Our Facilities
Antennas Lab
MUSCAT is based in the Antennas Lab at Queen Mary University of London’s Mile End campus.
Queen Mary’s Antenna Measurement Laboratory brings together antenna test ranges and electromagnetic characterisation facilities, with hands-on access and training for researchers, technicians and industry.
400 MHz – 6 THz
Frequency coverage
Since 1968
Antennas research at Queen Mary
THz Lab
Dedicated terahertz laboratory
Equipment Directory
The full list of equipment available in the Antenna Measurement Lab.
Technical Services
Measurement access, training and consultancy for industry partners and external researchers.
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Antennas & EM LabQueen Mary University of London
Mile End Road, London E1 4NS
Equipment
Equipment Directory
Antenna test ranges, measurement systems and instruments available through MUSCAT at Queen Mary’s Antenna Measurement Lab.
Test facilities
Millimetre-wave Compact Antenna Test Range
A unique offset tri-reflector Cassegrain-Gregorian range with a 1 m spherical main reflector, corrected by two pairs of shaped mirrors.
- Quiet zone: 0.7 m diameter
- Ripple: 0.6 dB amplitude, 10° phase
- Surface accuracy: about 9 µm rms
Microwave Compact Antenna Test Range
A 6 m × 3 m parabolic single-offset reflector built from 18 high-precision panels made for the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope.
- Quiet zone: 1 m diameter
- Ripple: 1.0 dB amplitude, 10° phase
- Turntable for loads up to 1 tonne, 0.005° accuracy
Near-field / Far-field Spherical Scanner
An NSI-MI 700S-60 full spherical phi-over-theta scanner, driven by NSI2000 software and housed with the microwave CATR.
- Step resolution: 0.01° in phi and theta
- Maximum load: 136 kg
- Near-field antennas up to 2 m in diameter
General Purpose Anechoic Chamber
A 9 m × 3 m × 3 m microwave and mm-wave chamber for feeds and mm-wave antennas, which can be split into two ranges.
- Full-length far-field pattern measurements
- NSI three-axis Cartesian near-field scanner
- Shielded area for EM experiments up to 100 GHz
mm-Wave Chamber with NSI-MI Robotic Arm
An NSI-700S-360 spherical near-field system that measures on-chip antennas on a stationary THz probe station over a full sphere.
- Dual-axis theta-over-phi positioner
- Purpose-built chamber: 4.4 m × 3.1 m × 3.1 m
- Supported by EPSRC (TERRA grant)
NSI Planar Near-Field Scanner
A near-field to far-field scanner for medium and high-gain antennas (above 15 dBi), feeds, small arrays and reflectors.
- Scan area: 0.9 m × 0.9 m
- Near-field, far-field and holographic patterns
- Additional Z-stage of about 0.01 m
6G Research Laboratory
Measurement and fabrication facilities for next-generation wireless research, including VNA spectroscopy.
- R&S ZNA-40 network analyser up to 43 GHz
- Quasi-optical transmittometer up to 500 GHz
- mm-wave extenders 50–330 GHz and a 4 W clinotron (93–100 GHz)
- LPKF ProtoLaser U4 for PCBs and antennas
Cascade Microtech MPS150 Probe System
A high-precision manual probe system for wafers and substrates up to 150 mm, used with the PNA-X and mm-wave sources.
- I-V/C-V, RF, mm-wave and sub-THz measurements
- Device characterisation and failure analysis
- Sub-micron probing and MEMS tests
Additive Manufacturing Lab
A Nanoscribe two-photon lithography 3D printer for highly precise micro- and nano-scale structures and optical components.
- Lateral features down to 160 nm
- High-speed 3D microfabrication
- Supported by EPSRC (TERRA grant)
Instruments
| Type | Instrument | Range / specification |
|---|---|---|
| Network analysers | Keysight N5244B PNA-X | 10 MHz – 43.5 GHz, 4-port; extendable to 500 GHz with mm-wave heads |
| Network analysers | Keysight NA5204A PNA-X Pro | 10 MHz – 43.5 GHz, 4-port |
| Network analysers | Keysight N5224A PNA | 10 MHz – 43.5 GHz, 2-port |
| Network analysers | Keysight N5234B PNA-L | 10 MHz – 43.5 GHz, 2-port |
| Network analysers | Rohde & Schwarz ZNA43 | 10 MHz – 43.5 GHz, 4-port, electronic calibration kit |
| Network analysers | Keysight N5230C PNA-L | 10 MHz – 20 GHz; 3.5 mm e-cal and mechanical kits, X-band waveguide kit |
| mm-wave | Keysight N5262A Millimetre-Wave Controller | For PNA/PNA-X millimetre-wave systems |
| mm-wave | mm-wave frequency extenders (OML, VDI, R&S) | WR-15 to WR-2.2, covering 50 – 500 GHz |
| mm-wave | WR-28 waveguide calibration kit | 26.5 – 40 GHz, mechanical |
| Signal analysis | Agilent Infiniium MSO9404A oscilloscope | 4 GHz, 4 analogue + 16 digital channels |
| Signal analysis | Rohde & Schwarz FSP spectrum analyser | 9 kHz – 40 GHz (to 110 GHz with harmonic mixers), noise figure option |
| Signal analysis | LeCroy SDA11000 serial data analyser | Up to 40 Gbit/s |
| Signal analysis | Agilent 4294A precision impedance analyser | 40 kHz – 110 MHz |
| Signal analysis | Agilent RF power meter and sensor | 50 MHz – 24 GHz |
| Sources | RF swept CW generators | 20 MHz – 40 GHz |
| Sources | Agilent 81180A arbitrary waveform generator | 4 GSa/s |
| Robotics | UFACTORY 850 6-DoF robotic arm | 850 mm reach, AC control box |
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Services
Technical Services
Support for industry partners and external researchers, delivered by the MUSCAT team.
Measurement Access
Use of the lab’s antenna test ranges and RF characterisation facilities, with expert technical support.
Tailored Training
Hands-on training designed around your team’s equipment, skills and projects.
Consultancy
Expert advice on antenna design, measurement and RF characterisation challenges.
Secondments & Seminars
Staff secondments and onsite seminars to build skills and links between teams.