Microwave research at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

Microwave research at the UPRM have been focused in weather radar systems, tunable circuits and antennas, antenna characterization and array design, and the analysis of weather radar data. Most recently, the group has been working in the development of a weather radar network for western PR, OTG weather radars, and antennas for Body-Area-Networks. Initial observations from the first radar network node and from the OTG radars show good correlation to NEXRAD measurements. Slot-type antennas have been characterized, resulting in designs with good bandwidth and gain.

[1]  Sandra Cruz-Pol,et al.  Salient features of the radar nodes in the Puerto Rico tropical weather testbed , 2009, 2009 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium.

[2]  N. Lopez-Rivera,et al.  Impedance matching technique for microwave folded slot antennas , 2002, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (IEEE Cat. No.02CH37313).

[3]  I. Carrasquillo-Rivera,et al.  Tunable and dual-band rectangular slot-ring antenna , 2004, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Symposium, 2004..

[4]  Sandra Cruz-Pol,et al.  Remote Sensing of Weather Hazards Using a Low-Cost and Minimal Infrastructure Off-the-Grid Weather Radar Network , 2013, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

[5]  Anna Sandberg,et al.  Low dielectric polyimide aerogels as substrates for lightweight patch antennas. , 2012, ACS applied materials & interfaces.

[6]  D.S. Filipovic,et al.  Ways to improve the radiation pattern of a LPFSA , 2005, 2005 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium.

[7]  Ingrid Padilla,et al.  Estimation of Electromagnetic Properties in Soil Testbeds Using Frequency and Time Domain Modeling , 2012, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing.

[8]  Rafael A. Rodriguez-Solis,et al.  Cavity-backed folded-slot antenna , 2010, 2010 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium.

[9]  R.A. Rodriguez-Solis,et al.  Input impedance and resonant frequency characterization for folded slot antennas through DOE techniques , 2003, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium. Digest. Held in conjunction with: USNC/CNC/URSI North American Radio Sci. Meeting (Cat. No.03CH37450).