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Sensor Technology

We develop sensor technologies as well as integrated sensor systems for industrial and research-related applications. We solve and optimize customer-specific measurement tasks by combining various sensor technologies.

Competencies

Technologies
  • Optical

    • Free space-, fiber- and integrated-optics
    • Interferometry
    • UV, VIS and IR Spectroscopy
    • Photoacoustics
  • Ultrasound
  • Radar
  • Electrical measurements (e.g. measurement of currents in sub-fA range)
  • Sensor electronics development (Embedded, FPGA and ASIC)
Technology development
  • Particle measurement technology
  • Photothermal methods
  • Fluorescence spectroscopy
  • Impedance spectroscopy
  • Vibration measurement technology
  • Aesthesiometry

Infrastructure and Tools

  • Particle and gas measurement laboratory
  • Optics and laser laboratory
  • MATLAB, Simulink, LabView, Python, C/C++, Java
  • LightTools
  • PCB design and development
  • 3D printing facility

Collaboration

  • R&D projects with industry partners and funding agencies (e.g. Innosuisse, SNF, FHNW Foundation, federal offices, Interreg, Horizon Europe, Eurostars)
  • Service projects
  • Feasibility studies
  • Student projects
  • National and international cooperation with universities and research centers

Selected projects

  • Soil conductivity sensor
  •  Sensor system for trace-level particulate matter
  • Distributed sensor system for air quality measurements
  • Fiber optic sensing system for accelerated material aging
  • Intelligent white cane
  • Low-power embedded system for voice recognition with AI
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Aerosol Measurement TechnologyCommunication TechnologyDigital ASIC & FPGA DesignEmbedded SystemsMixed Signal ASIC DesignSignal ProcessingInstitute for Sensors and Electronics
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