Current projects

PALPABLE
Multi-sensing Tool for Minimally Invasive Surgery
Funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe programme (Grant 101092518)
Duration: January 2023 – December 2026
H2CarbonSens
Hydrogen resistant fiber Bragg grating sensors
Funded by Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK, AiF)
Duration: March 2022 – February 2024

SmartAnalytics
Smartphone-based photometric water analysis
Co-funded by Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), Germany (AiF-ZIM)
Duration: 01.02.2021-31.01.2023

FleX-RAY
Duration: September 2020 – August 2023
Inherently Flexible X-Ray Imaging Detector using Single Photon Avalanche Photodiodes and Scintillating Fibres
Co-funded by EU, Horizon 2020 (Grant 899634)

FaserTec
Duration: April 2020 – March 2022
Femtosecond laser processed fiber Bragg gratings in polarization-maintaining single-mode fibers for dispersion adjustment in fiber lasers
Co-funded by Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), Germany (AiF-ZIM)

Hydrogen Detection
Hydrogen sensors for the early detection of fire and explosion hazards caused by leaks in hydrogen tanks and pipes in the technology sector of "mobility with fuel cells"
Duration: 01.03.2020-28.02.2022
Funded by the Federal Ministry for Economy (BMWi)- ZIM

miniLicht
Duration November 2019 - Oktober 2021
Minituarized low-cost light sources for application in FBG interrogators for single point measuring systems

ReserveBatt
Duration: Juni 2017 - May 2021
Co-funded by Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), Germany Safe operation of the energy supply system: instantaneous reserve with high-performance batteries

fluidSens
Duration: September 2019 - August 2021
Co-funded by Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), Germany (AiF-ZIM)
Integrated optical sensors in microfluidic systems for the qualitative evaluation of fluid compositions