The Department for Nonlinear Dynamics of Electronic Systems conducts successful international cooperation with scientists from many countries of the world in the field of modern Noise Radar, spatio-temporal dynamic chaos, generation and processing of random signals, SAR tomography, formation and processing of SAR images, precision monitoring, as well as the theory of multilayer semiconductor structures and semiconductor photoelectronic devices; research of self-oscillations in semiconductor and vacuum devices in the microwave and terahertz ranges; research of “Quantum Radar” Sensors and some issues of modern relativistic theory and general theory of relativity.

 

Scientific research in the field of Noise Radar was supported by the NATO Scientific Council for Sensor and Electronic Technologies (SET Panel, RTO NATO), which offered K.O. Lukin lead the Problem Group, SET-101, on the development of the basics of Noise Radar in NATO and partner countries (RTO/NATO SET-101/RTG57/RFT (2006-2010)). In 2010, this group was transformed into SET-184: “Potential capabilities of Noise Radars”, which was extended for the period 2015 – 2017 as  SET-225 “Noise Radars with spatial and temporal variation of probing signals”, as well as SET-287 – “Characteristics of Noise Radars” for the period 2018 – 2024.

The Department #17 has repeatedly won competitions for joint projects of the National Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, participated in the implementation of several international contracts and conducted joint research with leading scientific organizations, namely: The following NATO SPS projects were carried out within the framework of the “Science for Peace and Security” program: G5395 “Curtain that forms microwave images”, (2018 – 2022); G5465 “Noise Radar Imaging Network for Airspace and Maritime Border Security (NORMA)” (2018-2021); G4809 “Compact sensor systems for unmanned aerial vehicles”, (2015 – 2018) – jointly with scientists from the Catalan Center for Telecommunication Technologies, Barcelona, Spain and Jeonbuk National University, South Korea; in 2019, this project was recognized as the best innovative project of the 10th anniversary of the NATO Science for Peace program.

Prof. K. Lukin and his “namesake” cafe opposite the UCL building (University College London)

• Within the framework of the Seventh European Framework Program FP-7, a European Project was implemented in cooperation with scientists from Italy, Spain, Germany, Poland and Holland: “MultiTech security system for interconnected space control ground stations”, FP-7 – “SCOUT”, (2015-2018);
• In cooperation with the Turkish scientists of the Technical University of Electronics and Communication (Yildiz, Istanbul, Turkey), the joint competition of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey was won and the Research Project “Active and passive sensors of the millimeter range for a smart security system” was implemented (2015-2017).

In previous years, the following international contracts were executed by the Department #17:

• “Development of a high-resolution radar system based on random noise signals with stepped frequency tuning”, Research Project “LISTVA”, Chung Ang University, Seoul, South Korea, (2009-2011);
• “Development of a radar sensor to prevent crane collisions”, Research Project “SENSOR”, Korea Institute of Electronic Technology, South Korea, (2009);
• “Manufacturing and testing of a combined experimental prototype of an surveillance radar and a ground-based short-range synthetic aperture radar (SAR) based on chaotic X-band signals”, Research Project “TIGER”, Defense Technology Agency (DTA), Republic of Singapore , (2007-2009);
• “Development of laboratory prototypes of a surveillance radar and ground-based short-range SAR based on chaotic signals”, Research Project “LION”, Defense Technology Agency (DTA), Republic of Singapore, (2003-2004).

International projects of the Science and Technology Center in Ukraine (STCU):

• # 3377 “New laser system for absolute measurement of distances”, (2006-2008);
• # 1954 “Microwave method and equipment for precise monitoring of the Sarcophagus of the Chornobyl NPP” (2004-2005);
• # R-050 “Car radar for collision avoidance”, (2002);
• # 1232 “New microwave method of accurate remote measurement of distances and technological gaps” (1999-2000);
• #365 “Development of wideband millimeter wave Noise Radar for design of highly informative short-range radar systems for civilian applications” (1999-2000).

