Center for Terahertz Science and Technology Eindhoven

Terahertz (THz) radiation is electromagnetic radiation in the frequency range spanning from 100 GHz to 10 THz. This range, comprised between high-frequency electronics and low-frequency photonics, has remained relatively unexplored for decades due to the lack of efficient sources and compact THz systems. The CTSTe performs research in this exciting field, unveiling new applications and developing THz technology.  

Research Profile

The Center for Terahertz Science and Technology Eindhoven (CTSTe) is an interdisciplinary research center at TU/e developing THz technology and applying THz radiation in novel applications and for fundamental research. The center has initiated its activities in 2021 at the departments of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, but has the ambition to grow transversally incorporating research activities relevant for different fields. CTSTe has initially identified 6 focus areas where THz radiation can make impact. These focus areas are:

News

June 16, 2022
Building a Dutch Terahertz Research community - 2nd Dutch Symposium on Terahertz Science and Technology
The Center for Terahertz Science and Technology (CTSTe) and the TU Delft Terahertz Sensing group organized the 2nd Dutch Symposium on Terahertz Science and...
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September 13, 2021
Jaime Gomez Rivas: “Get ready for the terahertz revolution”
In the latest episode of our podcast Science is here, Jaime Gomez Rivas talks about the future of terahertz technology at TU/e.
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More news
THz activities organized in a dedicated center
July 9, 2021
Microscopy with millimeter waves
June 14, 2021

Events

3rd Dutch Terahertz symposium will be organized by CTSTe in 2024

Related research groups

Marion Matters

RF

Wired and wireless communication both comprise an analog front-end which can receive and transmit information. In this research area, we…

Jaime Gómez Rivas

Surface Photonics

We investigate light-matter interaction on structured surfaces in a broad range of frequencies and in the time domain, from the visible to…

Idelfonso Tafur Monroy

Terahertz Photonic Systems

Terahertz waves have unique fundamental features for a wide range of applications, which are emerging at increasing pace not only in the…

Meet some of our Researchers

Assistant Professor

Shihab Al-Daffaie

Full Professor

Jaime Gómez Rivas

Full Professor

Marion Matters-Kammerer

Full Professor

Idelfonso Tafur Monroy

Associate Professor

Dook van Mechelen

Education and Research Technician (Design and Development)

Matthijs Berghuis

Assistant Professor

Piyush Kaul

Recent Publications

Our most recent peer reviewed publications

History

Terahertz activities at TU/e were initiated in 2011 with prof. Marion Matters-Kammerer (Department of Electrical Engineering) at the Center for Wireless Technology Eindhoven (CWTe) focusing on wireless communication. These activities were further expanded in 2015 and 2017, with the moves of the groups of Profs. Jaime Gómez Rivas (Department of Applied Physics) and Idelfonso Tafur Monroy (Department of EE) from AMOLF/Philips and DTU to TU/e. Profs. Gómez Rivas and Tafur Monroy brought their expertise in THz photonics. The recent incorporation in 2020 of Dr. Dook van Mechelen (Department of EE) from ABB, with his broad industrial expertise, makes TU/e the strongest institution in The Netherlands in the fields of THz Science of Technology. With this expanded scope of technology and applications, we now want to take the step of organizing the THz activities in a dedicated Center for Terahertz Science & Technology. On July 14th 2021 the foundation of the CTSTe was announced. 

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