Samuel Ng receives 1st place in Microwave Photonics Design at IMS 2016

Samuel Ng accepts the first place award in Microwave Photonics Design at IMS 2016

Samuel Ng ’17 and graduate student Milad Alemohammad won first place in the Microwave Photonics Design competition at the 2016 International Microwave Symposium.

“Our design claimed first place by achieving over 20% of relative bandwidth,” said Alemohammad. “Achieving such a large bandwidth is extremely challenging and requires a careful trade off between peak RF power and the frequency dependent loss in the optical-to-microwave converter circuitry.”

In preparing for the competition, Alemohammad provided guidance to Ng on the fundamentals of RF, microwave, and photonic engineering. The competition proved to be a positive experience for Ng, providing his first taste of the microwave engineering field.

“I was able to meet many professionals in the field and learn a great deal from them, which helps me in deciding what to pursue in the future,” said Ng.