Using geometry, researchers coax light into 6G terahertz “super-antenna”

In paradigm shifting research, Ranjan Singh and an international team of researchers have created a terahertz super-antenna that beams data into open space at speeds about 100 times faster than home Wi-Fi.

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Glowing orange light waves travel along and bend around a geometric, triangular-patterned surface, illustrating researchers guiding light through a structured material to form a 6G terahertz “super-antenna.”
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Notre Dame Electrical Engineering welcomes semiconductor expert Marko Radosavljević to faculty

The University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering welcomed Marko Radosavljević to its Department of Electrical …

Glowing orange light waves travel along and bend around a geometric, triangular-patterned surface, illustrating researchers guiding light through a structured material to form a 6G terahertz “super-antenna.”

Using geometry, researchers coax light into 6G terahertz “super-antenna”

Engineers have long focused their efforts on confining signal-carrying photons to chips. Every photon that escapes, …

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Anthony Hoffman Named Optica Fellow

Anthony Hoffman, the John J. Huether Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, …

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Voyage to the edge of space: IrishSat to launch innovative mini satellite payload on SpaceX Transporter Mission

Black, windless, silent—low earth orbit seems empty. Yet as anyone launching a satellite in this region knows, …

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Luis Montestruque, Ph.D. ’04, uses smart water systems to teach old infrastructures new tricks

Luis Montestruque, ND Ph.D. ’04 (electrical engineering), is a pioneer in the field of smart water systems. For more …

ND electrical engineer Ranjan Singh named founding editor-in-chief of APL Engineering Physics

Ranjan Singh, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame and pioneer in terahertz photonics, …

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Accelerating Innovation and Technology Development through Engineering-Medicine Partnerships

Bruce J. Tromberg, Ph.D., Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
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Scaling Robot Safety in the Age of Humanoids and Generative AI

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Inspired by his dad’s ALS diagnosis, electrical engineering major John Sexton is working to better equip people confined to a powerchair.

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