Аннотация предложения

A French institute specialized in micro and nanotechnologies has developed an electro-optical measurement system that can measure electrical signals whom bandwidth is higher than 440 GHz, that is to say a temporal resolution of the picosecond.
This French institute is looking for partners for technological cooperations and license agreements.

Описание предложения

French institute specialized in micro and nanotechnologies has developed an electro-optical measurement system that can measure electrical signals whom bandwidth is higher than 440 GHz, that is to say a temporal resolution of the picosecond.

Temporal evolution of electrical signals is currently visualised on oscilloscopes whom fastest models bandwidths turn around 110 GHz. However fastest electronic components reach frequencies of hundreds of GHz and need measuring instruments with higher bandwidths.

The electro-optical measurement system can measure electrical signals whom bandwidth is higher than 440 GHz, that is to say a temporal resolution of the picosecond. This measuring tool gives access to phase and amplitude of the electrical field. It would be able to replace the oscilloscope. Besides it can determine the signal propagation direction and unwanted echoes.
Beyond caracterization of the electronic circuits, the measuring system is adapted to study diverse materials and biomaterials in the range of the THz frequencies..

Technological cooperations and license agreements are sought.

Инновационные аспекты и преимущества предложения

Innovative Aspects:
• Frequency range from 50 GHz to THz
• Temporal resolution (rise time is less than 460 fs., bandwidth of the measuring system is 440 GHz)
• Signal to noise ratio (40 dB dynamic range with 440 GHz)
• Propagation direction determination
It is obtained by comparing the response of system in the two different modes of the electro-optical probe. This technique is very promising to identify unwanted echoes.
• 3D cartography with a spatial resolution of 30 µm
The probe can be moved in the 3 directions of space with a micrometric precision.

Текущие и потенциальные области применения

• Telecommunications, caracterization of electronic circuits and fast opto-electronic • Security, Materials, high frequency caracterization of complex stratified mediums • Biology, caracterization of biomaterials at THz frequencies with a high spatial resolution

Описание необходимого сотрудничества

Тип требующегося сотрудничества	Совместная дальнейшая разработка Испытание новых применений Адаптация к потребностям заказчика
Задачи, стоящие перед партнером	- Type of partner sought:SMEs, companies... - Specific area of activity of the partner:telecommunication, security, materials - Task to be performed by the partner sought:needs in characterization in THz frequencies