nPEG runs two laboratories at the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering (DEI), Politecnico di Bari, for the prototyping and characterization of devices from microwave to optical frequencies. They support the activities described in Research Focus and are open to collaborations with academic and industrial partners.
Optical laboratory
The instrumentation for the characterization of devices and systems at optical frequencies includes tunable laser sources, optical spectrum analyzers, an optical bench for measurement setups in the infrared and visible ranges, infrared and visible light cameras, visible and infrared spectroscopy systems, as well as ellipsometry and profilometry systems.
- Tunable laser sources and optical spectrum analyzers
- Optical bench for IR and visible measurement setups, with IR and visible cameras
- Optical link emulation
- Visible and infrared spectroscopy and microscopy
- Ellipsometry and profilometry
RF and microwave laboratory
The RF/microwave characterization equipment includes an LPKF milling machine for antenna and metasurface prototyping, 3D printers for dielectric resonator antennas, vector network analyzers up to 70 GHz, material permittivity probes, goniometric systems for antenna and metasurface testing, and EMI/EMC measurement tools such as EMI receivers, E/H field probes and G-TEM cells.
- LPKF milling machine for RF circuits, antennas and metasurfaces
- 3D printers for dielectric resonator antennas and components
- Vector network analyzers up to 70 GHz
- Material permittivity probes
- Goniometric systems for antenna and metasurface testing
- EMI/EMC measurements: EMI receivers, E/H field probes, G-TEM cells
