The first terahertz measurement laboratory in Europe equipped by Agilent Technologies Inc. at the University of Leeds has now officially been opened. The new laboratory will enable research in devices, components, circuits and systems at much higher frequencies than previously achieved by any other regional facility.
The lab is set-up in memory of professor Roger Pollard, former Dean of Engineering at the University of Leeds.
A dedicated Agilent 1.1-THz PNA network analyser will facilitates a variety of projects in nanoelectronics, supported by a new electron-beam lithography facility.
In the new field of graphene, the network analyser will allow the university staff to perform on-wafer terahertz measurements of transistors, THz biosensors, magnetic storage elements, THz spin-switches and novel acoustoelectric devices. It will also be used to characterise THz passive components such as filters, waveguides, fibres and antennas.
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