New TU Eindhoven lab will work on Wi-Fi with 1Tbit/s

TU/e has opened a research lab, where researchers will work on, among other things, a WiFi standard that should offer speeds of 1Tbit/s. The lab will also be working on small sensors that will get their power from wireless signals.

The aim is to have developed the WiFi standard that can transmit signals with 1Tbit/s by 2020, TU/e ​​writes. Currently, the fastest Wi-Fi standard is 802.11ac, which can achieve speeds of up to 1.3Gbit/s. The new standard must therefore offer speeds that are 750 times higher.

The newly opened research lab will also work on wireless sensors that do not require power, but can charge via radio waves. To do this, the sensors must operate economically, because the amount of power that devices can extract from radio signals is limited. The third field of research is terahertz technology, devices that operate at a trillion vibrations per second for medical technology and weapons detection.

The TU/e ​​screens off the lab with windows that allow light to pass through, but block electromagnetic radiation. The temperature in the lab must also always be constant, while there must be virtually no static electricity. This should provide reliable measurements.