Memorial Advanced Research Laboratory for Optical and Wireless Communications (MARLOWC)

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About
The Advanced Optical and Wireless Research Laboratory hosts research students and postdoctoral fellows working under the supervision of Professors Octavia A. Dobre, Trung Q. Dung, and Ibrahim Al-Nahhal. They tackle important problems in wireless and optical communications systems, e.g., related to the integration of terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks, integration of sensing and communications, AI for communications and networks, quantum optimization and quantum machine learning for communications and networks, resource allocation, signal intelligence, optical performance monitoring, and fibre nonlinearity compensation.
The equipment in the Advanced Optical and Wireless Research Laboratory supports the testing of high-performance algorithms developed by the research group, related but not limited to:
- Aerial and terrestrial communications
- Spectrum monitoring and signal identification
- Parameter estimation, signal detection, and interference cancellation
- Optical performance monitoring and fibre nonlinearity compensation
People
- Wireless communications and networking
- AI for communications and networks
- Quantum optimization and machine learning for communications and networks
- Optical communications
- Underwater communications
- Quantum machine learning and quantum optimization
- Wireless communications and networks
- Physical layer security and privacy
- Machine learning and real-time optimisation
- Disaster management, smart agriculture, healthcare, air-quality, finance, climate change, and pharmacy
- Integrated sensing and communications
- Detection and estimation
- Quantum machine learning for communications
Location
CSF 4102
Core Science Facility
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL
Equipment
Manufacturer: Ettus Research
Model: B210
Specifications:
- Frequency Range: 70 MHz – 6 GHz
- Number of Channels: 2 Tx and 2 Rx – Fully coherent 2x2 MIMO
- Interface: USB 3.0 (bus-powered, no external power supply needed)
- RF Connectors: 2 SMA (Female) connectors for Tx and Rx channels
- Dimensions: 130 mm x 128 mm x 34 mm
- Weight: 0.35 kg (approximately 0.77 lbs)
Full specifications are available at: https://www.ettus.com/all-products/ub210-kit/
Manufacturer: Greenerwave
Model: RIS3_6
Specifications:
- Frequency Range: 3.6 GHz (3.4 GHz - 3.8 GHz)
- Dimensions: 36 cm x 36 cm
- Number of cells: 8x8 Unit cells
- Polarization: dual polarization
- Control: USB controlled
- Weight: < 2 Kg
Full specifications are available at: https://www.greenerwave.com/products/ris-fr1-fr2-fr3/
Manufacturer: Anritsu
Model: 2000-1648-R
Specifications:
- Frequency Range: 1700 MHz – 6000 MHz
- Gain: 3.0 dBi
- Size: 6.7 cm x 9.2 cm
- Connector Type: N (Male)
Full specifications are available at: https://www.anritsu.com/en-us/components-accessories/products/2000-1648-R
Manufacturer: TE Connectivity / Linx Technologies
Model: ANT-916-CW-HWR-SMA
Specifications:
- Center Frequency: 916 MHz
- Recommended Frequency Range: 900 MHz – 930 MHz
- Bandwidth: 30 MHz
- Typical Peak Gain: 1.2 dBi
- Connector Type: SMA (Male)
Full specifications are available at: https://www.te.com/commerce/DocumentDelivery/DDEController?Action=srchrtrv&DocNm=ANT-916-CW-HWR-ccc&DocType=Data+Sheet&DocLang=English&DocFormat=pdf&PartCntxt=ANT-916-CW-HWR-SMA
Manufacturer: TAOGLAS
Model: TG.55.8113W
Specifications:
- Frequency Range: 600 MHz – 6GHz
- Dimensions: 172 x 23.9 x 13 mm
- Weight: 24.3 g
- Gain (Max): 4 dBi
- Connector Type: SMA (Male)
Full specifications are available at: https://www.taoglas.com/product/white-5g4g-terminal-mount-monopole-antenna/
Manufacturer: TAOGLAS
Model: TG.55.8113W
Specifications:
- Center Frequency: 2.4/5.8 GHz
- Connector Type: SMA (Male)
Full specifications are available at: https://www.siliconhighwaydirect.com/product-p/msg066.htm
Manufacturer: A-Info
Model: LB-229-10-C-ESF
Specifications:
- Frequency Range: 3.3 GHz – 4.9 GHz
- Gain: 10 dBi
- Net Weight: 0.66 Kg
- Dimensions: 113 x 79 x 242.4 mm
- Connector Type: SMA (Female)
Full specifications are available at: https://www.ainfoinc.com/lb-229-10-c-esf-standard-gain-horn-antenna-3-3-4-9-ghz-10db-gain-endlaunch-sma-female
Manufacturer: CRYSTEK Corporation
Model: CRBAMP-100-6000
Specifications:
- Frequency Range: 100 MHz – 6 GHz
- Gain: 18 dBi
- P1dB: 17 dBm
- Noise Figure: 3.5 dB
- Connector Type: SMA (Female)
Full specifications are available at: https://www.crystek.com/home/crystek/featured.aspx?id=57
Manufacturer: Mini-Circuits
Model: ZHL-1724HLN+
Specifications:
- Frequency Range: 1.7 – 2.4 GHz
- Minimum Gain: 30 dBi
- P1dB: 26 dBm
- Noise Figure: 1.1 dB
- Connector Type: SMA (Female)
Full specifications are available at: https://www.minicircuits.com/WebStore/dashboard.html?model=ZHL-1724HLN%2B
Manufacturer: Mini-Circuits
Model: ZX60-542LN-S+
Specifications:
- Frequency Range: 4.4 – 5.4 GHz
- Gain: 24 dBi
- P1dB: 10 dBm
- Noise Figure: 1.9 dB
- Connector Type: SMA (Female)
Full specifications are available at: https://www.minicircuits.com/WebStore/dashboard.html?model=ZX60-542LN-S%2B
Manufacturer: Subnero Pte. Ltd.
