Polish guest scientists visit the Institute for Microsystems Technology
The Institute for Microsystems Technology (iMST) welcomed its Polish project partner, Prof. Dr. Przemysław Łopato, coordinator of the Center for Electromagnetic Fields and High Frequency Technology at the West Pomeranian University of Technology (External link opens in a new window:WPUT) in Szczecin, Poland. Dr. Łopato and his colleague Dr. Michał Herbko, spent two days at the Furtwangen campus as part of the binational project MagMetaSurf (Investigating electromagnetic properties of terahertz meta-surfaces tunable using multidirectional magnetic field).
The visit focused on scientific discussions about the project work and future project tasks. MagMetaSurf aims to develop new terahertz sensors with variable configuration (i.e. reconfigurable THz devices) and with structures that result from the use of metasurfaces and MEMS technology and are magnetically controllable. Such terahertz sensors are used, for example, in imaging systems. They can also be found in technical and biological sensors, in radiation control systems and in testing technology for non-destructive measurement technology.
The MagMetaSurf project successfully combines expertise in the fields of microsystems engineering and terahertz technology. MagMetaSurf is funded by the German Research Foundation (funding number 525135725) and by the National Science Center (NCN) in Poland in a transnational partnership for a three-year period.