UK-German Proposals Sought to Research Terahertz Technologies and Systems
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is providing funding for researchers to collaborate with German partners to broaden research in terahertz within the UK. The ambition is to advance UK knowledge in terahertz technologies and systems and support collaboration with German partners to strengthen research in the terahertz space.
The proposed research should provoke new insights in the area of materials, electronics and photonics. The majority of the research should fall within the terahertz remit and the novelty and majority of activity should focus on development of novel technologies. Potential focal areas includes:
- New physical phenomena technologies and devices.
- Multi-functional integrated systems.
- Fundamental terahertz science including the extension of theory and modelling in the area of THz.
- The development of system-integratable sources and local oscillators.
- The development of detectors.
- On-chip integration.
- Integrated time-domain and frequency-domain systems for imaging and spectroscopy.
- THz time-domain quantum optics.
- Hollow core and other fibres for communications or other applications.
- Other relevant areas.
EPSRC standard eligibility rules apply. Applicants must be based at a research organisation eligible for UKRI funding. Applicants may only submit one application as project lead.
The grant is required to include and engage with at least one project partner based at organisations in Germany. Applicants may wish to look at the INtegrated TERahErtz sySTems Enabling Novel Functionality (INTEREST) priority programme funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for potential partners.
The full economic cost (FEC) of an individual project can be up to £1.5 million. EPSRC will fund 80% of the FEC.
Successful projects will be funded for three years and should start no later than 1 June 2025.
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