Two former PhD students from our institute have been awarded the prestigious Hugo Geiger Award in Munich this year.
40 students from across Europe gathered in Jena for the Quantum Ideas Factory 2026, a hands-on hackathon hosted by the Abbe Center of Photonics.
We acknowledge the support of many women who share their experiences and perspectives with us, encouraging young people at every age to consider a STEM as a highly attractive life path.
Call for an exceptional candidate to establish an independent research group! While this is an open topic call, connections to Nano & Quantum Optics are explicitly desired. This call is focusing on strengthening diversity in science.
International professional associations recognize work on the clinical application of photonic procedures
The University of Jena commemorates the discovery of UV radiation and its significance for modern key technologies.
Jena laser research impresses at one of the world's largest trade fairs and conferences in the field of photonics, lasers, and optical technologies.
Jürgen Popp has received the 2026 SPIE Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award for his research into optical health technologies for medicine.
The Romeo ion accelerator at the Institute of Solid State Physics in Jena has been upgraded and is back in operation.
The laboratory for Nano & Quantum Optics at the ACP offers several PhD and postdoc positions, which provide ideal career opportunities for suitable candidates within the graduate school of the Abbe School of Photonics.
New »PicPhotMat« project for the development of compact optical computers