Model: WNC-M25MSS4
Specifications:
- Frequency Range: 20 kHz – 32 kHz
- Up to 15 kbps data rate
- Operating depth 300 m
- Dimensions: 127 x 316 mm
- Weight (in air/water): 5.0/1.5 kg
- Localization & ranging with 0.1 m precision
Full specifications are available at: https://subnero.com/products/wnc-m25mss4.html
Manufacturer: Ocean Sonics
Model: SJ9-ETH
Specifications:
- Frequency Range: 10 Hz - 200 kHz
- Operating depth: 900 m
- Body Diameter: 48 mm
- Weight (in air/water): 579/220 g
- Operating Temperature: -5 to 35 Celsius
Full specifications are available at: https://oceansonics.com/iclisten-hf-hydrophone/
Manufacturer: DJI
Model: Matrice 350 RTK
Specifications:
- Dimensions (unfolded, without propellers): 810×670×430 mm (L×W×H)
- Dimensions (folded, with propellers): 430×420×430 mm (L×W×H)
- Max Takeoff Weight: 9.2 kg
- Operating Frequencies
- 2.4000-2.4835 GHz
- 5.150-5.250 GHz (CE: 5.170-5.250 GHz)
- 5.725-5.850 GHz
- Max Wind Speed Resistance: 12 m/s
- Max Flight Time: 55 minutes
Full specifications are available at: https://enterprise.dji.com/matrice-350-rtk/specs
Manufacturer: TDSR LLC
Model: P452 UWB Radar Sensor
Specifications:
- Operate as a monostatic, bistatic, or multistatic radar
- Operate with very low power transmissions (~50uW)
- Accuracy of <2 cm and are provided at rates up to 125 Hz
- Communicates data between two or more P452s
- It supports 11 independent communications channels
- Operating frequency 4.0 to 4.6 GHz
Full specifications are available at: https://tdsr-uwb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/320-0317H-P452-Data-Sheet-User-Guide.pdf
Manufacturer: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Model: PI5CA16G-256GBKit
Specifications:
- Brand: iRasptek Starter Kit
- RAM memory installed size: 16 GB
- Memory storage capacity: 256 GB
- CPU model: Cortex A7
- CPU speed: 2.4 GHz
- Connectivity technology: Wi-Fi 4, Wi-Fi 5, USB
Full specifications are available at: https://www.amazon.ca/iRasptek-Starter-Raspberry-16GB-Pre-Installed/dp/B0DSSQ8C53/
Manufacturer: Tektronix
Model: AWG7002A
Specifications:
- Generation of high baud rate analog IQ signals
- Up to 25 Gsa/s sampling rate, wideband signals up to 20 GHz
- 16 Gsample waveform memory (640 ms @25 Gsa/s)
- 10 bits vertical resolution
Manufacturer: Microsemi
Model: OA3MMQM
Specifications:
- Amplify the analog signals generated by the AWG before driving the I/Q modulator
- Quad channels
- 5 Vpp output
- 20 dB small signal gain
- 35 GHz bandwidth
Manufacturer: Teraxion
Model: IQM-CAA-E21
Specifications:
- Electro-optical conversion
- High bandwidth (35 GHz)
- Low optical insertion loss (12 dB)
- Low switch-off voltage (2.5 V)
- 20 dB extinction ratio
Manufacturer: Pure Photonics
Model: PPCL200, PPEB200
Specifications:
- General-purpose tunable laser source
- Narrow linewidth (10 kHz)
- Variable output power between 7 dBm and 18 dBm
- Tunable wavelength over C and L bands
Specifications:
- Suitable for operation over the full optical spectrum from 1260-1625 nm
- Low attenuation: less than 0.2 dB/km in 1550 nm
- Dispersion coefficient smaller than 18 ps/(nm• km) in 1550 nm
Specifications:
- APC or AGC control modes
- Flat spectrum over the gain range of 15-30 dB
- Output power up to 17 dBm
- Low noise figure
- Low power dissipation
Specifications:
