RESEARCH IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGProfs. O. Boyraz and F. Capolino

PhDs S. Campione, C. Guclu and Q. Song

Undergraduate E. Mannarino

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RESEARCH TEAM

Prof. Ozdal Boyraz Prof. Filippo Capolino

BS Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, Electrical Engineering, 1993

MS University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Electrical Engineering, 1997

PhD University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Electrical Engineering, 2001

Laurea Degree (BS/MS equivalent) University of Florence, Italy, Electrical Engineering, 1993

PhD University of Florence, Italy, Electrical Engineering, 1997

RESEARCH TEAM

Salvatore CampionePhD Candidate 2011

Caner GucluPhD Student

Qi SongPhD Candidate 2009

BS Politecnico di Torino, Italy, Electrical Engineering, 2007

MS Politecnico di Torino, Italy, Electrical Engineering, 2009

MS University of Illinois at Chicago, Electrical Engineering, 2009

PhD University of California Irvine, Electrical Engineering, ongoing

BS Middle East Technical University (METU) - Ankara, Turkey, Electrical Engineering, 2008

MS, Middle East Technical University (METU) - Ankara, Turkey, Electrical Engineering, 2010

PhD University of California Irvine, Electrical Engineering, ongoing

BS Dalian University of Technology – Dalian, China, Electrical Engineering, 2005

MS Dalian University of Technology – Dalian, China, Electrical Engineering, 2007

PhD University of California Irvine, Electrical Engineering, ongoing

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

STRENGTHEN YOUR EXPERIENCE AND RESUME

UP TO 2 INTERNSHIP POSITIONS(SMALL SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE $400-$700)

TIME: JUNE 20 – AUG 20 (2 MONTHS TOTAL) 1-3 TIMES/WEEK

Contact: Prof. F. Capolino: f.capolino@uci.eduWebpage: http://capolino.eng.uci.edu

WHAT IS ENGINEERING? ENGINEERING:

A profession of ACQUIRING and APPLYING scientific knowledge in order to design new processes and products! It combines: Natural sciences

Physics, Chemistry, Material science, etc. Mathematics

RESEARCH IN SCIENCE Problem type: What is the

underlying mechanism/theory? Scientific method

Define the problem Research what’s been done before Use creativity!

Form a hypothesis (testable prediction)

Test hypothesis (actual experiment) Analyze data (could be more involved

than you would expect) Form conclusions Take appropriate actions based on

conclusions

RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING Research in applied science and

product development Process

Define the problem Research what’s been done before Lots of thinking

Create criteria May be known Use scientific method to determine

Design product Computer simulations

Optimization Improve it!

Build a prototype and TEST!

RESEARCH

SIMULATION SOFTWARE

EXPERIMENTS

THEORETICAL MODELING

WHAT IS YOUR RESEARCH TOPIC?

A PhD student’s answer usually sounds as strange as this:“I am fighting windmills!”

Don Quixote

Research is a very deep and focused activity driven by passion and curiosity!

Thousands of researchers contribute to the knowledge of humanity

HOW IS RESEARCH FUNDED? Government Funding

Department of Defense Department of Energy etc…

Private Funding Industry and university cooperation Private research institutions

MISSIONS OF NSF Initiate and support, scientific and engineering

research and programs through grants and contracts Award graduate fellowships in the sciences and in

engineering Support activities related to international

cooperation, national security and the effects of scientific and technological applications upon society

Support activities designed to increase the participation of women and minorities and others underrepresented in science and technology

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OUR PROJECT OPTICAL ANTENNAS SEMICONDUCTORS OPTO-ELECTRONICS

RADIATING AND RECEIVING ANTENNAS

Device that transforms guided signal into radiated electromagnetic waves and vice versa

f=400-800 MHz=75-38 cm

f=20-400 MHz=15-0.75m

f=1-2 GHz=30-15cm

f= 5 THz=60m

Physical dimensions are related to wavelength. wavelength=(speed of light)/(frequency)

=c/f

A cellular phone antenna works at around 109 Hz=1GHz

Our design frequency:193 Terahertz (1012Hz=1THz), almost 200,000 times the frequency of your phone! f= 193 THz

=1.5m

SEMICONDUCTORS AND SILICON Semiconductor: Neither insulator, nor

conductor Controllable behavior, switching from insulator to

conductor or vice versa Basics of electronic devices

Silicon: One of the most abundant elements

OPTICAL ANTENNA INTEGRATED WITH SILICON

Micron-level design Fiberoptics integrated

with semiconductors! Control of radiation level

λ = 1550 nm (1 nm = 10-9 m) f = c / λ = 1931012 Hz (f ≈ 2106f of cell phone)

LEAKY WAVE ANTENNAS

INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDE

SILICON

RADIATION

DIELECTRIC

WAVE

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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

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Contact: Prof. F. Capolino: f.capolino@uci.eduWebpage: http://capolino.eng.uci.edu

PAST INTERNSHIPS – SUMMER 2011

Zinia Jesmin Tuli Semiconductor physics,

modeling and simulation Gained experience with

largely adopted simulation software COMSOL Multiphysics

Timothy Tang

11th grade Irvine High School, Irvine, CA

Theoretical investigation of radiation from OLWAs

Mathematical comparison of theories involving leaky wave radiation

Ted Ko

11th grade Saint Margaret`s Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano, CA

Proof of metamaterial concepts using co-axial cables

TIM IS JOINING UCLA AS UNDERGRADUATE

STUDENTTED IS JOINING HARVARD AS

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT

ZINIA IS A UCI UNDERGRADUATE

STUDENT

CURRENT INTERNSHIPS

Eric Mannarino Semiconductor physics,

modeling and simulation Gain experience with

largely adopted simulation software COMSOL Multiphysics

WE WILL BE GLAD TO GIVE YOU A HEAD START ON YOUR FUTURE CAREER!

ERIC IS A UCI UNDERGRADUATE

STUDENT

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ANY QUESTIONS?

Contact: Prof. F. Capolino: f.capolino@uci.edu

Webpage: capolino.eng.uci.edu

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