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Dr. Kęstutis Ikamas is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Applied Electrodynamics and Telecommunications (IAET), Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University. His work focuses on terahertz technology and semiconductor physics, with significant contributions to CMOS-based terahertz detectors and sources, THz imaging systems, and nanostructures engineering for high-frequency applications.
Dr. Ikamas specializes in CMOS THz detectors and sources, THz imaging, nanostructures engineering for THz applications, cybersecurity, and ITT technologies. His research bridges fundamental semiconductor physics with practical applications in the terahertz frequency range, which has growing importance in security imaging, non-destructive testing, and high-bandwidth communications. He has developed innovative approaches to terahertz detection using silicon CMOS technology, enabling more accessible and cost-effective terahertz systems.
His publication record shows a consistent focus on advancing silicon-based terahertz technology, with particular expertise in field-effect transistor implementations for detection and emission across the 0.1-3 THz frequency range. His work often involves international collaborations with research groups from Germany, France, and other European countries.
Scientific awards:
- 2022 Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Kazimieras Baršauskas Prize in electronics and electrical engineering for scientific work 'Terahertz electronics: application of plasma waves to the operation of semiconductor devices above the cutoff frequencies' (with Prof. A. Lisauskas)
- 2021 Best Paper Award of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society for 'A High-Sensitivity AlGaN/GaN HEMT Terahertz Detector With Integrated Broadband Bow-Tie Antenna'
Dr. Ikamas has supervised student research including Domantas Vizbaras' 2022 thesis on graphene field effect transistor terahertz detector characterization. He led the Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology national research project No. TPP-03-045 'Point-to-point all-electronic 250 GHz source' (2019-2020, 82,000 EUR budget). He served on the NATO Science & Technology Organization Terahertz-band Communications and Networking IST-181 panel from 2019-2022, contributing to international standards development in this emerging field.
As part of the Institute of Applied Electrodynamics and Telecommunications, Dr. Ikamas works within a team focused on advancing high-frequency electronics and electromagnetic applications, with strong connections to both academic and industrial partners in Lithuania and across Europe.