 Joint research projects and developments with the following organizations:

• SPE “Optel”: “Conceptual design of a radio reflectometer based on signals with random and pseudo-random modulation”, Research Project “Reflect”, (SPE “Optel”, Kharkiv), (2012-2014);
• Kharkiv Air Force University named after I. Kozhedub: Joint experiments on obtaining SAR images of objects of complex shape – various samples of military equipment (I. Kozhedub AFU, Kharkiv), (2013);
• Kharkov National University of Radio Electronics, PFEE Department: Research and development of new measurement methods for design of optical devices based on low-coherence spectral interferometry, (NURE, Kharkiv), (2011);
• The National Scientific Center “Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology” (KIPT) within the framework of the state program on the problem of the use of nuclear materials and nuclear technologies for 2004-2010:

“Methods and radiation-resistant equipment for precise monitoring of the condition of structures and equipment outside and inside the facility “Ukryttya””, Research Project “Sarcophagus 2“, (NSC KIPT, Kharkiv), (2007-2008);

“Microwave method and equipment for precision monitoring of the main equipment and pipelines of the Nuclear Power Plant (Using the SAR-interferometry method and Noise Radars)”, Research Project “Sarcophagus”, (NSC KIPT, Kharkiv), (2005-2006).

Scientific cooperation and active interaction with scientists of Ukrainian research institutes and universities also contributed to the successful development of the Department’s scientific directions: SPE “Orion”; OJSC “UkrNIIproektstalkonstruktionsia named after V. M. Szymanovsky”; STF “Lekis” (Kyiv); Karazin University; NSC “Metrology”; Institute of Mathematics, NAS of Ukraine.

The Department of Nonlinear Dynamics of Electronic Systems has cooperated with research organizations of many countries in Europe, North and South Americas, and Asia over the years:

• Joint Research Center of the European Commission (JRC EC-Ispra), Ispra, Italy – ground noise SAR, differential interferometry;
• International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy – dynamic chaos in semiconductor multilayer structures;
• National Institute for High Energy Physics (INFN), Trieste, Italy – new photodetectors and spectral interferometry of optical noise signals;
• Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy – a new concept for design of surface movement radars for traffic monitoring at airfields;
• University of São Paulo, Brazil – a new semiconductor photomultiplier;
• Synchrotron Laser Laboratory “Elettra”, Trieste, Italy;
• Warsaw University of Technology, Poland – signal processing in Noise Radars and Ground Radars;
• Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea – stepped frequency Noise Radars;
• Seoul National University, South Korea – theory of multimode regimes in DRG and Clinotron;
• University of Pennsylvania, USA ( State University, USA) – Noise Radars, history of Noise Radar;
• NT firm ATI-ITI, Inc., Detroit, USA – novel systems for car-to-car communication on autobahns;
• University of California at Berkeley, USA;Institute of Plasma Physics, Nieuwhein, Holland;
• Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Germany;
• Technical University of Dresden, Germany;
• “Centro de Investigaciуn y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional” (Superior Education and Research Center of the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico City), Guadalajara, Mexico;
• ‘AeroSensing Radar Systeme’, GmbH, Munich, Germany;
• Within the framework of the grant “Science Foundation Ireland Investigator Program” and the project “EOARD” (European Agency for Aerospace Research and Development) No. FA8655-04-1-3027, the scientist of the Department #17, Ph.D, D.Sc V.B. Yurchenko, a long-term program of joint research in the field of creating compact generators of the terahertz range was organized at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland (NUI Maynuth, Ireland).

For 16 years, K. A. Lukin was an associate senior researcher at the International Center for Theoretical Physics (The Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics “ICTP”, Trieste, Italy). He organized internships for young employees of the Department in European and other scientific centers:

• O.V. Melnikova, P. L. Vyplavin and D. Yu. Suprun – at the Joint Research Center of the European Union, Ispra, Italy (“JRC EC-Ispra”, Italy);
• D. M. Tatyanko, S. K. Lukin, P. L. Vyplavin and A. E. Horobets – in “ICTP”, Trieste, Italy;
• P. L. Vyplavin and S. K. Lukin – at the “BRADAR” company, Brazil;
• V.V. Kudryashov – Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences;
• H.P. Kovalenko at “AeroSensing Radar Systeme”, GmbH, Munich, Germany.

