RF & Microwave Electronics

Access our comprehensive library of technical briefs on RF & microwave electronics, from engineering experts at NASA and major government, university, and commercial laboratories.

Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Radio Signals Image Hidden and Speeding Objects
This method could help firefighters find victims inside buildings and could track hypersonic objects such as missiles and space debris.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Method Integrates Elements of Electronic Filters onto a Single Component
This component takes up ten times less space on computer chips.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D Motion Tracking System for Autonomous Technology
The system could one day replace LiDAR and cameras in automated manufacturing, biomedical imaging, and autonomous driving.
Briefs: Communications
System Harvests Energy from Radio Waves to Power Wearable Devices
The electricity can be used to power wireless devices or to charge energy storage devices such as batteries and supercapacitors.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Tiny, Wireless, Injectable Chips Use Ultrasound to Monitor Body Processes
Implantable chips visible only in a microscope point the way to developing chips that can be injected into the body with a hypodermic needle to monitor medical conditions.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Graphene-Based Photonics Devices for Remote Sensing
Growing large-area graphene on optical substrates enables use in photonics devices.
Briefs: Energy
Making Patient Care Easier: Self-Powered Diaper Sensors that Monitor Urine Sugar Levels
Monitoring urine sugar levels is important during early stages of diabetes, and diaper sensors represent an attractive solution.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Artificial Intelligence Creates Sharp Images from Blurry Photos
This AI turns even the blurriest photo into realistic computer-generated faces in HD.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
High-Resolution, Continuous Field-of-View, Non-Rotating Imaging System
Applications include planetary exploration and imaging systems used in surveillance, navigation, and target recognition.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Fiber-Metal Laminate Manufacturing Technique
Synthesis of fiber-metal laminates is performed using RF plasma spray deposition.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Atom-Based Radio Communications
An atom-based sensor can determine the direction of an incoming radio signal.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Multiplexed Optical Antennas
These antennas dramatically increase the amount of information that can be simultaneously transmitted by a coherent light source.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Conformal, Lightweight, Aerogel-Based Antenna
The flexible antenna was designed for active aeronautical satellite communications.
Briefs: Wearables
Wireless, Wearable Transmitter
The wearable antenna bends, stretches, and compresses without compromising function.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Say Goodbye to the Dots and Dashes to Enhance Optical Storage Media
To modernize optical storage, Purdue researchers are replacing Morse code with colored “digital characters.”
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Engineering the Flow of Light
A novel nanostructure produces uniquely shaped light.
Briefs: Aerospace
Service Valve for In-Orbit Cooperative Satellite Fueling
The valve enables telerobotic resupplying of media such as propellant and pressurant.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Robot Detects and Shares Changes in 3D in Real Time
A robot could immediately alert a human of small changes in their surrounding environment.
Briefs: Materials
Nanosized Foldable Robots
The machines fold themselves within 100 milliseconds and can flatten and refold thousands of times.
Briefs: Transportation
3D Holographic Head-Up Display Could Improve Road Safety
The LiDAR-based system could “see through” objects to warn of potential hazards without distracting the driver.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Monolithic Optical Parametric Oscillator for Laser Spectrometer
Applications include remote sensing, laser spectroscopy, and gas analysis.
Briefs: Motion Control
Transport of Mechanical Energy, Even Through Damaged Pathways
This work could lead to much more robust devices that continue to operate in spite of damage.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Radar Enables Touch-Free Monitoring of Heart Sounds
Mobile radar devices could replace standard stethoscopes.
Briefs: Motion Control
3D Motion Tracking System for Autonomous Technology
The system could one day replace LiDAR and cameras in automated manufacturing, biomedical imaging, and autonomous driving.
Briefs: Motion Control
RFID-Based Rotary Position Sensor

Innovators have developed an RFID-based system for sensing the angular position of rotating systems. The RFID-Based Rotary Position Sensor can be used as a position/orientation sensor or implemented in a...

Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
High-Power Microwaves for Launching Space-Bound Rockets
Using microwaves reduces the cost of launching rockets.
Briefs: Aerospace
Imaging Space Debris in High Resolution
A team has introduced a new method for taking high-res images of fast-moving and rotating objects in space, such as satellites or debris in low-Earth orbit.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Underwater Navigation System Powered by Sound
This system enables battery-free ocean exploration with applications ranging from marine conservation to aquaculture.
Briefs: Communications
CMOS-Based Transceiver for 300 GHz
This transceiver for wireless communications at the 300-GHz band enables beyond-5G applications.

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