"FreshScan" (information in German) - mobile handheld scanner for quantitative determination of microbacterial contamination of food products
Fiber-coupled terahertz sensor systems with currently largest bandwidth, highest dynamic range in the field of THz spectroscopy (CW-LASER) and integrability in handheld systems
Foreign object detection via radar; application e.g. for food inspection, non-destructive testing of materials and inspection of letters or parcels
Industry example: Millimeter wave technology for contactless and µm-accurate measurement of diameter, ovality, wall thickness and sagging of large plastic pipes.
Did something accidentally get into the double cookies (top) during production that doesn't belong there? In the radar image (below), a piece of glass previously placed in the chocolate cream can be detected.
Prototype development as a supplement to classic X-ray methods for detecting foreign bodies made of glass, wood or plastics
The SAMMI® prototype has already been able to detect glass splinters in double cookies and missing pieces of chocolate in Advent calendars.
A built-up radar sensor with glass package in the center and attached dielectric waveguide
Reliable interposer technology based on glass for broadband millimeter wave modules with application in sensor technology and communication at frequencies above 100 GHz as system-in-package (SiP)
Demonstration of extremely compact radar front ends for future radar level sensors at an operating frequency of 160 GHz.
Applications
Industry and process measurement technology - e.g. level sensor technology
Cooperations and projects
Project GlaRA (information in German) (Glass interposer technology for the realization of highly compact electronic systems for high-frequency applications)
Endress+Hauser AG
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG
PacTech GmbH
MSG Lithoglas GmbH
Institute for Microwave Technology at the University of Ulm