Most optical sensors require an external supply voltage - not so the
novel scalable photodetector from the University of Duisburg-Essen. This...

Greatly improved distance measurement with radar/lidar sensor through the use of quantum technology.  An invention of the University of Paderborn...

The invention describes a new manufacturing process for GRIN plastic optics, in which extruded films with a defined refractive index gradient are...

A new technology from the FH Aachen describes a rotation angle sensor for determining the absolute position by means of several Wiegand sensors. The...

Scalable, monolithically integrable Fourier-transform spectrometer

New analytical method for quantification in lightweight materials such as plastics, polymers or refuse-derived fuels using X-ray fluorescence...

The battery- and wireless sensor system from the University of Paderborn detects water leaks in buildings, heating systems or the water supply. The...

The invention can optically measure magnetic fields with high sensitivity and can be used, among other things, for soil investigations, navigation...

An improvement in high-resolution gigahertz and terahertz spectroscopy, now enables sensitive measurements of high-frequency signals over a wide...

Electrooptical mixers are optoelectronic components used in data transmission via optical fiber The novel electro-optical mixer from the University of...

The measurement of molecular spectra is important for the chemical or pharmaceutical industry. The new method from the University of Cologne is...

Quantum optical detectors are one of the markets of the future, but these detectors need to be heavily cooled. The novel system uses optical fibers...

Position determination is of great commercial benefit for motor vehicles in logistics or agricultural technology, among others. A multi-antenna...

Rotary encoders or incremental encoders are used in a wide range of industrial applications. An invention from the FH Aachen makes it possible to...

Optical pump-probe experiments are often used in spectroscopy and metrology.  A new technology from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum allows to electrically...

The method of quantum imaging with undetected photons („QUIP“) allows to take images from objects without the need of detecting the light, being...

The new and ASIC available PLL circuit of the University of Paderborn can be used in communications or control and measurement technology, especially...

Nanostructures are suitable for the fabrication of optoelectronic devices, but their fabrication is costly. Their utility, however, is immense: mode...

FOA microphone with optimized low-frequency performance

Gas sensors are used for the detection of gaseous substances. Resistive measurement methods are often used, but their signal values often exhibit...

Ionizing radiation is harmful to humans and the environment even in the smallest quantities. Therefore, radioactive materials must be continuously...

The new method from TU Dotmund uses laser absorption spectroscopy to monitor air quality in order to measure trace gases present, such as methane or...

The novel and all-optical strain measurement method is highly accurate and cost-effective. The strain is determined by means of an optical fiber-based...

LEDs are used today in a wide variety of applications, including lighting, data transmission, and biological processes. However, the commonly used LED...

Nonlinear Photodiode

Smart film structures for manufacturing angle-independent interference filters

The new method for microwave thermography uses a commercially available HD optical camera and an indicator plate to convert the microwaves into a...

Production process for a highly sensitive biosensor made from a crossed nanowire-structure field-effect transistor. The cost effective CMOS compatible...

The invention relates to ion mobility spectrometers (IMS) and is characterized by a significant improvement in sensitivity.

Lock-in amplifier with optimal noise suppression

High-pressure and vacuum-proof sapphire glass windows in a metal flange for high temperatures

Magnetic field sensor for detecting magnetic particles in fluids

The technology relates to a process for a much cheaper and easier production of components with a precisely defined porosity. By applying the method...

How cars learn to recognize their surroundings correctly

New component for touchscreens and optoelectronic circuits

The Helmholtz Innovation Lab “FlexiSens” focuses on the development and application of a flexible and printable magnetic field sensors (Hall effect...

The invention concerns the correct tracking of several objects, which can be seen in a video, and the simultaneous, correct identification of the...

The two-axis rotator ROTAX is an innovative component for the precise spatial alignment of material samples during measurements under extreme...

With the Tensormeter, all components of the electrical resistance of thin layers, such as silicon wafers, can be measured quickly and precisely with...

The torque sensor “ARGUS” uses magnetic fields to monitor mechanical loads in shafts and axes. With ARGUS eyes, the sensor measures a large number of...

Scientists at the University of Stuttgart have developed two new methods for spatially resolved single-shot FT spectroscopy, which can be used to...

Nanoscopic zoomlenses, dynamic beam steering and holograms – thanks to an inventive combination of metamaterial on top of a phase change material, all...

Using an optical or electrical signal to change the chirality and therefore the optical activity in either the visible, infrared or THz spectrum for a...

Plasmonic nano-antenna made of Yttrium dihydride have optical properties, that can be changed reversely by adding hydrogen without being sensitive to...

Complex optics in small devices – by using several diffractive optical elements this is now possible. The optical elements are printed in one piece...

This technology (antenna array and algorithm) enables the precise identification of metallic objects and reduces electromagnetic reflection effects....

Laser amplifiers play an important role in industrial production processes. A constant high quality of the laser pulses is indispensable for an...

This robust trepanning optics with only one rotating element (grid mirror) offers great flexibility with regard to the realizable drill diameter/...

