Institutions

ACP is an interfaculty center spanning four Departments of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena and collaborating strongly with non-university optics and photonics institutions in the Jena region.

High Harmonic generation laboratory.

Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)

Faculty of Biological Sciences

Bachstr. 18
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link

Institute for Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Prof. Dr. Stefan HEINEMANN Biophysics
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Institute for Microbiology
- Prof. Dr. Axel BRAKHAGE Microbiology & Molecular Biology
- Prof. Dr. Erika KOTHE Microbial Communication
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Institute of Nutrition Sciences
- Prof. Dr. Stefan LORKOWSKI Imaging of Cellular Processes
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Faculty of Chemical and Earth Sciences

Humboldtstr. 11
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link

Institute of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC)
- Prof. Dr. Felix SCHACHER Polymeric Nanostructures
- Prof. Dr. Ulrich SCHUBERT Organic & Macromolecular Chemistry
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Institute for Physical Chemistry (IPC)
- Prof. Dr. Thomas BOCKLITZ Photonic Data Science
- Prof. Dr. Volker DECKERT Nanospectroscopy
- Prof. Dr. Benjamin DIETZEK-IVANSIC Molecular Photonics
- apl. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang FRITZSCHE Nanobiophotonics
- Prof. Dr. Stefanie GRÄFE Theoretical Chemistry
- Prof. Dr. Rainer HEINTZMANN Biological Nanoimaging
- Prof. Dr. Ute NEUGEBAUER Clinical Spectroscopic Diagnostics
- apl. Prof. Dr. Michael SCHMITT Material- & Biophotonics
- Prof. Dr. Jürgen POPP Biophotonics
- Prof. Dr. Andrey TURCHANIN Applied Physical Chemistry & Molecular Nanotechnology
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Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research (OSIM)
- Prof. Dr. Delia BRAUER - Structure-Property Relationships in Glasses
- Prof. Dr. Lothar WONDRACZEK - Optical Materials
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Faculty of Medicine

Bachstr. 18
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link

Jena University Hospital
- Prof. Dr. Michael BAUER Experimental Anesthesiology
- Prof. Dr. Michael BÖRSCH Single-Molecule Microscopy
- Prof. Dr. Ute NEUGEBAUER Clinical Spectroscopic Diagnostics
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Research Group for Biomolecular Photonics
- Prof. Dr. Christoph BISKUP Biomolecular Photonics
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Faculty of Physics and Astronomy

Max-Wien-Platz 1
07743 Jena Google Maps site planExternal link

Institute of Applied Optics and Biophysics (IAOB)
- Jun. Prof. Dr. Mario CHEMNITZ Smart Photonics
- Jun. Prof. Dr. Christian FRANKE Digitized Experimental Microscopy
- Prof. Dr. Christian EGGELING Biophysical Imaging
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Institute of Applied Physics (IAP)
- Prof. Dr. Jens LIMPERT Fiber & Waveguide Lasers
- Prof. Dr. Stefan NOLTE Ultrafast Optics
- Prof. Dr. Thomas PERTSCH Nano & Quantum Optics
- Dr. habil. Jan ROTHHARDT X-ray Spectroscopy and Microscopy
- Dr. Sina SARAVI Nonlinear Neuromorphic and Quantum Photonics
- Dr. Frank SETZPFANDT Quantum Optics
- Dr. Adriana SZEGHALMI Atomic Layer Deposition
- Prof. Dr. Fabian STEINLECHNER Experimental Quantum Information
- Prof. Dr. Andreas TÜNNERMANN Applied Optics
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Institute for Condensed Matter Theory and Solid State Optics (IFTO)
- Prof. Dr. Martin GÄRTTNER Quantum Information and Quantum Many-Body Theory
- Prof. Dr. Ulf PESCHEL Solid State Optics
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Institute of Optics and Quantum Electronics (IOQ)
- Prof. Dr. Malte KALUZA Relativistic Laser Physics
- Dr. Daniil KARTASHOV Strong Field Nanophotonics
- Dr. Matthias KÜBEL Molecular Movies
- Prof. Dr. Ralf RÖHLSBERGER X-ray Physics
- Prof. Dr. Gerhard PAULUS Nonlinear Optics
- Dr. Adrian N. PFEIFFER Attosecond Laser Physics
- Prof. Dr. Christian SPIELMANN Quantum Electronics
- Prof. Dr. Thomas STÖHLKER Atomic Physics in Extreme Coulomb & Laser Fields
- Prof. Dr. Matt ZEPF Laser-Particle Acceleration
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Institute of Solid State Physics (IFK)
- Prof. Dr. Torsten FRITZ Organic Thin Films & Surface Science
- Prof. Dr. Carsten RONNING Physics of Nanoscale Solids
- Prof. Dr. Heidemarie SCHMIDT Quantum Detection
- Jun. Prof. Dr. Giancarlo SOAVI Ultrafast Optical Spectroscopy
- Prof. Dr. Isabelle STAUDE Photonic Nanomaterials
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Theoretical Physics Institute (TPI)
- Prof. Dr. Stephan FRITZSCHE Relativistic Quantum Dynamics
- Prof. Dr. Holger GIES Quantum Field Theory
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Collaborative Research Units at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena

