Enabling calibrated high-frequency measurements up to 220 GHz.
The University of Pretoria's Carl and Emily Fuchs Institute for Microelectronics (CEFIM) has selected the Anritsu 220 GHz VectorStar™ Broadband Vector Network Analyser (VNA) as the core measurement platform for Africa's only comprehensive sub-terahertz (sub-THz) measurement facility. By establishing this capability locally, CEFIM will give researchers in South Africa and the wider region access to advanced sub-THz measurement resources that previously required overseas facilities.
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| Tinus Dr. Heinrich Laue and Professor Tinus Stander (University of Pretoria), Darius Opperman (Tamashi Technology Investments) and Stefano Balzarini (Anritsu) and associates. |
Extending Measurement Capability to 220 GHz.
At the heart of the facility is the Anritsu VectorStar Broadband VNA, providing continuous broadband frequency coverage up to 220 GHz. Together with harmonic mixers and calibrated noise analysis capabilities, the system enables characterisation of microwave and millimetre-wave devices operating in the sub-terahertz frequency range.
The installation extends CEFIM's previous measurement capability from 110 GHz to 220 GHz, providing researchers with access to calibrated measurements across a significantly broader frequency range and enabling more complete validation of high-frequency device designs.
Selected for Advanced Research.
The facility will support a broad range of research activities within CEFIM, including work related to next-generation wireless communications, radio astronomy, water vapour radiometry and other sub-terahertz technologies. It will also support the institute's participation in international research initiatives, including the African Millimetre Telescope project and the development of next-generation radio astronomy receivers.
“As this is an emerging research field, no facility previously existed in South Africa to measure electromagnetic waves and devices at these frequencies,” said Professor Tinus Stander, Carl and Emily Fuchs Institute for Microelectronics, University of Pretoria. “The establishment of this facility will support research in future wireless communications, radio astronomy and a range of emerging applications that require measurement capabilities well above 100 GHz.”
“Leading research institutions require measurement solutions they can rely on when pushing the boundaries of microwave and millimetre-wave technology. We are proud that CEFIM selected Anritsu’s VectorStar Broadband VNA for their facility, and we see this project as another example of the trust that universities and research organisations place in Anritsu for advanced high-frequency measurements,” said Marco Bordin, Sales Director, Southern Region, Anritsu EMEA.
The facility was established under South Africa's National Research Foundation (NRF) National Equipment Programme. The Anritsu solution was supplied in collaboration with Tamashi Technology Investments, Anritsu's authorised representative in South Africa.
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