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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 Deutsches Optisches Museum (D.O.M.)External 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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    Jena Photonics is in Europe’s Top League

    EU Project PHORTIFY Strengthens Education and Research Across Europe
    Researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT) and the University of Jena – shown here in a laboratory at the Abbe Center of Photonics on the Beutenberg Campus.
    Image: Sven Döring / Leibniz-IPHT
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    Postdoc Position in Photonics Education at ASP

    At the Abbe School of Photonics, we are announcing a very special position for a dedicated photonics enthusiast at the postdoc or "almost-finished-PhD" level, to engage in our Photonics Master program.
    Detail of the Michelson XRTL setup in Jena.
    Image: Jari Domke
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    Harvard and MIT Students Explore Cutting-Edge Technologies at ACP

    The Abbe Center of the Friedrich Schiller University Friedrich Schiller University Jena welcomed a delegation of students from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a day of exchange centered on innovation and emerging photonic technologies.
    Harvard and MIT Germany Trek Visit 2025
    Image: Privat
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    Political Summer Guests at Fraunhofer IOF

    Representatives of the Thuringian Cabinet visit the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF
    Minister President Mario Voigt (third from left) holds the Gaussian boson sampler, a key component for Germany's first quantum computer.
    Image: TSK / Antje Lang
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    InfectoGnostics Begins Third Funding Phase

    Eight million euros for seven new projects
    The InfectoGnostics Research Campus begins its third funding phase; speaker of the executive board Prof. Dr. Jürgen Popp looks forward to seven new projects.
    Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
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    Throwing machine, diving boat or jukebox

    Science festival "Highlights of Physics" invites pupils to the nationwide "exciting physics" competition in Jena / Registration until 15 August
    Pupils from all over Germany are invited to present their projects at the "Highlights of Physics" in Jena, as here in Dortmund in 2018.
    Image: Highlights der Physik/Offer
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  • Prof. em. Hans Bachor (ANU Canberra).
    Image: Australian Academy of Science
    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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