Focused-ion beam milling of a nanooptical sample.

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Focused-ion beam milling of a nanooptical sample.
Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)

Abbe Center of Photonics

Principal scientists, organization and key infrastructure

ACP principal scientist group picture at the retreat 2014 in Suhl.
Image: Ringberghotel Suhl
Principal scientists
Principal scientists and their research groups within ACP.
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ACP/ASP team 2020.
Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
Management and team
Board of directors, executive office and team members.
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Front facet of the ACP research building in Jena.
Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
Facilities
ACP key infrastructure for academic research and teaching.
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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
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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
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Microfluidic-photonic chip.
Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
Biophotonics
Novel spectroscopy, multimodal imaging, chip-based diagnostics
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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 Jena, the Helmholtz Institute Jena, the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, and the German Optics Museum. 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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23 Feb 2021
Committed to an open and democratic society
University of Jena adopted new mission statement
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Licht gewinnen und verbreiten, gehört zu den zentralen Wertvorstellungen der Universität.
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16 Feb 2021 · Light
A sharper look at the interior of semiconductors
A research team is developing a high-resolution imaging technique that can be used to investigate materials in a ...
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Prof. Dr. Gerhard Paulus, Doktorand Felix Wiesner und Dr. Silvio Fuchs (v. l.) in einem Laserlabor.
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
7 Jan 2021 · Light
Refined process enables high-strength thin glass
Materials scientist Lothar Wondraczek receives renewed support from the European Research Council
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Glaschemiker wollen ein Verfahren zur thermischen Härtung von sehr dünnem Glas weiterentwickeln.
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
17 Dec 2020 · Light
Physics breakthrough of the year
International Team is awarded the Breakthrough of the Year 2020 prize by Physics World magazine
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Silvana Botti und Jens Renè Suckert, deren Forschung als Durchbruch des Jahres ausgezeichnet wurde.
Image: Jürgen Scheere (University of Jena)
17 Dec 2020 · Light
CRIMSON - Coherent Raman Imaging for the Molecular Study of Diseases
The new European project CRIMSON builds on the participance of three partners from Jena.
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Setup for mass spectroscopy as a referential method for biophotonic imaging based on Coherent Raman Scattering (CRS).
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8 Dec 2020 · Light
Master’s programme in Photonics on the way to a digital future
DAAD funds digitisation of international study programme at the University of Jena
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Die digitale Lehre, hier Johannes Kretzschmar im Einsatz, wird im Studiengang Photonics ausgebaut.
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Prof. Yuri S. KIVSHARL
"I believe the Abbe Center of Photonics has the largest number of enthusiastic young researchers I ever met in any place of the world."
Prof. Yuri S. Kivshar, Australian National University, Canberra
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