General area information:
The research area is split into three regions: the first one is concentrated on the high frequency and microwave techniques and devices – starting from theoretical research, coming through modelling tools and methods to manufacturing and applications, especially for wireless technologies. The second region is related to the development of electronic and biomedical materials technology: development of cost-effective technologies for synthesis and applications of innovative materials (diamond, DLC, perovskites, metallo-organic polymers). The third region covers methods of enhancement of sensors parameters using noise-related techniques, light-induced sensing, advanced sensor output signal postprocessing etc.
Research teams topics description:
Department of Microwave and Antenna Engineering
The research concentrates on the high frequency and microwave techniques in the range from hundreds of megahertz up to terahertz. The theoretical research (analysis, synthesis, computer simulation and modeling) and experimental works cover elements (antenna, waveguides, signal couplers, splitters and sensors), passive circuits (filters, diplexers, circulators, phase shifters, matched loads, attenuators), active circuits (amplifiers, mixers, modulators) and subsystems (receivers, transmitters, transceivers) that are widely used in modern radiocommunications and radiolocation. Other research activities focus on diffraction of electromagnetic waves as well as investigation and modelling of new artificial materials (metamaterials, chiral and pseudochiral materials) along with their application in the microwave and antenna engineering. The applied research is conducted in a wide and rapidly developing area of wireless technologies covering such systems like passive and active radio identification (RFID), wireless sensor networks (WSN) for telemetering, environmental monitoring, industry automatization or building intelligence.
Laboratory of Functional Materials
The lab carries out research projects related to the development of electronic and biomedical materials technology. The research interests of the laboratory are gas sensors, fuel cells, electrolysers, gas separation membranes and materials for biomedical applications. The group is especially interested in development of cost effective technologies (spin coating, spray pyrolysis, dip coating), which utilize metallo-organic polymers. Thin and thick, dense and porous, functional layers can be fabricated using those technologies.
Department of Metrology and Optoelectronics - Optoelectronics team
The research is focused on: Material science - synthesis and applications of innovative materials (diamond, DLC, perovskites); physical and chemical methods of thin film manufacturing for application in optoelectronics and microelectronics, modelling, design and making optical fiber sensors.
Department of Metrology and Optoelectronics - Metrology and Electronic Systems team:
The research topics are: fluctuation-enhanced gas sensing using quartz microbalance and resistance gas sensors, gas sensors for breath analysis, Raman spectroscopy technique applied for detecting remnants or explosives.
Keywords:
microwave techniques, antenna engineering, artificial materials, gas sensors, fuel cells, gas separation membranes synthesis and applications of innovative materials
