France - Microwave equipment

Description

This call for tenders is for the supply, delivery, commissioning and training in the use of equipment for the Institut d'Electronique et des Technologies du Numérique de Rennes (I.E.T.R.) and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie de Lannion (enssat). cper-feder funding program : The scientific equipment covered by this contract is part of the "Cymocod - phases 1 and 3" project led by the University of Rennes and financed under the CPER 2021-2027 scheme, which includes funding from the European Union (Feder). The phases are as follows: Cymocod phase 1: concerns batch 2 "Frequency extenders"; Cymocod phase 3 Lannion: concerns batch 17 "Drone-compatible airborne hyperspectral sensor"; Cymocod phase 3 Rennes: concerns all other batches.
the Nanorennes-Ietr platform is to be equipped with a new evaporation thin-film deposition machine as part of the cper (contrat de plan état région). The equipment will be used to deposit both thin and relatively thick (5?m) layers of mainly metallic materials on substrates up to 100mm in diameter, with 150mm as an option. The system must feature an electron gun system to evaporate the materials to be deposited. The equipment covered by this lot is a frequency extender. The microwave measurement chain is based on a vector network analyzer coupled to VDI Inc. frequency extenders. The objective is to upgrade this system to add a measurement channel: either by adding a transmission module comprising a reference signal to the VDI Inc. Txref and Rx modules; or by replacing all the frequency extender modules, i.e. by proposing two Txref type modules and one Rx type module. The equipment detailed below is defined within the framework of the development of a software-radio test bench. Such a test bench requires a multi-channel signal generation system, and a multi-channel acquisition system. In order to comply with portability constraints, with a view to possible development in difficult environments, this equipment will be requested in PXI format. This means they can be integrated into a PXI chassis, enabling the entire measurement system to be integrated into a single unit. A controller card will be added to ensure rapid data transfer and storage. All this will require integration into a chassis. An 18-slot chassis is required to integrate all the PXI cards. Finally, a software radio will be needed to start developing and processing new waveforms, e.g. a PXI chassis equipped with 2 receive modules and 2 resign modules, to complement the existing chassis. The modules must be interchangeable between chassis to offer varied possibilities for the overall system. On the other hand, previously developed programs must be compatible with the new chassis. Such a test bench requires a multi-channel signal generation system, and a multi-channel acquisition system. In order to comply with portability constraints, with a view to possible development in difficult environments, this equipment will be requested in PXI format. This means they can be integrated into a PXI chassis, enabling the entire measurement system to be integrated into a single unit. A controller card will be added to ensure rapid data transfer and storage. All this will require integration into a chassis. An 18-slot chassis is required to integrate all the PXI cards. Finally, a software radio will be needed to start developing and processing new waveforms, e.g. this equipment is intended to create new measurement and exposure systems to strengthen the technological/metrological base of the M2ars platform's Bioem platform. These include exposure systems above 6 Ghz based on high-power sources. This lot covers the supply of an Rfsoc FPGA system with an extension board. The system must be equipped with at least 8 inputs and 8 outputs, with Dacs (Digital-Analog Converters) with a minimum resolution of 14 bits and a sampling frequency of at least 10 GSPS (Giga Samples Per Second) for signal generation, and Adcs (Analog-Digital Converters) with a minimum resolution of 14 bits and a sampling frequency of at least 5 GSPS for signal acquisition. The operating frequency for each output should cover the range from 300 Mhz to 2.5 Ghz. The desired maximum output power is 6dbm the project is part of the CPER 2021-2026 "Cymocod" project coordinated by the institut d'électronique et des Technologies du numérique - ietr, umr cnrs 6164.As part of our commitment to the field of bioelectronics, we seek to design, adapt and optimize complete systems covering the crucial aspects of exposure, dosimetry, characterization and bioelectronic microsystems. The main objective of this project is to meet the complex requirements of bioelectronic applications, where communication and interaction with biological tissues require advanced technological solutions. The aim is to develop a measurement system enabling connected objects to be characterized in terms of energy consumption and electromagnetic emanation. The system is based on the piloting of USRP-type radio-logic modules enabling the acquisition and generation of ultra-wideband multi-channel signals, as well as all the equipment required for automated positioning of the object under test, RF equipment in terms of probes and measurement cables, and a very high-speed control station (100 Gbit/S). The request for a spectral detection system (monochromator and spectrograph/detection with fittings) and its control system is part of research and innovation work covering electromagnetic and resonant optoelectronic devices and their applications in sensors and fine metrology for the dynamic monitoring of substances from processing industries. The need to develop integrated instrumentation and high-sensitivity detection optoelectronics is a major challenge for the biomedical (galenic pharmacology and associated colloidal products), healthcare, agri-food (including Breton dairy products), cosmetics and energy (battery electrolytes) fields and industries, for rapid tests and diagnostics to be carried out in on-line laboratories in real time, with few substances. Since its advent in the mid-1980s, hyperspectral imaging has continued to evolve from a technical point of view (miniaturization of sensors, recording capacity, multiplicity of spectral bands and broadening of spectral ranges). To meet the new needs generated by military, scientific and commercial applications (security, environmental and health monitoring, medical, urban planning), we now need a new observation system covering a wide spectral range that can be deployed on light carriers such as drones. This type of carrier enables small areas to be covered at lower cost, with greater flexibility and responsiveness than an airborne vehicle such as an aircraft. Radar identification is a highly sensitive field, as the probability of confusion between targets remains high. It is therefore necessary to propose new diversities to the wave in order to provide the additional information needed to improve the probability of identification. The use of orbital angular momentum may be one answer to this challenge, particularly for the study of rotationally symmetric targets. This information for identification can be provided either statically, such as determining the number of branches on a cross or star, or dynamically, by determining the angular rotation rate of a planar object by measuring the rotational Doppler shift and studying the Doppler shift modulation provided by the shape of the object.

Opportunity closing date

05 February 2024

Value of contract

to be confirmed