BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Pacific BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20210513T222354Z UID:4B2A89C9-21F4-46B2-A0B0-4386B212C8C5 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20210507T103000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20210507T123000 DESCRIPTION:Silicon-based Terahertz systems is a field that is only about a decade old. In this time\, we have seen a phenomenal growth of silicon sy stems operating at THz frequencies for a wide range of applications in sen sing\, imaging and communication. It can be argued that both the ‘THz ga p’ and the ‘technology and applications gap’ is closing in meaningfu l ways in the THz range. Technologies beyond 100 GHz focusing on sensing\, imaging and wireless back-haul links are getting attractive as we enter i nto a new area of highly dense network of autonomous systems requiring ult ra-high speed and reliable links.\n\nIn order to move beyond this inflecti on point as Moore’s law continue to slow\, I will discuss why we need to look beyond the classical ‘device’-level metrics of efficiency and se nsitivity of THz sources and detectors towards holistic ‘system’ level properties such as scalability and programmability. Such properties are c ritically important for applications in sensing and imaging\, as evidenced across sensor fusion technologies across mmWave\, IR and optical frequenc ies. The ultimate programmability in THz sources and sensors is one that c an synthesize or receive THz fields with arbitrary configuration and spect rum. In this talk\, I will highlight approaches that cut across electromag netics\, circuits\, systems and signal processing\, to allow for such reco nfigurability in THz signal synthesis and sensing\, yet realized with devi ces that are themselves not very efficient. Particularly\, we will demonst rate approaches to THz CMOS sensors reconfigurable across the three field properties of spectrum (100 GHz-1000 GHz)\, beam pattern and polarization\ , programmable THz metasurfaces with CMOS tiling\, and enabling dynamic sp ectrum shaping and physically secure sub-THz links. In the end\, I will co mment on what could be the major directions for the field in the coming de cade.\n\nSpeaker(s): Kaushik Sengupta\, \n\nAgenda: \n1030am-1055am Meet a nd greet Prof. Sengupta\n\n1055am-11am Welcome and housekeeping announceme nts\n\n11am-1230pm Prof. Sengupta's talk\n\n1230pm-1pm Q&A\n\nVirtual: htt ps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/266354 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/266354 ORGANIZER:pvrahul@ieee.org SEQUENCE:7 SUMMARY:TOWARDS UNIVERSALLY PROGRAMMABLE CHIP-SCALE THZ SOURCE\, SENSORS AN D SYSTEMS: BRIDGING THE THZ AND APPLICATION GAP IN THE NEXT DECADE URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/266354 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Sili con-based Terahertz systems is a field that is only about a decade old. In this time\, we have seen a phenomenal growth of silicon systems operating at THz frequencies for a wide range of applications in sensing\, imaging and communication. It can be argued that both the &lsquo\;THz gap&rsquo\; and the &lsquo\;technology and applications gap&rsquo\; is closing in mean ingful ways in the THz range. Technologies beyond 100 GHz focusing on sens ing\, imaging and wireless back-haul links are getting attractive as we en ter into a new area of highly dense network of autonomous systems requirin g ultra-high speed and reliable links.</span></p>\n<p class="xmsonormal">< span lang="EN-GB">In order to move beyond this inflection point as Moore&r squo\;s law continue to slow\, I will discuss why we need to look beyond t he classical &lsquo\;device&rsquo\;-level metrics of efficiency and sensit ivity of THz sources and detectors towards holistic &lsquo\;system&rsquo\; level properties such as scalability and programmability. Such properties are critically important for applications in sensing and imaging\, as evi denced across sensor fusion technologies across mmWave\, IR and optical fr equencies. The ultimate programmability in THz sources and sensors is one that can synthesize or receive THz fields with arbitrary configuration and spectrum. In this talk\, I will highlight approaches that cut across elec tromagnetics\, circuits\, systems and signal processing\, to allow for suc h reconfigurability in THz signal synthesis and sensing\, yet realized wit h devices that are themselves not very efficient. Particularly\, we will d emonstrate approaches to THz CMOS sensors reconfigurable across the three field properties of spectrum (100 GHz-1000 GHz)\, beam pattern and polariz ation\, programmable THz metasurfaces with CMOS tiling\, and enabling dyna mic spectrum shaping and physically secure sub-THz links. In the end\, I w ill comment on what could be the major directions for the field in the com ing decade.</span></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>1030am-1055am Meet and greet Prof. Sengupta</p>\n<p>1055am-11am Welcome and housekeeping announce ments</p>\n<p>11am-1230pm Prof. Sengupta's talk</p>\n<p>1230pm-1pm Q&amp\; A</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR