Researcher working on a uantum photon source for entangled photon pairs.
Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung Center for Quantum Photonics
The first transregional center for quantum photonics at the universities of Jena, Stuttgart and Ulm offers around 50 scientists a cross-disciplinary and cross-location platform for research and exchange.
Researcher working on a uantum photon source for entangled photon pairs.
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Abbe Center of Photonics

Front facet of the ACP building in 2019.
Front facet of the ACP building in 2019.
Image: Christoph Worsch (University of Jena)

The Abbe Center of Photonics (ACP) is the academic center of scientific activities in the fields of optics and photonics at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena de. Research is conducted in joint cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute JenaExternal link, the Helmholtz Institute JenaExternal link, the Leibniz Institute of Photonic TechnologyExternal link, and the German Optics MuseumExternal link. In the last years, ACP has become one of the leading European centers for research and education in optics and photonics as well as in the development and transfer of optical technologies. ACP is strongly engaged in young-career scientists' education via its integrated Abbe School of Photonics and sustains strong links with local industry partners as well as with the international scientific community. read more

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And then there was light—in computer chips
University of Jena and TU Braunschweig collaborating on gallium nitride-based photonic devices
Doctoral candidate Karla Jahaira Paz Corrales experiments with material samples at an ion accelerator.
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
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Polymer-Based Tunable Optical Components
Interdisciplinary Research Team from the University of Jena Develops Meta-Surface that Can Be Switched with Light
Dr Purushottam Poudel took part in developing a photo-tunable polymer meta surface.
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
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Neural Networks from Light
Jena researchers develop AI system from optical fibers
Dr. Bennet Fischer (l.) and Prof. Dr. Mario Chemnitz in a laboratory of the Leibniz-IPHT.
Image: Sven Döring/Leibniz-IPHT
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Successful in San Francisco
Honoured with "Best Student Presentation Awards" at SPIE Photonics West
Joint success at Photonics West - research work is always teamwork!
Image: Fraunhofer IOF
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Novel Batteries and Neural Networks
The Carl Zeiss Foundation is funding two interdisciplinary research groups at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena with 1.5 million euros each
Dr. Desirée Leistenschneider (l.) and Dr. Sina Saravi (r.) are funded by the CZS Nexus programme.
Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
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Researchers use liquid crystals to control polarization inside laser-written waveguides
Advance could enable compact 3D photonic integrated devices for processing large amounts of data and more
A writing laser that is used to generate waveguides, for example.
Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
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Key research areas

Application of multicolor holograms in the lab.
Image: Thomas Ernstling/ Gruner & Jahr.
Ultra Optics
Lasers, nanooptics & materials, opt.systems, quantum technologies
Penultimate amplification stage of the high-power POLARIS laser system.
Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
Strong Field Physics
Ultrahigh peak-power, relativistic lasers and x-ray optics
Microfluidic-photonic chip.
Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
Biophotonics
Novel spectroscopy, multimodal imaging, chip-based diagnostics
Image: Australian Academy of Science
Prof. em. Hans Bachor (ANU Canberra).
The combination of Jena University and Fraunhofer in optics is really unique in Europe. The integration in Jena looks seamless.
Prof. Dr. em. Hans Bachor, The Australian National University, Canberra.

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