru Nahar and Kubliay Sertel

2021

Creating a chip-scale heralded single photon source for quantum information science and technology; Ron Reano
Development of advanced modulation techniques for spaceborne X-Ray communications; Chris Ball
In-Situ 3D Printing of Wireless Implants; Asimina Kiourti
Frozen-mode-enhanced Pockels Effect in Strained Silicon Ridge Waveguides; Kubi Sertel & Niru Nahar
Reduced-Order Algorithms for Electromagnetic Simulation of Kinetic Plasma Effects in Hypersonic Environments; Fernando Teixeira
Steerable Slot Arrays using Accordion-like Actuators for Radar and Communication Applications; Nima Ghalichechian
Quantum Microwave Photonics; David Nippa
Phase Change Material for Sub-Picosecond Switching; Niru Nahar
Demonstration of Aircraft Localization Using a Two-Channel USRP-Based DTV Passive Radar; Christa McKelvey

Second Round of 2021 Project Awards

Photonic Generations & Modulation of Millimeter-wave for High Data-rate Communications; David Nippa
Adapting Machine Learning Algorithm to identify, classify and filter residual Radio Frequency Interferences (RFI): Training and Validation with data from the Soil Moisture Active and Passive (SMAP) mission: Alexandra Bringer
Low-Cost Passive Radar on a UAV for Flood Monitoring: Brandi Downs and Andrew O'Brien

2020

Wideband Radiometry for Core Body Temperature; A. Bringer & A. Kiourti
A Low-Cost Approach for Geolocaiton of Multiple Overlapping RF Emitters; Inder "Jiti" Gupta
Wideband True-time Delay Units in Coupled Silicon Ridge Waveguides; N. Nahar & K. Sertel & B. Paul
Demonstration of Adaptable, Real Time AI Inference for Remote Sensing; A. O'Brien & R. Linnabary
Magnetic Induction Waves for Body Area Communications; Asimina Kiourti
Quantum Microwave Photonics; David Nippa
Control of optical polarization on photonic integrated circuits; Ronald Reano
A Programmable Electrical Dressing for Chronic Wound Healing; Rob Lee
Tethered Drone System for RF Measurements; Caglar Yardim

2019

Low loss optical waveguides in ferroelectric thin films; Ron Reano
Bio-Matched Antennas; Asimina Kiourti
Photonics-Based Interference Mitigation for Passive Radar; Chris Neese & Graeme Smith
Sensor to Detect Hand on Steering Wheel for Autonomous Vehicles; Rob Lee
Fabrication and Testing of a novel 1256-Element Circularly-Polarized Metal-Only Reflectarray; Nima Ghalichechian
Phase-change Material Based FarIR Tunable Filter Fabrication and Measurement; Niru Nahar
Fully Conservative EM-PIC Algorithms on Unstructured Grids; Fernando Teixeira
New methodologies to identify and remove Radio Frequency Interference (RFI): Demonstration with data from the Soil Moisture Active and Passive (SMAP) mission; Alexandra Bringer

2018

FarIR Tunable Notch Filter Employing Phase Change Material; Niru Nahar
Wireless Bioimpedance Implants for Unobtrusive Metal Ion Monitoring in Biological Tissues; Asimina Kiourti
Development of Internet of Things (IOT's) for Wearable Applications; Rob Lee
Low Voltage Poling of Spontaneous Polarization for Nonlinear Photonic Integrated Circuits; Ron Reano
Electromagnetic Particle in Cell (EM-PIC) Modeling for Multipactor Analysis; Fernando Teixeira
Lightweight Cryptoprocessor for the Constrained Devices Applications (Lcrypt); Waleed Khalil
Biomass Estimation Radar for Precision Agriculture; Graeme Smith
Fabrication and Testing of a Low-Loss VO2-Based 60-GHz 4-bit Phase Shifter; Nima Ghalichechian

2017

Remote Sensing of Scintillation/Fading Due to Tropospheric Turbulence Using a Drone; Caglar Yardim, Swagato Mukherjee
Purchase of an Environmental Test Chamber to Enhance the Testing Capabilities at ESL; Shane Smith, Andrew O'Brien
A New Method of Power Harvesting Using Electroceutical Dressings; Asimina Kiourti
Millimeter wave Phased Array with Integrated MEMS Phase Shifters; Niru Nahar
Automated Waver Scale Test and Measurement of Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits; Ron Reano

2016

High-Efficiency Electro-Optic Modulator with On-Chip Integrated Antenna for Passive Millimeter-Wave Imaging Systems; Asimina Kiourti
Suspended Antenna Arrays for Millimeter Wave Imaging Systems; Nima Ghalichechian
Refractivity-from-Clutter (RFC) Capable Radar; Caglar Yardim
Broadband Far IR Polymer-Supported Filter; Niru Nahar
Creating High-Speed Modulators from Domain Reversal in Thin Film Ferroelectrics; Ron Reano
Acquisition of a Room-Sized RF Shielded Enclosure to Enable System Level Low Noise Measurements at ESL; Waleed Khalil, Brian Dupaix, Shane Smith

2015

Reconfigurable Millimeter-Wave Phased-Array Antenna with Novel Integrated PhaseShifters; Nima Ghalichechian
Using Terrestrial Radio Navigation Aids for Passive Radar; Graeme Smith, Andrew O'Brien
Fabrication of an L-Band Angenna Array for GNSS Research at ESL; Andrew O'Brien
Linear Compact Moduators for RF Photonics; Ron Reano

2014

GPU-Accelerated Software Defined Receiver for Navigation and Signal Geolocation Research at ESL; Andrew O'Brien
Passive Forward Scatter Radar; Chris Baker, Joel Johnson
A Complete W-band Wireless Transceiver System at ESL; John Volakis
Towards Reconfigurable and Low-loss Millimeter Wave Antennas using MEMS Paraffin Micro-actuators; Nima Ghalichechian
Encapsulated ITAR Compliant Design/Simulation Environment; Brian Dupaix
Cognitive Radar for Guidance and Control; Graeme Smith, Chris Baker
Reconfigurable RF Photonic Filter Technology; Ron Reano
System Modeling of Simultaneous Transmit and Receive (STAR) Test Bed; Waleed Khalil