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Miniaturization of an interferometric distance sensor employing diffractive optics

• Nektarios Koukourakis

  Nektarios Koukourakis studied electrical engineering at the Ruhr-University in Bochum, Germany. He received his diploma degree in 2008 and his PhD degree in 2012. Since 2013 he is with the Laboratory for Measurement and Testing Techniques at the Technische Universität, Dresden. His current research areas are the development of novel optical measurement systems for surface analysis and biomedicine, based on interferometry, holography and novel microscopic approaches.

  , Robert Kuschmierz

  Robert Kuschmierz received his diploma degree in electrical engineering in 2012 from the Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. Since 2012, he is working in the group of measurement system techniques at the Laboratory for Measurement and Testing Techniques. His main research areas are the development, characterization and application of laser-based measurement systems for shape and vibration measurements in production engineering as well as in non-destructive testing for turbo machinery.

  , Michael Bohling

  Michael Bohling received his Diploma degree in applied physics from the University of Applied Sciences in Emden, Germany, in 1988, and his MSc degree in photonics from the University of Hagen, Germany. In 2012 he received his PhD degree in electrical engineering from the University of Hagen. Between 1990 and 2003 he was with several laser material processing companies, eventually in the position of CEO. He is currently a research assistant in the Micro- and Nanophotonics group with the University of Hagen.

  , Jürgen Jahns

  Jürgen Jahns received his diploma and doctorate in physics from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, in 1978 and 1982, respectively. He worked at Siemens, Munich, Germany, and at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, before becoming Full Professor and Chair of Optical Information Technology at the FernUniversitat in Hagen, Germany, in 1994 (now: Chair of Micro- and Nanophotonics). He has co-authored more than 95 journal articles and several books on microoptics and photonics. Jahns is a Fellow of OSA and SPIE and a member of DGaO, EOS, and IEEE.

  , Andreas Fischer

  Andreas Fischer received his diploma degree in electrical engineering in 2004 and his PhD degree in 2009 from the Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. Since 2009, he is the head of the group of measurement system techniques at the Laboratory for Measurement and Testing Techniques. His main research areas are the identification, characterization and application of measurement limits as well as the development of optical flow and surface measurement systems.

  and Jürgen W. Czarske

  Jürgen Czarske studied electrical engineering and physics at the Universität Hannover, where he received his PhD in 1995 and the venia legendi in 2003. Between 1995 and 2004, he was with the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. and, since 2004, he has been Professor for Measurement and Testing Techniques at the Technische Universität Dresden. His current research activities focus on developing novel optical and ultrasonic sensors for investigating fluid flows as well as the dynamic behavior of solid objects.