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UK 6G and wireless communication technology developments

Overview

Researchers in the United Kingdom are advancing technologies for 6G and high-frequency wireless communications through developments in both photonic chips and material science.

Initial reports highlighted a breakthrough by Loughborough University and international collaborators involving a grain-of-rice-sized photonic chip. This microcomb chip utilizes a microresonator and an optical fibre loop to generate multiple stable millimetre-wave frequencies, offering potential applications in high-capacity 6G networks, quantum timing, radar, and spectroscopy.

Subsequent developments expanded on these efforts, including research from Queen Mary University of London regarding strontium titanate ceramics. By making atomic-scale adjustments to these ceramics, scientists created polar nanoclusters that allow for tunable electrical responses via voltage or temperature. This provides a low-energy, lead-free method for developing reconfigurable antennas and adaptive communication networks alongside the previously mentioned microcomb chip technology.

Entities

Loughborough University · Luke Peters · Queen Mary University of London · Luana Olivieri · Antonio Cutrona

Timeline

  1. 11 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    UK researchers develop new technologies for 6G and wireless communications

    UK researchers are advancing 6G and wireless technology through atomic-scale material tuning and rice-grain-sized microchips capable of generating stable millimeter-wave signals.

  2. 18 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Loughborough University researchers develop microcomb chip for 6G

    Physicists have developed a tiny photonic chip that generates stable millimetre waves, potentially enabling high-capacity 6G networks, precision navigation, and advanced quantum technologies.

Sources

chinesepress.com · electronicsforu.com · finance.technews.tw · scitechdaily.com