TERANET: An EPSRC Network for UK researchers in terahertz science and technology

TERANET：英国太赫兹科学技术研究人员的 EPSRC 网络

• 批准号: EP/M00306X/1
• 负责人: John Cunningham
• 金额: $ 27.51万
• 依托单位: University of Leeds
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2014 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FM00306X%2F1
• 关键词: TERANET; EPSRC; Network; UK; researchers

The UK has internationally leading strengths in terahertz (THz) frequency science and technology, with over 20 research groups across the country working on complementary aspects of THz technology development (sources, detectors, systems) and applications research. The UK also hosts world-leading THz instrumentation companies including, for example, TeraView, e2v, and QMC Instruments. This position in the UK has been built up through a long-standing and significant strategic investment over the last 10-15 years predominantly from the EPSRC, but also from other sources including the STFC, EU, ESA, UK government agencies, and industry.There is a real and evident synergy in the development of complementary experimental methods and instrumentation across these research groups, as well as potential to engage with a wide range of technology end-users to help co-define the research. However, there is a growing danger of fragmentation, particularly at a time when the field has matured to a stage where individual devices and techniques have become developed, yet their integration and targeted configuration for individual applications is still to be realized. This situation is recognized in the THz community, and indeed as part of the EPSRC shaping capability exercise, the research council stated that "research in terahertz devices that seeks to develop integrated technologies, drawing on the body of device physics to push application capabilities will be considered to be a high priority". Currently, there are few mechanisms for formal interaction across the UK, which would deliver this necessary focus, in a similar way to that achieved, for example, in the USA (by the THz Science and Technology Network) and in Japan (by the THz Technology Forum). Personnel from several UK groups regularly attend the annual international IRMMW/THz conference, held in the US/Europe/Far East by three-yearly rotation. This has the advantage of providing an international perspective on the broad microwave-THz field, but it has a very general focus, and is an inefficient means to forge new UK-based collaborations. Though other international conference series exist with relevance to the THz community (eg. ITQW, EP2DS, ISSTT), their thematic content is highly specialized, and as such they represent a limited subset of the UK THz technology-base and capability.There is hence a compelling need for an EPSRC network to provide a focus to THz science and technology research in the UK, and to act as a central UK forum for the exchange of ideas, experimental techniques, theoretical models, scientific insights technological developments, and commercial drivers. It is the purpose of this proposal to assemble a UK network in the area of THz science and technology, focusing in particular on the development of application-specific terahertz systems, to provide cohesion and a focus for development of new interdisciplinary collaborations. This network, TERANET, will provide a focal point for research groups to interact, to engage with application end-users, to meet with the major UK industrial contacts, and to expedite the development of interdisciplinary proposals and research programmes. The network will also help develop a roadmap for THz frequency research and development in the UK. The goal is to capitalize on the considerable UK critical mass in the area, and the willingness of the community to collaborate.

英国在Terahertz（THZ）频率科学和技术方面具有国际领先的优势，全国有20多个研究小组从事THZ技术开发（来源，检测器，系统）和应用研究的互补方面。英国还拥有世界领先的THZ仪器公司，包括例如Teraview，E2V和QMC Instruments。在过去的10 - 15年中，英国的这一立场主要是通过EPSRC的长期而大量的战略投资而建立的，还来自其他来源，包括STFC，EU，ESA，英国，英国政府机构和行业的其他来源。在这些研究小组的发展方面，在这些研究中的发展方面是一种现实而明显的协同，这些研究人员乃至一组技术，以及一项范围内的技术，以及一项范围，以及一项范围，以及一项范围，以及一项范围，范围是一项范围，以及一项范围，以及一项范围的范围，与一项范围融合了一项范围。但是，碎裂的危险越来越大，尤其是在该领域已经成熟到已经开发单个设备和技术的阶段的时候，但仍将实现它们的集成和针对性的配置。研究委员会指出，这种情况在THZ社区中得到了认可，实际上是EPSRC塑造能力练习的一部分，“在Terahertz设备中，试图开发集成技术的研究中的研究将被视为高度优先级”。当前，英国几乎没有任何正式互动的机制，这将以与在美国（通过THZ科学技术网络）和日本（通过THZ技术论坛）相似的方式提供这种必要的重点。来自英国几个团体的人员定期参加年度国际IRMMW/THZ会议，该会议在美国/欧洲/远东举行，每年轮换。这具有在广泛的微波THZ领域提供国际观点的优势，但它具有非常普遍的重点，并且是建立基于英国新的合作的一种效率低下的手段。 Though other international conference series exist with relevance to the THz community (eg. ITQW, EP2DS, ISSTT), their thematic content is highly specialized, and as such they represent a limited subset of the UK THz technology-base and capability.There is hence a compelling need for an EPSRC network to provide a focus to THz science and technology research in the UK, and to act as a central UK forum for the exchange of ideas, experimental techniques, theoretical models,科学见解技术发展和商业驱动力。该提案的目的是在THZ科学技术领域组建一个英国网络，尤其是针对特定应用的Terahertz系统的开发，以提供凝聚力和重点，以开发新的跨学科合作。该网络Teranet将为研究小组提供互动，与应用程序最终用户互动，与英国主要的工业联系，并加快跨学科建议和研究计划的发展。该网络还将帮助开发英国THZ频率研发的路线图。目的是利用该地区的大量英国临界群众，以及社区合作的意愿。

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• DOI: 10.1063/1.5022271
• 发表时间: 2018
• 期刊: Applied Physics Letters
• 影响因子: 4
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• DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/50/4/043001
• 发表时间: 2017-02-02
• 期刊: JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
• 影响因子: 3.4
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• 通讯作者: Johnston, Michael B.

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• DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2018.06.016
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• 期刊: NANO ENERGY
• 影响因子: 17.6
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• DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.08.038
• 发表时间: 2019-10-15
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• 影响因子: 9.4
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• 通讯作者: Abrahams, Isaac