Wireless & Long Distance Communications Lab.
-WLDCL-
As an exceptionally organized and certified laboratory of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of NTUA, involving highly specialized professors and researchers, WLDL provides educational, research and consulting services. Specifically, the laboratory services include:
WLDL aims at supporting the educational activities of students of the School, adding a practical point of view to the undergraduate curriculum courses “Antennas”, “Wireless Links” and “Satellite Communications”. Laboratory exercises include experimental measurements of microwave antenna gain, of the antenna reflection coefficient, the input impedance of known antennas, the radiation diagram, as well as characteristics of microwave multi-ports. In addition, ground effects on testbed operation in the far field and scattering phenomena are studied, as well as adaptation techniques of transmission lines and instruments. Finally, radio coverage techniques are analyzed via specialized software tools.
Moreover, WLDL supports post-graduate studies. Specifically, the course “Electromagnetic Compatibility in Telecommunication Systems” analyses various kinds of interference in telecommunication systems, introduces communication problems analysis and methods of mitigating their effects.
Finally, the laboratory hosts research studies of PhD students in terms of antenna analysis and design, network planning, resource allocation, electromagnetic compatibility, interference analysis and mitigation, as well as studies of biological effects of electromagnetic compatibility in the human body.
WLDL provides consulting services for organizations and industry, undertaking studies in scientific areas relevant to its interest and specialization, such as radio coverage, electromagnetic compatibility, radiation measurements, software testing of devices under radiation conditions, etc.
WLDL allocates modern and specialized equipment to accommodate PhD studies. Thus, WLDL leverages advanced scientific training of high-level technical personnel, yielding significant research and technological advances. A number of publications in international scientific journals and conferences, as well as book chapters issued by WLDL personnel, indicate their high-level research efforts and contribution in academia worldwide.