IMP | Institut für Mikrowellen- und Plasmatechnik
What we can contribute to the future!
The IMP consists of a very international team (typically 6-7 academic staff and almost as many research assistants).
The research institute has already guided 7 doctoral students to a doctorate. We have also had excellent experiences with DAAD students.
The IMP has established the two basic technologies GHz plasma technology and mixed-frequency IQ technology and verified them through various applications.
With the recent breakthrough of the generation of in a chamber standing plasma, which is decoupled from the feed antenna, the IMP has a unique basis to contribute to climate protection to a high degree.
For future new projects with these two basic technologies, research partners/investors are still being sought.
GHz-Plasma Technology
- Between 433 MHz and 18 GHz and up to 6 kW, the IMP develops plasma sources by means of the hot S-parameter measurement technique and field simulation in all possible applications.
- Current topics: Uncoupled plasmas, free-standing plasmas, plasma jets, plasma chambers.
- Applications: Fundamentals for new fusion technology, 3D and 2.5D printing of metals and ceramics, materials spectroscopy, industrial furnaces, welding, surface cleaning.
- Environmental: CO2 savings in industrial heating processes (replacement for H2 or natural gas burners e.g. electric hot air systems or furnaces) especially for inline processes.
- Older developments: Household and shopping light lamps with best light spectrum and >90 lumen/W; GHz spark plugs.
Mixed-Frequency IQ-Technique
- Future topics: Cat's Eye2.0 (all-weather and range-finding), fully automated checkouts.
- Ongoing applications: 3D indoor (and outdoor) localization (in mm range), autonomous driving.
- Latest development: RFID with tracking and multi-tag recognition.
- Largest development to date: sea rescue system with low-cost tags (without battery 5€ / 1 km range and with battery 15€ / sight horizon).
- Other possible fields of application: Building and bridge monitoring regarding vibrations, terrain monitoring, transmission distance measurements up to space.
Eindrücke aus dem Labor
Institutsleitung
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Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Holger Heuermann
Professor
Senat und Kommissionen - Kommission für Forschung und Entwicklung
Lehrgebiet
Hoch- und HöchstfrequenztechnikRaum G 202
52066 Aachen
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Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Thorsten Ringbeck
Professor
Institute - European Center for Sustainable Mobility (ECSM)
Lehrgebiet
Elektronik und HalbleiterschaltungstechnikRaum G 216
52066 Aachen
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nach Vereinbarung per emailWissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter
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Dr. Ing.
Arash Sadeghfam
Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter
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Jennifer Reinholz M.Eng. Wissenschaftliche Angestellte
Personalrat und Gruppenvertretungen - Personalrat der wissenschaftlich und künstlerisch Beschäftigten
Lehrgebiet
NachrichtentechnikRaum E 330
52066 Aachen
Stefan Terbrack B.Eng. Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter
Raum
52066 Aachen
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Hochschulfunktion
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MIBSRaum G 315
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Alireza Khori Jannat Abadi M.Sc. Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter
Lehrgebiet
AI-RadarRaum
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Dr. Ing.
Christoph Schopp
Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter
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SuperFaser Teil 2Raum
52066 Aachen
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