Advancing Electromagnetic Technologies Through Plasma Science

The Adaptive Radiofrequency and Plasma Laboratory (ARPL) at The University of Toledo studies how electromagnetic fields interact with plasmas. We use plasma’s tunable properties to develop reconfigurable antennas, tunable RF circuits, and high-power microwave devices. We also use high-Q microwave resonators for energy-efficient plasma generators.

Our experiments turn these ideas into working devices, from plasma-matched electrically small antennas to low-power plasma jets, jet arrays, and plasma lines. Our work advances technologies for communications, sensing, and defense and explores applications in high-power microwaves, biomedicine, materials processing, particle acceleration, PFAS degradation, electric propulsion, and agriculture.