Antennas and Propagation Lab (APL)

Five different beams at 26 GHz range in a very low-profile and fully metallic antenna. Fed by a Nolen Matrix, this multibeam antenna covers steering angles from -40° to +35°. It’s been no small feat, being the first compact, fully metallic Nolen matrix of its kind. We’re proud to share this step forward for 5G/6G and satellite systems, developed at the Antennas and Propagation Lab (APL) and published in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. More details at https://lnkd.in/d8k6Fn6r.

May your antennas always resonate with joy, and your waves propagate with peace. 🎄 🎅 🤶 ❄️ ⛄ Happy Xmas!

What is SATERA? SATERA is a project led by the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and funded by the SESAR Joint Undertaking under the Horizon Europe programme. Its mission: to redefine aeronautical surveillance by developing a cutting-edge space-based system that integrates ADS-B and multilateration (E-MLAT) technologies. In collaboration with the Air Navigation Systems (SNA) Research Group, led by Prof. Juan Vicente Balbastre Tejedor, and with the main support of Victor Monzonis Melero from the ITACA Institute - Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, we are proud to contribute to the SATERA. This initiative, presented at the SESAR Joint Undertaking Innovation Days in Rome, focuses on advancing composite space-based surveillance systems through integrating ADS-B and E-MLAT technologies. A strong international consortium drives the project: Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) (Spain) University of Rome "Tor Vergata" (Italy) Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal) Collins Aerospace Ireland Ltd. ENAIRE (Spain) National Institute for Space Research (INPE, Brazil) Our work involves designing multibeam monopulse antennas to enhance E-MLAT system performance, supporting system components' seamless integration and validation.

"No matter how good the communication is, if the antenna doesn't function, the system cannot operate efficiently... A lot of people don't realize it—it is the Antenna." 💛 📡 — Professor Constantine A. Balanis This video is part of a new initiative called “Legends of Electromagnetics” of IEEE AP-S. All rights and copyright belong to IEEE AP-S.

Nader Engheta’s Words are always worth listening to. There’s something to learn every time.

🚀 From November 11th to 15th, our PhD candidate Miguel Angel Fuentes Pascual supervised by Mariano Baquero and Jose Ignacio Herranz Herruzo is in Noordwijk at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA/ESTEC for the 42nd ESA Antenna Workshop. Today, he’s presenting our long-developed true time delay phase shifter for Satcom antennas, with high hopes that it’ll soon make an impact in space tech! 🛰️ Good luck, Miguel Ángel—make us proud! #AntennaWorkshop #ESA #SpaceTech

For over a decade, one of the key research focuses at the Antennas and Propagation Lab (APL) has been antennas for SATCOM on the move. Much of our work revolves around this fascinating field, which is constantly advancing and still holds so much potential to uncover. If only designing these systems were as simple as it appears in the video! But the complexity only adds to the excitement. Always-on-the-move! #Antennas #SATCOM

It’s been five days since the floods, and this is only the beginning. The scars left by this disaster will take time to heal, and normality even longer. Our hearts at Antennas and Propagation Lab (APL) go out to every person affected. We’re deeply grateful to the emergency responders, volunteers, and neighbors who have shown such courage and kindness. Recovery is a journey and together, step by step, we’ll get there.

Our friend, Miguel Navarro Cía, is seeking an Assistant/Associate Professor in Applied Electromagnetics, Antennas, Propagation, Metamaterials, and Microwave Engineering. Don’t miss this opportunity at the University of Birmingham

This September the XXXIX Spanish Symposium of the International Radio Scientific Union (URSI) was held in Cuenca. Each year, this event brings together the country's leading experts in antennas and radiopropagation, presenting their new advances in research and technological development. As always, the Antennas and Propagation Lab (APL) - Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications (iTEAM) attended the conference with several presentations, session chairs and thematic meetings. This edition was especially exciting, as our Director and founder of the #APL group, Miguel Ferrando Bataller, was invited to give a plenary lecture on Modal Methods in Electromagnetics. In his talk, Miguel presented a tour of the most important advances in modal methods, intertwining them with the milestones of his career, and making many references to the work he has done together with other researchers in the field. Miguel is considered one of the national pioneers in the field of electromagnetics and has participated in all editions of the URSI conference, as well as in most of the conferences specialized in antennas at international level during the last 40 years. His work in the design of antennas using modal methods, especially with characteristic modes, is recognized worldwide. #ursi #antennas #characteristicmodes #radiopropagation #cuenca