About us

The Electronic Engineering research group forms the core capability within Lancaster's Quantum Technology Centre

As a group, our core research interests in electronics include RF engineering up to the sub-THz range, mixed-signal electronics, interfaces and packaging, MEMS, microfluidic technologies and biophotonics. Competencies and resources within the group allow research into high-frequency fields including microwave and vacuum electronics, particle accelerators and klystrons, terahertz radiation and applications, mid-infrared photonic materials and devices and photonic crystals, metamaterials and computational electromagnetics.

The group aims to combine our consolidated knowledge with the highest quality research, to create an exciting environment for students and researchers worldwide.

Facilities

Electronic Engineering group manages or has access to, a number of specialised laboratories at the School of Engineering. The vast amount of experimental resources available is fundamental to our cutting-edge research.

TWT Fab

Our high-power microwave laboratory provides an array of well-established facilities that are fully operative for research in the field of low-frequency vacuum tube and microwave components. A full set of equipment is available (ZVA40 Vector Network Analyzer (4 ports, 10MHz-40GHz), scalar network analysers, spectrum analyser, power meter, frequency generator, and ZVA-Z110 Frequency converter (WR10 75GHz to 110GHz).

Anechoic Chamber

Lancaster has two RF anechoic chambers. These are specially designed boxes which absorb all radio frequency signals that are emitted avoiding reflections inside the chamber. This is required to measure the performance of antennas and other sensitive radio frequency electronics.