- Enable a very economical and flexible way to emulate transoceanic and terrestrial systems of multi-thousand kilometres
- Wavelength band: 1528-1600 nm
Manufacturer: Thorlabs
Model: FPC032
Specifications:
- 3-Paddle fiber polarization controller
- Operates over full fiber bandwidth
- FC/APC connectors
Manufacturer: Neophotonics
Model: 1000025468
Specifications:
- Used as alternative ICR
- OIF complaint
- C-band
- Supports up to 32 Gbaud symbol rate (100 Gb/s DP-QPSK or 200 Gb/s DP-16-QAM)
Manufacturer: Finisar
Model: CPRV1222A
Specifications:
- Opto-electric conversion. Coherent detection of optical signals
- OIF compliant
- Supports up to 32 Gbaud symbol rate (100 Gb/s DP-QPSK or 200 Gb/s DP-16-QAM)
- 25 GHz bandwidth on each lane
- C-band
- Automatic/manual gain control
- Linear amplifier with peak detector output
Manufacturer: Rohde & Schwarz
Model: ZNLE6
Specifications:
- Frequency Range: 1 MHz to 6 GHz
- Connector Type: N (Female)
- Screen: 26.4 cm (10.1") diagonal WXGA color LCD with touchscreen
- Two universal serial bus connectors for connecting USB devices (USB 2.0)
Full specifications are available at: https://www.rohde-schwarz.com/cz/products/test-and-measurement/vnas/rs-znle-vector-network-analyzer_63493-447936.html
Manufacturer: Tektronics
Model: DPO 72304DX
Specifications:
- Sampling signals for offline DSP
- Up to 100 Gsa/s sampling rate
- 4 channels with up to 1 G points record length
- Up to 33 GHz bandwidth
Manufacturer: Anritsu
Model: MS9740A
Specifications:
- Evaluate characteristics of optical signals (spectral width, OSNR, optical power level)
- 600 nm-1750 nm wavelength measurement range
- Dynamic range performance ≥60 dB (0.4 nm from peak wavelength)
- 30 pm minimum resolution bandwidth
- ±20 pm wavelength accuracy
Manufacturer: EXFO
Model: FPM-600
Specifications:
- Optical power measurement
- 800-1650 nm wavelength measurement range
- -70-10 dBm input power range
- ±0.01 dB resolution
Manufacturer: Tektronix
Model: PSM3310
Specifications:
- Average electrical power measurement; duty cycle corrected pulse measurement; measurement logging
- 10 MHz - 18 GHz input frequency range
- -55 dBm - 20 dBm dynamic input power range
Manufacturer: Tektronix
Model: AFG1022
Specifications:
- Up to 25 MHz (sine wave), 12.5 MHz (square/pulse wave)
- Dual-channel, Output Amplitude: 1 mVp-p to 10 Vp-p into 50 Ω
- 125 MS/s Sampling Rate, 14-bit Vertical Resolution
- Supports AM, FM, PM, PWM, and FSK modulation
Manufacturer: Agilent
Model: N5182A
Specifications:
- Frequency Range: 100 kHz to 6 GHz
- Output Power: Up to +23 dBm at 1 GHz
- Phase Noise: -121 dBc/Hz at 1 GHz, 20 kHz offset
- Modulation: AM, FM, PM, Pulse, and Vector modulation
- BK Precision 1672: Two variable outputs (0-32V, 0-3A) and one fixed (5V, 3A)
- Keysight E3630A: Triple Output DC Supply (0-6V, 0-2.5A; 0 to ±20V, 0-0.5A)
- Keysight U8001A: Single Output DC Supply (0-30V, 0-3A)
Manufacturer: TDSR LLC
Model: P452 UWB Radar Sensor
Specifications:
- Operate as a monostatic, bistatic, or multistatic radar
- Operate with very low power transmissions (~50uW)
- Accuracy of <2 cm and are provided at rates up to 125 Hz
- Communicates data between two or more P452s
- It supports 11 independent communications channels
- Operating frequency 4.0 to 4.6 GHz
Full specifications are available at: https://tdsr-uwb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/320-0317H-P452-Data-Sheet-User-Guide.pdf