Chinthana is a lecturer in Photonic Systems. His research interests are in optically activated semiconductor switches for microwave circuits, devices and antennas. He also conducts research in the area of energy absorbed in the head when using mobile communications devices.
Expertise
Antennas
Communications
Microwave photonics
Optical control of microwaves
Wireless Communications
Biophotonics engineering
Reconfigurable antennas
Specific absorption rate (sar)
Chinthana read Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Loughborough University and was awarded the MEng (Hons) degree in 2000. He also holds a Diploma in Industrial Studies through his placement at GEC-Marconi Electro-Optics. Chinthana completed his PhD on transmission line switching and frequency shifting in dipole antennas using optically activated silicon switches in 2005, also at Loughborough University.
As a Research Associate at Loughborough University, Chinthana developed a low SAR (Specific absorption Rate) dielectrically loaded antenna for mobile phones. In 2007, he joined the Electronic and Electrical Engineering department as a fulltime member of staff becoming a lecturer in Photonic Systems.
Chinthana is in the Systems division and works closely with the Control Systems research group and the Centre for Mobile Communications Research. Currently he is investigating the effects of semi-rimmed and rim-less metallic spectacles on the microwave energy absorbed in the head when using communications enabled PDA type devices in front of the face.
He is also investigating the packaging aspects of optically activated semiconductor switches and their use in planar microwave antennas
View all Dr Panagamuwa’s publications in the central publications database
Selected Publications
Panagamuwa, C.J., Chauraya, A. and Vardaxoglou, J.C., ''Frequency and Beam Reconfigurable Antenna Using Photoconducting Switches'', IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 54(2), February 2006, pp 449-454
Kitra, M.I., Panagamuwa, C.J., McEvoy, P., Vardaxoglou, J.C. and James, J.R., ''Low SAR Ferrite Handset Antenna Design'', IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 55(4), April 2007, pp. 1155-1164
Whittow, W.G., Panagamuwa, C.J., Edwards, R.M. and Vardaxoglou, J.C., ''The Energy Absorbed in the Human Head Due to Ring-Type Jewelry and Face-Illuminating Mobile Phones Using a Dipole and a Realistic Source'', IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 56(12), December 2008, pp 3812-3817