Youth of the Department #17, from left to right: S. Lukin, O. Kamenskyi, O. Melnykova,V. Kudryashov, D. Roenko, T. Anoshko, D. Tatyanko

The Department #17 provides continuous training for young highly qualified scientists who are in demand not only in Ukraine, but also in leading scientific organizations in the world. After acquiring the necessary qualification in the Department #17 and in “JRC-EC-Ispra” O.V. Melnikova enrolled in postgraduate studies at one of the universities in Germany. After an internship and participation in the “STEP” (Sandwich Training Educational Program) program, implemented by the International Center for Theoretical Physics “ICTP”, Trieste, Italy, in cooperation with the Synchrotron Laser Laboratory (“Elettra”, Trieste, Italy) and the Department #17 – D. M. Tatyanko successfully defended his candidate’s thesis under the supervision of K. O. Lukin. P.L. Vyplavin, after defending his PhD thesis at the IRE NASU, was invited to work at the radar branch of Embraer,  – a world-famous aircraft manufacturing company in Brazil. S.K. Lukin, after completing his diploma in the Department #17 and several years of work on the creation of digital generators of radar signals and algorithms for their digital processing based on modern Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), became PhD student at the University of Naples “Parthenope”. After successfully defending his PhD thesis, he won a competition to participate in the European project for the ‘development of passive SAR systems for traffic monitoring on highways’ at the University of Alcala de Henares (Madrid) Spain. V.V. Kudryashov, after defending his PhD thesis, was invited to carry out a European project at Sofia University (Bulgaria), and then won a competition to participate in the justification of a large project of the European Space Agency – “Event Horizon Imaging Experiment of a supermassive Black Hole”  in the center of our galaxy (Milky Way Galaxy – Sagittarius A*). V. V. Kudryashov continues to work on this project at ESTEC – the main technical center of the European Space Agency – ESA.

In recent years, the Department #17 has organized the reception of more than 40 foreign delegations of scientists from different countries of the world.

The exhibition of the achievements of the IRE of the National Academy of Sciences was visited by the members of the NTO / NATO Problem Group on Noise Radar Technology SET-184, from left to right: K.O. Lukin, David Calugi (Galileo Avionica), Andy Stove (Thales UK), Krzysztof Kulpa (WUT) – June 2008

The researchers of the Department #17 take an active part in the work of many international conferences on dynamic chaos and nonlinear physics, radar, radars with aperture synthesis, microwave physics, signal processing, vacuum electronics, terahertz and infrared waves, fundamental problems of quantum physics, etc. In the period 2005-2023, they made more than 390 reports at prestigious international conferences in Europe, the USA, Canada, Russia, Brazil, Mexico and Asia.

Thanks to the efforts of the Staff of the Department #17, 3 international conferences on Noise Radar Technology were held, which received a high international evaluation:

• “NRTW-2002, The First Int. Workshop on the Noise Radar Technology “(2002, Yalta, Ukraine),
• NRT-2003, Noise Radar Technology” (2003, Kharkiv, Ukraine),
• International conference on Noisy Radar Technology, NRT-2012, (2012, Yalta, Ukraine),

in which scientists from Ukraine, England, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Iran, Italy, Russia, the USA and Turkey took part. The participants of the conference were shown the operation of the 8-mm ground Noise Radar and other sensors based on noise radars developed in the Department #17.

 

Participants of the Third International Conference on Noise Radar Technology, NRT-2012, Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine

In addition, K.A. Lukin was the organizer of Sections on Noise Radar at many International Conferences (IRS-2006 – IRS-2015; APSAR-2013; EUSAR, MSMW), and is also a member of the Program Committees of many International Conferences on Noise Radar and Signal Processing : APSAR-2 015; EUSAR, MSMW.