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Research Activities

The working group 2.21 is performing research on new measurement and calibration techniques in the field of radio frequency engineering. The following topics are covered:

Opens internal link in current windowExtension of measurement capabilities into the THz frequency range

Opens internal link in current windowTraceability of digital signal properties

Opens internal link in current windowDosimetry of non-ionizing radiation

Opens internal link in current windowElectromagnetic Wave propagation in future THz communication systems

Opens internal link in current windowAdvanced remote-controlled airborne sensor systems – arcass


Active research projects:

Completed research projects:

  • Influence of wind turbines on signals of radar and terrestrial navigation systems (WERAN), final report (only in German, 35 MB)
  • Examining the determination of field strength of terrestrial ILS installations (Project together with Bundesausichtsamt für Flugsicherung)
  • Effects of communication signals on human hematopoietic stem cells in vitro
  • Opens external link in new windowMicrowave and THz Metrology for Homeland Security (EMRP JRP NEW07 – THz Security
  • Opens external link in new windowMetrology for Ultrafast Electronics and High Speed Communications (EMRP JRP IND16 – Ultrafast)
  • Gentoxische Effekte von Terahertzstrahlung in vitro
  • Opens external link in new windowTraceable measurement of field strength and SAR for the Physical Agents Directive (iMERA+ JRP T4 J07 EMF&SAR)