Microwave electronics and radars
Microwave circuit design, low-noise signal generation and state-of-the-art active and passive short- and long-range radars – including ground-penetrating radar for subsurface object detection.
Radiation and Optics Laboratory | FE UL
Where waves become innovation.
We combine research excellence with a passion for teaching, discovering and developing solutions that reach from radio frequencies to light.
430+theses
supervised young engineers
145lab exercises
developed in our laboratory
55projects
research and industrial
27years
of SRK and SOK seminars
About the laboratory
From nanometres to kilometres
The Radiation and Optics Laboratory is part of the Department of Information and Communication Technologies (KIKT) at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana. Our research covers radio and optical communications, with a focus on the physical layer of telecommunication networks.
Current research includes transfer of synchronisation signals over optical fibre, next-generation optical access networks, adaptive antennas and advanced radio front-ends for mobile and satellite links – together with industrial partners and research institutions.
Meet the team-
Research
Basic and applied research in national and international projects (ARIS, ERC, H2020, COST, NATO SPS).
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Development
Analogue and high-speed digital microwave electronics, RF integrated circuits, quantum optics, 3D modelling of passive structures and antennas up to the terahertz range.
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Education
Lectures and laboratory courses at all three levels of study, hands-on workshops and professional seminars for industry.
Research areas
What do we research?
Reconfigurable antennas
Adaptive antennas in planar, waveguide and wire technology – building blocks of next-generation antenna arrays.
Satellite communications and GNSS navigation
Radio links, ground stations and receivers for satellite systems, and resilience of GNSS navigation against jamming and spoofing.
Quantum optics
Stable quantum key distribution and innovative methods for preserving the coherence of optical links through phase and polarisation stabilisation over fibre.
Projects
All projects
Current research projects
Establishing a GNSS interference monitoring system (SI-GNSS)
Client: Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of SloveniaRadar detection of micro targets
Industrial project
Laboratory and equipment
10 Hz – 750 THz
The laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art instruments for measurements in the radio-frequency and optical domains – for research, industrial partners and teaching.
- RF and microwave measurements up to 67 GHz
- Antenna measurements in the lab, on the rooftop and in the field
- Waveguide technology 3.7–90 GHz
- Signal generation and GNSS resilience
- Optical measurements 400–1650 nm
- In-house development and prototyping
Equipment and capabilities
We also carry out measurements and development for industrial partners.
Contact
Organisation
Department of ICT
UL Faculty of Electrical Engineering