The main tasks of the Center for Electromagnetic Fields Engineering and High-Frequency Techniques (CEFE&HFT) include basic and applied research in the field of high-frequency electromagnetic (EM) waves (radio, microwave, terahertz, and infrared bands) and in EM field engineering, including magnetism, the interaction of strong fields, and magnetization dynamics and the accompanying thermal phenomena.
The most important infrastructure in the CEFE&HFT includes:
- anechoic/EMC chamber SAC-3 Plus with systems for emission and immunity testing;
- terahertz TDS spectroscopes (up to 5 THz) equipped with imaging and spectroscopic systems;
- microwave vector network analyzers up to 20 GHz;
- systems for magnetic measurements and characterization of materials;
- systems for active thermography with various types of excitation (halogen lamp, high power microwaves, forced cooling, IR lamps laser) with a detection part based on IR cameras;
- computational units with FEM software.
The expertise offered includes:
- microwave and terahertz engineering, metasurfaces design, microwave and terahertz sensors design, imaging and material testing, electromagnetic problems modelling, terahertz NDT and spectroscopy;
- magnetic measurements and characterization of materials; analysis and experimental study of magnetization process dynamics in low and RF frequency bands; electromagnetic field analysis and measurements; magnetic sensors; multi-sensor measuring systems design and implementation; sensors network; multi-source data mining and fusion; data processing;
- active infrared thermography with multiple excitation sources - experimental and theoretical research; designing new excitation sources and their optimization; numerical modelling of phenomena related to heat flow, solving the inverse problem with the use of optimization algorithms; qualitative and quantitative evaluation of materials;
- electromagnetic compatibility EMC engineering, shielding and absorbing structures design.
The group is interested in cooperation in:
- high-frequency (HF) techniques: microwave, terahertz and infrared;
- engineering of strong magnetic fields;
- electromagnetic compatibility;
- electromagnetic NDT/NDE;
- active infrared thermography;
- HF tomography;
- sensors for monitoring physical phenomena and substances of a chemical and biological nature;
- interaction of EM waves with various materials, microwave heating, modeling, and measurements of thermal effects related to the occurrence of EM fields;
- study of properties of materials in the microwave and terahertz range, terahertz spectroscopy (TDS);
- dynamics of magnetization and magnetic properties of materials from quasi-stationary to HF fields;
- EM metamaterials in the microwave and terahertz range;
- industrial applications of thin magnetic films.
Additional information (e.g. previous experience in Framework Programmes, experience related to innovation projects, prizes, participation in international organisations)
The research group of the CEFE&HFT has been involved in various international projects, devoted to novel techniques for material state assessment majorly basing on the utilization of electromagnetic fields. The main EU projects are: 7FP (AxleInspect, HEMOW, QualiTi, SubCTest) and 6FP FILMFree.
Thematic area - Cluster in Horizon Europe: 4. Digital, Industry and Space.