Tuneable filters based on dielectric resonators

Project Information

TUF

Grant agreement ID: G1RD-CT-2002-00741

Project closed

Start date 1 April 2002

End date 31 March 2005

Funded under

• Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Total cost € 2 408 039,00

EU contribution € 1 461 029,00

Coordinated by

National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
United Kingdom

Objective

New specifications for Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) place exceptionally stringent demands on filter performance for base stations operating at approximately 2GHz. There is an urgent requirement to develop new materials capable of satisfying the requirements and future EU needs. The proposal will develop new materials for dielectric resonator filters which possess extremely low dielectric loss. A key element of the proposal is the investigation of three tuning options (ferroelectric, ferrite and piezoelectric), which will impart frequency agility by electronic tuning. In this proposal we have the opportunity to develop the tunable dielectric resonator technology for applications of this type in nanoscience and other sensor science, wherever ultrasensitive bolometry is required.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › information engineering › telecommunications

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-1. - Key Action Innovative Products, Processes and Organisation

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

National Physical Laboratory (NPL)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Queen's Road ; TW11 0LW Teddington ; United Kingdom
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Participants (6)

ERICSSON RADIO ACCESS AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 164 93 KISTA
• Total cost: No data

FILTRONIC COMTEK (UK) LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Enterprise Drive, Station Roas ; WV10 7DB WOLVERHAMPTON
• Total cost: No data

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Leo-Brand-Strasse ; 52425 JUELICH
• Total cost: No data

JOZEF STEFAN INSTITUTE

Slovenia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: JAMOVA 39 ; 1000 LJUBLJANA
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SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Borough Road 103 ; SE1 0A LONDON
• Total cost: No data

WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Poland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Koszykowa 75 ; 00 662 WARSZAWA
• Total cost: No data