With ongoing 5G deployment paving the way, and initial 6G research guiding the trajectory, next-gen high-capacity wireless systems will herald a new era of connectivity, seamlessly delivering high data rates to a massive number of users in an energy efficient and reliable way while providing situational awareness through joint communication and sensing techniques. These advancements promise to unleash a wave of transformative applications, from augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) to self-driving cars and connected robotics. Fueling this large leap in performance are massive multi-antenna deployments, electronic-photonic convergence, and the strategic utilization of new frequency spectrum below 7 GHz (FR1), 7-24 GHz (FR3), and at millimeter-wave and (sub-)terahertz frequencies.
IDLab’s longstanding research towards high-capacity wireless systems covers a broad scope, ranging from electromagnetic/multi-physics modelling, the design of active antenna systems (antennas-on-board/chip, antennas-in-package, and antennas-in-object for smart surfaces and wearables), system-technology co-optimization techniques, algorithms and networking, and (over-the-air) validation and testing. Our expertise encompasses:
