EU project VECTOR Vrije Universiteit Brussel
High speed internet requires access to optical ...
The capacity demand for data communication keeps on increasing for applications ranging from small hand-held electronic devices to enormous data centers. With 5G on the horizon, the common trend for high-speed wireless communication is to shift the operating frequency towards the mm-Wave spectrum (30-300 GHz) and exploit the highly available bandwidth. The continuous improvement of bulk CMOS and packaging techniques drives this shift in ...
Fibreoptic networks are the driving system behind increasing data-rates. Optical communication has promising prospects, is continuously evolving and is the choice for integration in future infrastructures. However, such networks are costly to implement due to the laser and photodetector components that are needed to convert the optical and electrical signals to each other. These external components are currently developed through less common ...
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Both textile extrusion (fiber, monofilaments, multi-filaments, tapes) and plastics companies (foil, profile, injection molding) can implement the extrusion formulations in their productions. The newly to be developed coating formulations will become available for companies active in coating, finishing, impregnating and printing on various raw materials. Not only textiles but also applications on metal, plastic, ...
This PHD will investigate the use of polymer fibers in data communication. The research will investigate the electrical material properties of polymers in high frequencies (F-band or higher). This properties includedispersion, attenuation, Temperature dependence... The second focus of this PHD is fiber design. Given a certain BW, fiber length and data rate. Design the optimal combination of plastic coatings and dimentions to get these specs. ...
Composite structures have been already widely applied in engineering. Laminated composites using isotropic or anisotropic layers provide numerous options for designing lightweight structural components, that have high static stiffness and excellent impact resistance for automotive and aerospace products. However, lightweight structures can be susceptible to external disturbances due to mass reduction and light damping in many cases. As a ...