About Us

RF, Commnications, and Intelligent Systems is a research and development (R&D) group in the Measurement Science and Systems Engineering (MSSE) Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

Mission

The RF, Communications, and Intelligent Systems Group strives to bring innovative solutions to challenging and nationally important engineering problems. Our Mission:

  • To provide RF and microwave engineering solutions for demanding and nationally important instrumentation problems.
  • To integrate advanced concepts and new developments in electronics circuitry into RF and microwave systems.

Facilities

The RF, Communications, and Intelligent Systems Group has research facilities that include RF and microwave laboratories, shielded enclosures, an antenna farm, and open area test sites.

Equipment in these facilities includes spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, logic analyzers, waveform generators, microcomponent assembly stations, environmental test equipment, and electromagnetic modeling tools (MatLab, Simulink, Sysgen, Rhapsody, etc.). The RF, Communications, and Intelligent Systems Group's IP portfolio includes more than 40 patents and invention disclosures.