These broadband grating waveguide mirrors with a diffraction efficiency of 99.7 %, that are as well polarization and wavelength selective, can be...

The emitting spectral bandwidth of laser diodes for semiconductor diode lasers is optimally reduced to a very small range. Resonant waveguide grating...

Thanks to a clever design of the laser disk itself, the depolarization caused by the two heat spreaders can be neutralized. This creates a very...

The development of a new kind of head spreader allows to control the contact surface between laser disc and head spreader. Through this invention, the...

Instead of letting the seed beam cross the pump spot as often as 80 times, now a much smaller seed beam can be used for gridding the pump spot,...

The invention relates to an imaging optical system for dermatological diagnostics, which on the one hand visualizes diagnostically relevant ...

Subject of the invention is a holder for microscopy slides, which allows freely adjusting and selecting the space between the slides, creating a...

For material characterization and analysis, we provide a data-driven process, which enables the chemical interpretation of core-level X-ray...

The invention addresses both a device and a method for determining the electrical resistance of an object.

This on-chip optofluidic array with organic lasers is ideal for rapid on-site investigation of any analyte that absorbs (itself or its products of a...

CRISTAL represents a novel biological sample embedding procedure that is based upon UV-curable resin that both fixes the specimen while ...

Electronic circuit with high sensitivity and bandwidth

Presented here is a novel measuring head for non-destructive material testing that works without a counter electrode at the sample due to clever...

In addition to developing high-power and high repetition rate laser sources it is essential to implement versatile and precise positioning of the...

With the new method, developed at University of Stuttgart, the temporal sequence of the laser pulses can be exactly adapted to the relative speed of...

The new area confocal scanning microscopy (ACMS) is uniquely suited to optical non-contact measurements such as surface inspection and 3D...

The inventive technology concerns the characterization of electro-spun nonwovens in the fields of implantology and medical technology (tissue...

Using the new Laser Pattern Shift Method (LPSM) films can be analyzed through a transparent window. The design of the system is comparatively...

Large Area Planar Lightguide

Scientists at the HAWK in Göttingen, Germany developed a new plasma device for chemical-free cleaning and sanitizing of textiles or clothes. In...

Multifunctional ESR / DNP Tracer Molecules

In order to provide low latencies at high reliability, a part of the radio resources need to be reserved for this traffic (semi-persistent...

Apparatus and method for precisely maintaining the linear polarization of light at the output of an optical fiber

Ultra-low birefringence dodecagonal vacuum glass cell for quantum technologies

Particle anemometer to measure air speed and warn of potential stall for aircraft

Impedance Matching for Photomultiplier Tubes

When using laser drilling, the material directly behind the drilled hole can be easily damaged. To prevent the damage, materials are placed at the...

Self-climbing SMART platform for maintenance of wind turbines

he invention makes optimum use of continuous-value manipulated variables in a closed-loop control system. In this way, the control behavior is...

Lossless excitation of thin optical waveguides by oblique incidence of semi-guided waves

Presented here is a filter unit that has one or multiple microwave resonators integrated into its filter material, whereby filter load can be...

The Oddy test is currently used by numerous museums, collections and archives due to its relatively simple application and low cost to effectively...

This multi-pass amplifier concept offers a previously unequalled output power in the kW range with a compact design and various scaling and...

This measuring instrument is able to determine the continuous wave power share of the total power of a pulsed laser reliably. This information is very...

The "robust one-shot interferometry" (ROSI) developed at the University of Stuttgart has been optimized in several aspects and now offers a...

The new concept of evaluation for bridge circuits offers the possibility of simultaneous determination of the change in resistance and temperature...

This invention is an extension for lightsheet microscopy that uses the polarization properties of the analyzed specimen to acquire additional...

Buildings such as skyscrapers, bridges, towers, wind turbines, cranes are stimulated to vibrate by wind or by the vehicles crossing them. Increasing...

The invention relates to medical and measuring technology in the field of intraoperative sensor technology, instrumentation, surgery and machining...

The invention concerns a procedure for the defined adjustment of sensor parameters. The deposition of the sensors takes place e.g. by means of cathode...

The invention concerns a microproduction technology in the field of structuring methods for 3D microcomponents. From this approach, a novel...

A method for switching and tuning gas transport and gas separation through metal-organic framework membranes by applying light of certain ...

Method for determining the velocity of dispersed particles in a flowing solution in the immediate vicinity of a solid body wall.

Foveated imaging for conventional image sensors with constant pixel pitch, cost-effectively manufactured in the smallest space. The functionality of...

Manufacturer-independent ozone disinfection for hypothermia devices

By cleverly combining two conventional methods together with a feedback strategy for mutual improvement, topography and hyperspectral measurements can...

Optoelectronic track-and-hold circuit

Here we present a hand dryer applying simultaneously an atmospheric-pressure plasma which reduces the amount of germs on the hand surface and in the...

The innovation presented herein, provides a new type of (white) light source with a most brilliant emission characteristic for applications which need...