ACP-integrated Thuringian Innovation Center for Quantum Optics and Sensing (InQuoSens)
- Prof. Dr. Thomas PERTSCH Nano & Quantum Optics
- Dr. Frank SETZPFANDT Quantum Optics
- Prof. Dr. Fabian STEINLECHNER Experimental Quantum Information
- Prof. Dr. Andreas TÜNNERMANN Applied Optics
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Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM)
- Prof. Dr. Michael BAUER Experimental Anesthesiology
- Prof. Dr. Christoph BISKUP Biomolecular Photonics
- Prof. Dr. Axel BRAKHAGE Microbiology & Molecular Biology
- Prof. Dr. Michael BÖRSCH Single-Molecule Microscopy
- Prof. Dr. Volker DECKERT Nanospectroscopy
- Prof. Dr. Benjamin DIETZEK-IVANSIC Molecular Photonics
- Prof. Dr. Rainer HEINTZMANN Biological Nanoimaging
- Prof. Dr. Stefan LORKOWSKI Imaging of Cellular Processes
- Prof. Dr. Jürgen POPP Biophotonics
- Prof. Dr. Felix SCHACHER Polymeric Nanostructures
- Prof. Dr. Ulrich SCHUBERT Organic & Macromolecular Chemistry
- Prof. Dr. Andrey TURCHANIN Applied Physical Chemistry & Molecular Nanotechnology
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Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC) and Jena Center for Microbial Communication (JCMC)
- Prof. Dr. Michael BAUER Experimental Anesthesiology
- Prof. Dr. Axel BRAKHAGE Microbiology & Molecular Biology
- Prof. Dr. Benjamin DIETZEK-IVANSIC Molecular Photonics
- apl. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang FRITZSCHE Nanobiophotonics
- Prof. Dr. Stefan HEINEMANN Biophysics
- Prof. Dr. Rainer HEINTZMANN Biological Nanoimaging
- Prof. Dr. Erika KOTHE Microbial Communication
- Prof. Dr. Stefan LORKOWSKI Imaging of Cellular Processes
- Prof. Dr. Thomas PERTSCH Nano & Quantum Optics
- Prof. Dr. Jürgen POPP Biophotonics
- Prof. Dr. Andreas TÜNNERMANN Applied Optics
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Center for Sepsis Control and Care (CSCC)
- Prof. Dr. Michael BAUER Experimental Anesthesiology
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Michael Stifel Center Jena (MSCJ)
- Prof. Dr. Stephan FRITZSCHE Relativistic Quantum Dynamics
- Prof. Dr. Stefanie GRÄFE Theoretical Chemistry
- Prof. Dr. Thomas PERTSCH Nano & Quantum Optics
- Prof. Dr. Jürgen POPP Biophotonics
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Associated Research Institutes

Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (IOF)
- Dr. Falk EILENBERGER Optics in 2D-Materials
- Prof. Dr. Jens LIMPERT Fiber & Waveguide Lasers
- Prof. Dr. Stefan NOLTE Ultrafast Optics
- Prof. Dr. Thomas PERTSCH Nano & Quantum Optics
- Prof. Dr. Fabian STEINLECHNER Quantum Communication Technologies
- Dr. Adriana SZEGHALMI Atomic Layer Deposition
- Prof. Dr. Andreas TÜNNERMANN Applied Optics
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Helmholtz Institute Jena (HIJ)
- Prof. Dr. Stephan FRITZSCHE Relativistic Quantum Dynamics
- Prof. Dr. Holger GIES Quantum Field Theory
- Prof. Dr. Malte KALUZA Relativistic Laser Physics
- Prof. Dr. Jens LIMPERT Fiber & Waveguide Lasers
- Prof. Dr. Gerhard PAULUS Nonlinear Optics
- Prof. Dr. Ralf RÖHLSBERGER X-ray Physics
- Dr. habil. Jan ROTHHARDT X-ray Spectroscopy and Microscopy
- Prof. Dr. Christian SPIELMANN Quantum Electronics
- Prof. Dr. Thomas STÖHLKER Atomic Physics in Extreme Coulomb & Laser Fields
- Prof. Dr. Andreas TÜNNERMANN Applied Optics
- Prof. Dr. Matt ZEPF Laser-Particle Acceleration
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Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT)
- PD Dr. Thomas BOCKLITZ Photonic Data Science
- Prof. Dr. Mario CHEMNITZ Smart Photonics
- Prof. Dr. Volker DECKERT Nanospectroscopy
- Prof. Dr. Christian EGGELING Super-resolution Microscopy
- apl. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang FRITZSCHE Nanobiophotonics
- Prof. Dr. Rainer HEINTZMANN Biological NanoimagingPD
- PD Dr. habil. Jer-Shing HUANG Nanoplasmonics
- Prof. Dr. Ute NEUGEBAUER Clinical Spectroscopic Diagnostics
- apl. Prof. Dr. Michael SCHMITT Material- & Biophotonics
- Prof. Dr. Jürgen POPP Biophotonics
- Prof. Dr. Markus A. SCHMIDT Fiber Sensors
- Prof. Dr. Heidemarie SCHMIDT Quantum Detection
- Prof. Dr. Ronny STOLZ Quantum Systems
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Deutsches Optisches Museum (D.O.M., German Optics Museum)
- Prof. Dr.-Ing Timo MAPPES History of Physics with focus on Science Communication
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