Finished projects (selection)

German Research Foundation (DFG)

• Collaborative Research Center SFB TR7 "Gravitational Wave Astronomy: Methods-Sources-Observations"External link,
  Partners: Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics Garching (MPA)External link, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics Potsdam (MPG)External link, Leibniz Universität HannoverExternal link, and Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen.External link
• Collaborative Research Center CRC TR18 "Relativistic Laser-Plasma-Dynamics"External link, funded by the DFG, in partnership with Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf,External link Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenExternal link, Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy BerlinExternal link (MBI),External link and Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics Garching (MPQ).External link
• International Research Training Group IRTG 2101 "Guided light, tightly packed"
• Research Training Group (FOR) 1523 Quantum and Gravitational FieldsExternal link.

European Union and European Research Council (ERC)

• Erasmus PLUS International Dimensions 2017/18 - Research and Study Exchange program with the USA funded by the European Commission, in partnership with University of Arizona,External link University of Rochester,External link University of Central FloridaExternal link and SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York.External link
• International Coherent Amplification Network (ICAN)External link - European project for the development on fiber-based particle generators, in partnership with Ecole Polytechnique ParisExternal link, Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton,External link European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)External link and Fraunhofer Institute of AppliedOptics and Precision EngineeringJenaExternal link.
• NANOPHI - Europe-Asia-Pacific Exchange program in Nanophotonics, Erasmus Mundus Mobility project funded by the European Commission, in partnership with Università degli Studi di Brescia,External link Universität Paris VIIExternal link, King's College LondonExternal link, Aston UniversityExternal link, University of Crete HeraklionExternal link, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"External link, Australian National UniversityExternal link and Massey University.External link
• Perspect-H2OExternal link - Coordination of EU COST Action CM1202, in partership with University of ViennaExternal link, Johannes Kepler UniversityExternal link, Institute of Theoretical Physics, University libre de BruxellesExternal link, University of CyprusExternal link, J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry of ASExternal link, University of Southern DenmarkExternal link, University of Jyvskyl Nanoscience CenterExternal link, Institut de Chimie CNRSExternal link, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology,External link University Rostock,External link University of Athens,External link University of Crete,External link Dublin City University,External link Technion Israel Institute of Technology,External link Università di Cagliari,External link Università di MessinaExternal link, University of Twente,External link Gdansk University of Technology, External linkCMU PortugalExternal link, University of Santiago de CompostelaExternal link,External link Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona,External link Uppsala University,External link Lund University,External link University of BernExternal link, Istanbul Technical University,External link KTO Karatay University, The University of Nottingham,External link and Queen Mary & Westfield College.External link
• Photonics4lifeExternal link - European Network of Excellence for Biophotonics.

State, federal and industrial Funding

• 3DsensationExternal link - Interdisciplinary research consortium within the program "Twenty20 - Partnership for Innovation", funded in public-private partnership with more than 45 industrial partners
• ACP²⁰²⁰ - Agenda for Excellent Photonics, funded by the Thuringian Ministry for Economy, Science, and Digital Society (TMWWDG) in the second phase of the ProExcellence program
• ACP-IPHT-FIB (2015 FOR 0005) - Combined focused electron and ion beam facility for nanostructuring and characterization at the Abbe Center of Photonics together with the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) - funded by the Free State of ThuringiaExternal link and the European Funds for Regional Development (EFRE).External link
• ACP-MESOLAB (2015 FGI 0024) - Technology equipment for a mid-infrared laser excitation and soft x-ray spectroscopy imaging of biological samples at the Abbe Center of Photonics - funded by the State of ThuringiaExternal link and the European Funds for Regional Development (EFRE).External link
• ACP-RÖNTGEN-BIOBILD (2017 FGI 0030)External link - Technology Equipment for the high-resolution imaging, analysis and modification of micro- and nanostructured materials at the Abbe Center of Photonics - funded by the Free State of ThuringiaExternal link and the European Funds for Regional Development (EFRE).External link
• ALASKA - Adapted Glasses for Lasers, Optical Converters and Photonic Applications ("Angepasste Laser- und Konvertergläser für photonische Anwendungen"), funded by the Thuringian Ministry for Economy, Science, and Digital Society (TMWWDG).
• CNQN - Characterization Laboratory for Nonlinear Quantum and Nano Optics at ACP, funded by the State of Thuringia.
• FASTPHOTON - Thuringian Research Group for for single-photon laser-diodes in quantum communication, funded by the Free State of ThuringiaExternal link, in partnership with the Technical University of IlmenauExternal link
• Growth Core Freeform Optics FO+ ('Wachstumskern'External link), funded in public-private partnership by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, in partnership with asphericon GmbH,External link Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering Jena (IOF)External link, Jena-Optronik GmbH,External link Jenoptik AG,External link Optics Balzers Jena GmbHExternal link, Orafol Fresnel Optics GmbHExternal link, Photonic Sense GmbH,External link POG Präzisionsoptik Gera GmbH External linkand VITRON Spezialwerkstoffe GmbH.External link
• HITECOM - High Temperature Conversion Optical MeasurementExternal link - Collaborative Centre for Innovation Competence, in partnership with the Technical University of FreibergExternal link and funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
• MikroInter - Mikrobielle Interaktionen, funded by the Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science, and Culture in the first phase of the ProExcellence program.
  Partners: Leibniz Institute for Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT)External link, Leibniz Institute for Age Research Jena (FLI)External link, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans-Knöll-Institute Jena (HKI)External link, and Max Planck Institute for Ecological Chemistry Jena (ICE).External link
• MOFA - Mode stable high power fiber laser, collaborative research project funded by the Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science, and Culture in the first phase of the ProExcellence program,
  Partners: Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering Jena (IOF)External link and LeibnizExternal link Institute for Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT).External link
• PhoNa / MeMa - Collaborative research initative on Photonic Nanomaterials, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research within the program "Spitzenforschung und Innovation in den neuen Ländern" and by the Thuringian Ministry for Education, Science, and Culture in the first phase of the ProExcellence program, partners: Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering Jena (IOF)External link, Leibniz Institute for Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT)External link, Forschungszentrum JülichExternal link, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics Garching (MPQ)External link, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems StuttgartExternal link, Excelitas TechnologiesExternal link, Carl Zeiss AG External linkand Jenoptik AG JenaExternal link.
• PolarX - Precision x-ray spectroscopy and polarimetry, federal collaborative research initiative.
• SITARA - Self-adapting intelligent multi-aperture camera modulesExternal link, funded in public-private partnership by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, in partnership with Daimler AG,External link DResearch GmbH,External link Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering JenaExternal link, IHP Leibniz-Institute for High Performance Microelectronics,External link KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG,External link SICK AG,External link First SensorExternal link and Jabil.External link
• XCoherenT - XUV Coherence Tomography, BMBF-funded research project.
• ZIK ultra optics - Centre for Innovation Competence, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

Foundations and others

• Abbe Center of Photonics - Concept for structural measures ('Strukturkonzept'), funded by the Carl Zeiss FoundationExternal link.
• ACP Alumni Strategy - Concept to improve research alumni relationships, funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
• Photonic Analytics for Biomedicine - Concept for structural measures ('Strukturkonzept'), funded by the Carl Zeiss FoundationExternal link.