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EPSRC NetworkPlus in Terahertz Systems
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Dr Abdul Jabbar

Vice-Chancellor Independent Research Fellow

Loughborough University

Academia

Special Interest Groups

SIG 1: High-Frequency Electronics and Communication Systems, SIG 3: Healthcare, SIG 6: Non-Destructive Testing, Security and Process Monitoring

Equipment

Antenna substrates; VNA; Anechoic chamber (up to 50 GHz); LPKF fabrication

Scientific focus and expertise

EM Metamaterial design, metasurface antennas for electronic steering, EM non-invasicve biosensors; THz Fano resonant and EIT-based structures for sensing

Research challenge(s)

THz beamsterring atnenna design techniques, THz integration techniques with sub-100 GHz equipment; THz radio front-end measurements

Industry challenge(s)

Use cases of THz based antennas and radio frontends, THz channel models; THz integrated circuit designs

Application(s)

Wireless backhaul; near-field sensing; THz antenna beam-steering for multi-user dynamic wireless communication; THz contactless sensing

Market sector(s)

Healthcare, indoor smart manufacturing and smart factories