Birkenhauer, Christoph – Institute of Microwaves and Photonics

Christoph Birkenhauer, M. Sc.

Department of Electrical-Electronic-Communication Engineering
Institute of Microwaves and Photonics (LHFT)

Raum 06.232
Cauerstr. 9
91058 Erlangen

Education:

B.Sc. in EEI from Oktober 2013 to Oktober 2016
M.Sc. in EEI from Oktober 2016 to Januar 2019
Doctoral Candidate at LHFT since September 2019

Research Areas:

Radar target simulation
Hardware development and signal processing of radar systems
Measurement technology (phase noise, network analysis, calibration standards)

Thesis:

Feel free to contact me if you are interested in any of the topics mentioned above.

Publications

D. Panusch, C. Birkenhauer and G. Gold, "Investment Casting of Microwave Components for E-Band", in Proceedings of the European Microwave Week 2024, pp. 1 - 4, Paris Convention Centre, 1 place de la Porte de Versailles, 75015 Paris, November, 2024.
DOI: 10.23919/EuMC61614.2024.10732681
C. Birkenhauer, P. Tschapek and M. Vossiek, "Over-the-Air Phase Noise Spectral Density Measurement for FMCW Radar Sensors", IEEE Journal of Microwaves, vol. 4, pp. 733-741, Oktober, 2024.
DOI: 10.1109/JMW.2024.3471803
C. Birkenhauer, G. Körner, P. Stief, G. Hamberger, M. Beer, C. Carlowitz and M. Vossiek, "Investigation of a Simple and Versatile Concept for OFDM Radar Target Simulator Enhancement", in Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE Radio and Wireless Week, RWW 2024 - 2024 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks, WiSNeT 2024, pp. 61-64, San Antonio, TX, USA, 2024.
DOI: 10.1109/WiSNeT59910.2024.10438535
C. Birkenhauer, G. Körner, P. Stief, G. Hamberger, M. Beer, C. Carlowitz and M. Vossiek, "A Simple and Versatile Concept to Improve Dynamic Range and Enable Target Angle Adaptability in Radar Target Simulators", IEEE Journal of Microwaves, pp. 1-11, August, 2023.
DOI: 10.1109/JMW.2023.3296594
C. Birkenhauer, G. Körner, P. Stief, M. Gareis, C. Carlowitz, M. Vossiek, C. Birkenhauer, M. Kuhnlein, G. Korner, P. Stief, M. Gareis, C. Carlowitz and M. Vossiek, "Radar Target Simulator Based on Instantaneous Intra-Chirp FMCW Parameter Estimation", in Proceedings of the 20th European Radar Conference, EuRAD 2023, pp. 156-159, 2023.
DOI: 10.23919/EuRAD58043.2023.10289216
C. Birkenhauer, G. Körner, P. Stief, A. Hofmann, M. Alami El Dine, C. Carlowitz and M. Vossiek, "A Compact 77 GHz IQ-Modulated Transponder for High Gain and High Dynamic Range Radar Target Simulation", in Proceedings of the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, pp. 386-389, San Diego, CA, USA, 2023.
DOI: 10.1109/IMS37964.2023.10188151
G. Körner, C. Birkenhauer, P. Stief, C. Carlowitz and M. Vossiek, "Frequency Extension Method for Multirate Radar Target Simulation Systems", in Proceedings of the 14, pp. 116 - 119, Ulm, Mai, 2022.
G. Körner, C. Birkenhauer, P. Stief, C. Carlowitz and M. Vossiek, "Efficient Bandwidth Enhanced Multirate Radar Target Simulation", in Proceedings of the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest, pp. 534-537, Denver, CO, 2022.
DOI: 10.1109/IMS37962.2022.9865650
C. Birkenhauer and M. Vossiek, "A Novel Ultra-Broadband and Low-Cost Termination Concept Based on a Dual-Layer SIW Topology", in Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems (COMCAS), Tel Aviv, November, 2021.
DOI: 10.1109/COMCAS52219.2021.9629021
M. Gareis, M. Hehn, P. Stief, G. Körner, C. Birkenhauer, J. Trabert, T. Mehner, M. Vossiek and C. Carlowitz, "Novel UHF-RFID Listener Hardware Architecture and System Concept for a Mobile Robot Based MIMO SAR RFID Localization", IEEE Access, no. 9, pp. 497-510, Dezember, 2020.
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3047122
M. Schütz, M. Oesterlein, C. Birkenhauer and M. Vossiek, "A custom lightweight UAV for radar remote sensing: Concept design, properties and possible applications", in Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE MTT-S International Conference on Microwaves for Intelligent Mobility (ICMIM 2017), 2017.
DOI: 10.1109/ICMIM.2017.7918868