Programmable Microwave Hardware Based on Liquid Wires (PROGRAMMABLE)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Birmingham
Department Name: Electronic, Electrical and Computer Eng
Abstract
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Publications
Alkaraki S
(2023)
10-GHz Low-Loss Liquid Metal SIW Phase Shifter for Phased Array Antennas
in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
Alkaraki S.
(2022)
Liquid Metal Enabled SIW Vias and RF Blocking Walls for Reconfigurable Antennas
in 2022 16th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2022
Gao Y
(2022)
Diamond NV Centers Based Quantum Sensor Using a VCO Integrated With Filtering Antenna
in IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Huang M
(2021)
Highly Integrated PA-PIFA With a Wide Frequency Tuning Range
in IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters
Lu H
(2023)
Nanoengineering Liquid Metal Core-Shell Nanostructures
in Advanced Functional Materials
Timosina V
(2023)
A Non-Newtonian liquid metal enabled enhanced electrography.
in Biosensors & bioelectronics
Wu Y
(2023)
Liquid Metal-Based Tunable Linear Phase Shifters With Low Insertion Loss, High Phase Resolution, and Low Dispersion
in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
Wu Y
(2023)
Circuits and Antennas Incorporating Gallium-Based Liquid Metal
in Proceedings of the IEEE
Wu Y
(2024)
Liquid Metal-Enabled Filtering Switches and Switchplexers
in IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
| Description | (1) Established fabrication processes for microfluidic channels using soft lithography and 3D printing. (2) Demonstrated a very high performance tunable phase shifter using liquid-metal enabled tuning elements. (3) Demonstrated liquid metal enabled switches, switching filters and switchplexers (4) Demonstrated an antenna array with full polarisation reconfigurability using a liquid metal enabled reconfigurable feed network. |
| Exploitation Route | (1) Demonstrated device technologies taken up by other academic researchers. We have already seen an increase in the research activities in the use of liquid metals in high frequency devices. (2) Patent (filing) taken up by industry |
| Sectors | Aerospace Defence and Marine Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Electronics Healthcare Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology |
| Description | 6G-REFERENCE: 6G haRdware Enablers For cEll fRee cohEreNt Communications & sEnsing |
| Amount | £3,878,300 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | UKRI Reference Number: 10096702 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Belgium |
| Start | 01/2024 |
| End | 12/2026 |
| Description | Collaboration with Cardiff University |
| Organisation | Cardiff University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| PI Contribution | Liquid metal phase shifter technology |
| Collaborator Contribution | Amplifier; high power measurement |
| Impact | NA |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Collaboration with Queen Mary University London |
| Organisation | Queen Mary University of London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Sharing ideas and sharing facility |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sharing ideas and sharing facility |
| Impact | Joint publication, joint grant application |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Collaboration with University of Liverpool |
| Organisation | University of Liverpool |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Have proposed the collaboration |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provided facility access for specialist measurement |
| Impact | Not yet |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Title | CONTROLLABLE RF DEVICE |
| Description | The present invention relates to a controllable RF device such as a phase shifter, and to a method of controlling RF signals (for example shifting the phase of a signal). |
| IP Reference | GB2216814.0 |
| Protection | Patent / Patent application |
| Year Protection Granted | 2023 |
| Licensed | No |
| Impact | Patent was filled on 10 Nov 2022. |
| Description | Invited talk in IMOC 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited presentation at IMOC, Barcelona, 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |