BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Taipei BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19790930T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0900 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260814T075109Z UID:5A88797C-EA11-4DAC-AB86-2684FC6DC8B4 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Taipei:20260907T140000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Taipei:20260907T170000 DESCRIPTION:Metamaterials (MTMs) are synthetic electromagnetic materials po ssessing unique properties not found in natural materials. Their introduct ion has spurred the creation of innovative circuits with enhanced componen ts. One notable metamaterial-based design is the composite right/left-hand ed transmission line (CRLH-TL) leaky-wave antennas (LWAs). These antennas offer continuous frequency-dependent beam scanning from backfire to endfir e with a true broadside beam. They also ensure excellent impedance matchin g throughout their operational range\, using a straightforward feeding mec hanism. The CRLH LWAs’ ability to map frequency to space means unknown t arget locations can simply be pinpointed by analyzing the spectral compone nts of the returning wave. This paves the way for real-time detection\, wi th data acquisition speeds mainly determined by the signal source’s freq uency sweep rate. The sensor’s field-of-view is also expanded thanks to the wide scanning angle of CRLH LWAs. Such features enable applications li ke swift 2-D beamforming\, expansive real-time remote sensing\, vital sign monitoring\, motion detection\, and microwave imaging. Additionally\, app lying spatiotemporal modulation to CRLH LWAs can generate harmonic waves a nd enhance physical layer security\, promoting safer wireless communicatio n.\n\nSpeaker(s): Michael\, Naoki\n\nRoom: Room 120 Meralco Innovation Hal l\, Bldg: UP Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute\, EEEI Build ing\, Velasquez St.\, UP Campus\, Diliman\, Quezon City\, Quezon City\, Ph ilippines\, 1101 LOCATION:Room: Room 120 Meralco Innovation Hall\, Bldg: UP Electrical and E lectronics Engineering Institute\, EEEI Building\, Velasquez St.\, UP Camp us\, Diliman\, Quezon City\, Quezon City\, Philippines\, 1101 ORGANIZER:cmambatali@up.edu.ph SEQUENCE:20 SUMMARY:IEEE Distinguished Microwave Lecture at the University of the Phili ppines URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/569159 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Metamaterials (MTMs) are synthetic electro magnetic materials possessing unique properties not found in natural mater ials. Their introduction has spurred the creation of innovative circuits w ith enhanced components. One notable metamaterial-based design is the comp osite right/left-handed transmission line (CRLH-TL) leaky-wave antennas (L WAs). These antennas offer continuous frequency-dependent beam scanning fr om backfire to endfire with a true broadside beam. They also ensure excell ent impedance matching throughout their operational range\, using a straig htforward feeding mechanism. The CRLH LWAs&rsquo\; ability to map frequenc y to space means unknown target locations can simply be pinpointed by anal yzing the spectral components of the returning wave. This paves the way fo r real-time detection\, with data acquisition speeds mainly determined by the signal source&rsquo\;s frequency sweep rate. The sensor&rsquo\;s field -of-view is also expanded thanks to the wide scanning angle of CRLH LWAs. Such features enable applications like swift 2-D beamforming\, expansive r eal-time remote sensing\, vital sign monitoring\, motion detection\, and m icrowave imaging. Additionally\, applying spatiotemporal modulation to CRL H LWAs can generate harmonic waves and enhance physical layer security\, p romoting safer wireless communication.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR